Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-23
Underwood Declares Demo
cratic Tariff Will Be in In
terest of Consumer Rather
Than the Producer.
MEASURE TO BE RUSHED
THROUGH BOTH HOUSES
Believed 1t Will Be Enacted
Into Law in Practically the
Form in Which It Came
From House Caucus.
GDy Leased wirc 20 Is,cnlnE IIoraId.i !

lBy Leased Wire 60 Evening Herald
Washington, Apru "a rho tarla
debate Was begun today la thc house.
Representative Garrett Uf Tennessee.
TO whom Speaker Clark hss referred
as one Of the best parligmfntnrians iu
the house. Will preside tnrouehout the
DEBATE while tho biii is technically be-
tore the house as "a Commlttec Of the
whole house.
AR. Underwood reiterated his view
that i've DAYS OF general debate and
a week more for the reading of tho
biil with the privilege of five minutes
speech to each member would be suf-
hcient In the house. He has been con-
ferring with senators ana has indi-
Gated that he believes the bill viii 20
through the senate with very little
change from the form In which ia has
run tho gauntlei of the house caucus,
Representatives Paine. Moore AND
Fordncy viii maze the principal
speeches for the minority of the ways
and means committee. the former fA-
Noring Republican substitutes for the
woolen ana cotton schedules and the
other two making the night aeeinst the
bill as "A whole.
When the mousse convened Mr.. tn-
derwuod asked unanimous consent
house adjourna Monday evening
The itepubiican leaders and llepre-
sent0sivc Murdock. tho Rregresslyu
leader. argued for some tisze orFr the
division of minority iime between the
Republicans and prosresslvcs. ft
Wag finally agreed 10 give the Pro-
grcssives hve hours of the minority
time. Altogether about nifty hours OIL
general discussion In tho house will
4A 81 ~ Ia tIta
mix ups caused delay before Mir. Un.|
dcrwood began his speech.
"The enactment oe this bin into law
will mark the end of an era in the ns-
cal administration OF this country and
the beginning Of new one" ne be-
gan. while Democrats applnudod. Mr.
Underwood discussed the origin of
the present high tariff system" de-
oiaring that it was Instituted as an
emcrgency measure during tho CiVil
war.
These unjust war taxes" he said.
have been maintained ever since ana
those who had amassed fortunes
under II have controlled the govern
ment except for one brief ntcryaL"
In his discussion hc followed closely
the argument outlined IN the report
OF the Democratic ma iOfity ul tho
ways and means committee
"Our great responsibility declared
Mr. Underwood, "is tho Interest aud
rights OF the great mass on consumers
among the American people. From
our vlew point industry must BE- con
sidered as secondary 20 che rights Of
the consumer
Referring TO the increase In the cost
Of living. Mr.. Underwood said
"A great proportion Of this Increase
was caused by the abnormnlly high
protection given 90 the great mHnu-
featuring interests OF the country
under the Republican turm
Mr. Underwood said. however. that
the passage of tine Democratic bin
would not Immediately nc followed hy
reductions in the cost 90 living "But
I believe he added, 'thut within u
reasonable time, ofttr the merchants
have disposed of the aoods bought
under high protective tariff the ueo-
pile of this country VIII find tho cost
of living decreased
AIR Underwood vigorously attack
ed the theory of founding profcc-
tive tariff ON the difference 100 cost
of production at homo and abroad.
"A duty which Wiil ouuaiizo the
average difference ni cosf of produc-
tion between TWO countries he sald,
Projects no one since 10 is morr
than BE- needed hy the most efficient
producer and less than BIS needed py
I the iass efficient producer. You Rec
puhlicuns cannot write ruccreHlul
/ tariff bill on that basis and the proof
of 10 b. YOU never have.
The Democrats uppluudol
"f don't contend Mr Underwood
/ continued "m this bill we have hocn
! able to wipe out with one lHli awoop
the lnlquities and iniusticos of rank
! fuNortiSlu you Republicans have su-
| grated on the body politir for ho
last decade. nut we have played u.
vofitos with no one, We have had uo
favored manufacturers dictatlne oui
! rates
"nut We have not gone ut This
| tarilf with AN axe. There are many
| industries that have hpeu built an.
! tircly upon the husis ai your pro.
/ been possible with substantial justice
| tO tho great body ~ consumer w,
| have lowered this tariff WAN with i
| Jack screw and not with nu axe"
Germany, through iis Ambassador
here has protested ara.nst twn td'
| ministTatiNo features of the pcnliuf
tariff biil, one concerns the nroputc0
| examination nf hooks % byrman OK.
| porting houses Tor the purpose of us
| tortaining domestic sales prices a.
! guard against undrrNulu1tinn of "a.
| ports The other protest ~ against
the provision that German goods san.
! ported Ia American bottoms shall rn
JOS differonfiai of five prr sent 10
! duty. II h declared to be- in vlolntiol
az treaties with Germany which
guarantee the vessels of that CONN
Try equality a treatment with Am