New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-10
FOR COMPETITIVE TARIFF
Representative Underwood Ex'
presses Views at Hearing.
PHOTO TRUST CHARGED
New Workers Declare Kodak
Company Controls Seven
eighths of Industry.

Washington, Jan. 81 would like TO
see a competitive tariff all along the
line" announced Chairman Underwood
of the Ways and Means Committee,
Democratic leader of the House, at the
final hearing On the earth. earthenware
and glassware schedule to-day.
Mr. Underwood had been hearing ar
guments aimed at securing a lowering
of the tariff OF % and 20 per cent 10
50 ard IS per cent ad valorem on emma
earthcnwarc. porcelain. stone ana crock
cry ware. including clock cases, statues
stems. lamps and a host Of similar ar
ticles taxed at the higher rate in sec
tons SO and ~ OF Schedule Il OF the
Payne Aldrich law.
1T looks to- me-" Mr. Underwood con-
tinucd, las II schedules 80 and "a are
more competitive than mos, Of the para
graphs we have to deal with Ihat ~
my Judgment. subject 20 reservation "
any Information is brought out ths'
might develop to the contrary.
This view was radically divergent from
the prc sontation OF the importers case
by NJ. S Pitcairn, of New YORK Oi'9,
whose protest against the "eXornitance Oh
the present tariff ard portrayal OF the
details Of the business OF bringing III
English and other carthenNare ana othe'
products led to sharp passages win Rep-
iosentatives Payne and LongNorth.
Mr. Pitcairn saId that under the pres
ent tariff earthenware importatons were
steadily going down. Mr. Payne sus
gested that II the witnesses statement.
were true the importers would go OUT VI
business IN thirty days. Mr.. Pitcairn
cited what he said were actual trans
actions and Mr.. Payne attacked them
DO YOU doubt the integrity OF those
statements" shouted the witness hr'
PAYNE persisted and the witness salu nc
could produce the entries from the Treas
ury Mr. Payne replied that even the
Treasury Department could not produce
miracles.
J. y. Neenan, of Cleveland PIeSi'e
Of an association OF windo" sIasS WI
ers pleaded for the present tarin pro,eo
tion on window glass TO guard asa'ns'
the Belgian producers. lie toid Oh co"'
ditions among Belgian labor CHUNG CO."
tracts that Belgian working men nave
ia sign. Some members OF the committee
were disposed 10 believe he had oeen
sent to Washington by the Nauona'
Window Glass Association-the employ
ers-but he said he came at the instance
nj his vorklngmen's organization.
30 said the ,arlr protection should. at
lesst a little more than represent inc
difference in the cost OF LABOR az inc
American window Glass "orke'r'
though working under better conditions
than abroad. still had wages that were
too low The skilled workers. he SAID
acreage SIS week for the whole year
srd IN. unskilIed workmen $40 week.
Tn. witness ADDED that the only way
a.. can get ANYTHING from an American
manufacturer IL either 10 strike or con-
vince the manufactures that We are
able to get what We ask. lie sara inv
window glass workers had no complaint
against the present tarin
charge that Photographic trust
exists in this country was made IN the
testimony OF William .. and q. {. Gen
Net of New York city who contehoeu
that -he Eastman Kodak Company con-
,rolIed seven-eighths OF ;he business IN
.,arv branch OF the industry IN TINS
courtrv W. o. Gennert said that inde-
Incidents here could not successfully
compete with the Eastman Company
Would the removal Of the 10 per cent
duty open the American market TO the
foreign commerce." asked Representa-
tive Harrison. of New York.
1T would enable us to compete. re-
pIied the witness The prohts OF the
Eastman company are so enormous that
il would hardly be possible 10 state the
poin, At which IT could not afford TO
sell camera at profit
Henry =. Graves. OF Geneva, y. l.
wanted the duty on lenses retained as al
present Arthur W Sewan. or t'hila-
dAlphia. asked 10 have the tariH on
asphalt removed. and described the
operations Of the Barber Asphalt COM
many which he represented. Dennis n
HAYES. OF Philadelphia. representing the
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
wanted IN. tariff on bottles maintained
The committee tomorrow VIII near
representatives Of the iron and steel In
dustrles on the proposed revision OF the