The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-01-16
ASKS TARIFF Be
MADE COMPETITIVE
UNDERWOOD BELIEVES T!-ll2
THEORY is ExEMPLlFIED IN
PRESENT DUTIES.
SOME DIVERGENT VIEWS.
Many Ways Seen at Presentation Of
Importers Case-Charge Made
Against Kodak
"Trust."
SOME DIVERGENT VIEWS.

" dolI4AGtolI, JeAA. ~. "oulN AlAS
to see a competitive tariff all along
the line,'' announced Chairman Un-
derwood of the ways and means COM
mittee, Democratic leader of the
house, at the final hearing on the
earthenware and glassware schedule
Mr.. Underwood had been hearing
arguments aimed at securing a lower
ing of the tariff of So and 60 per cent
to 80 and 35 per cent ad valorem on
china, earthenWare, porcelain, stone
and crockeryWare, including clock
cases, statutes, stems, lamps and a
host of similar articles taxed at the
higher rate in sections SO and 81 Of
schedule "B" of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law.
Schedules Competitive.
ut looks to me- Mr.. Underwood
continued, "as if schedules SO and 81
are more competitive than most of
the paragraphs we have to deal with.
That is my judgment subject to reser-
walton if any information is brought
out that might develop to the con-
trary.'
HIS View Wa6 l1iCllctlly uINSl SCll
from the presentation of the import
ers' case by NJ. S. Pitcairne, of New
York city, whose protest against the
Resemblance Of the present tariff
and portrayal of the details of the
business of bringing in English and
other earthenware and other products,
led to sharp colloquies with Repre-
-
Longworth of Ohio.
Mr.. Pitcairne said that under the
present tariff earthanware importa-
lions were steadily going down. Mr..
Payne suggested that if the witnesses
statements were true the importers
would go out of business in 80 days.
Mr. Pitcairne cited what he said
were actual transactions and Mr..
Payne attacked them.
British Imports Dominate
Mr.. Pitcaiyne said that so per cent
of earthenware imported is British.
Eliminate the English earthenware,
| he commended, "and you will have no
| competition in earthenware in this
country"
! He suggested a 80 and IS per cent
ad valorem on these products and
changes in the classification in the
two section involved and in the adj
ministrative part of the bill. Mr..
Pitcairne said he had heard Of under
valuations at New York but knew
nothing of them, that he had no
knowledge of any association of
French importers and that the import.
ers had to sell their goods here at so
per cent higher prices than American
products.
Several other importers of other
products urged lower tariffs while re
tention of the present rates was the
manufacturers. J. N. Neenan Of
Cleveland, president of an association
of window glass workers, pleaded fol-
the present tariff protection on win
dow glass to guard against the Bel
gian producers.
A charge that 4 Photographic trust
exists in this country was made il
Gennert of New York city who con
tended that the Eastman Kodak Co
controlled seven-eighths of the bust
ness in every branch of the industr,
in this country. w. o. Gennert sale
that Independent companies could no
compete with the Eastman company
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