Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-10
LOOK UPON UNDERWOOD REvls-
ION sILL As LARGELY A
FREE TRADE MEASURE.
oEsrRoYssALL PROTECTION
70 MANY INDUSTRIES
esnats cemmittss Decides 70 Grant
\ No Hearings to Manufaetursrs-ln-
dieat;ons Are That House Will Force
siH Thru a. Reported BY Committee.
Including Wool and Sugar Schedules.

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finance committee has determined not
to have hearings on the tarin Dill.
Manufacturers in many lines OF IN
dustry have appeals to Chairman Sim
mons and other members Of the COM
mittee for an opportunity to present
arguments against rates proposed IN
the Underwood bill. The senate COM
n,ittee members take the position
however. that the hearings conducted
by the house ways and means coninlt-
tee in January were sufficiently thor-
o,,xh to cover practically all the points
the senate need consider.
1t Is believed now that the tariI
bill after it finally reaches the senate
win not remain in the commNtee
more than ten days. Some expert tes-
timOny and some new inforHaeao'i
upon certain disputed ideas may De
secured by the committee out no open
hearings will be made.
Studying Tariff Bill.
The senate was not In session tooaS
and members continued study OF the
tariff bill in private. Republican 1orces
are preparing for united attack ol
the democratic revision on the srouiia
that it not only destroys all protec-
tion to many industries but that IN
many features it practically Is a nee
trade bill. 1t is expected that con
ference OF republicans Will be heio ~
few days to discuss some OF the
more drastic features OF the proposea
democratic revision.
heuse Holds Caucus.
Honsa democrats met to resume con-
.ideyafion; az the tariff bill in caucus
ufen the house adjourned. The chem
icaI schedule having been approved ex-
actly as written by the ways ana
near. committee, the earthen anc
elassware schedule was next Consid-
erable opposition to some Of the cuis
On pottery come from New Jersey ana
Pennsylvania members.
The house democrats have demon
strated that good working majority
l. supporting Chairman UnderWood
ana the ways and means committee
and this seems to indicate that the
ca,,cus eventually will ratify the
schedules as presented, including free
wool and the 25 per cent cut IN sugar.
with the provisions for Its going on
the free list in three years.
There are assurances, however, that
such result will not be accomplished
without q fight Opposition forces are
nreparinR for a struggle for duty on
,..,v wool and to eliminate the free
sugar proviso.
Sugar to Bring on Fight.
After a conference with President
Wi,son today Representative Hard
wick. OF Georgia, declared ne Woulo
submit to the house caucus an amend
ment to the tariff bill to put sugar
onsFthe free list in March, 1916, IN
stead of three years from the date OF
the3 massage of the bill as now pro-
nosed. He predicted fight Tor 1ree
sugar in the house and told the presi-
aent he believed 1t to be discriminatory
= tive sugar growers three years time
- adjust themselves while otner pro-
d,,cts were Immediately to become Iree'
-T,amocratic members of the finance
on,,,mittee held another meeting today
to:further consider their program. Ine
wish Of President Wilson for early ac-
zion on the Underwood bill and a Ie"
ohanpes in its rates were discussed.
3 Erse Wool Opponents Busy.
sa onronents OF free wool are making
~ argument that the party went TO
the the people in the last election com,
.,,,..eA n duty on raw wool. as based
on the wool schedule passed IN con-
ere.s. and vetoed by the president.
I .y,,av declare that when the house
agreed to duty Of 20 per cent anu =.
,at.r accepted duty of 20 per cent II
4 4 =, wont an record before the public.
postmaster General Burleson, who
i i 3. !. mn early caller at the White House
~ today. told the president ne favored
+ tarsff revision by separate bills.