Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-22
NATION WILL LOSE
ABOUT $10,0O0,0OO
Goods in Bonded Warehouses
Awaiting Lower Tariff
Worth $104,576,937.
SECRETARY McADOO
REPORTS TO SENATE
Democrats Seriously Consider Plan
to Make Old Duties
Apply.

A report from Secretary McAdoo of the
Treasury showing that the government
would lose about 100000 should the
goods now stored in bonded warehouses
be taxed under the proposed duties in the
Underwood bill, instead of being taxed
under the present tariff law was sent
to the Senate today.
The report showed also that the value
of goods in bonded warehouses August
], 1913, was $4,000 600 greater than the
goods held in bonded warehouses August
/, 1872.
This bears out the contention of Scna
tor Sutherland of Utah, to the effect
that great amounts Of dutiablc goods
brought to this country were being held
in bonded WAREHOUSES to obtain the adj
vantage OF, the lower duties which are to
be imposed under the democratic tariff
law, once it is enacted. The value of the
goods held in bonded warehouses August l..
1912, was 81. j61 1874, while the value of
the goods SO held August ], 1918, was
$1O4, 576. 937.
Seriously Consider Plan.
The report was ordered to lie on the
table. The democrats are seriously con-
sidering adopting the suggestion of Sena-
tor Sutherland that the Payne law rates
country and stored in bonded ware
houses prior to the enactment Of the
pending bill into law.
''Shau we crush out our sheep growers
with q free trade policy, and when they
have ceased their efforts and engaged in
other pursuits shall we depend upon for
eign shipments of frozen meat at terrapin
and canvasbaek duck prices?" demand
ed Senator Warren of Wyoming. in the
wool provision of the pending tariff bill
If I were convinced that a majority of
this Congress honestly believed that plac-
ing weol on the free list was for the best
esce in the change without a protest, .
declared Senator Warren. L am salts
fled that no one will receive any sub
stantial benefits from placing wool on the
free list. We have before us the exam
ples-that of the removal of the tariff
on coffee and hides. The duty on coffee
was removed many years ago and the
price of coffee has steadily grown higher.
Later hides were put on the free list. and
this action has given us no cheaper
leather or shoes.
Unfair to Growers.
Senator Warren said that it was UNI
fair to the wool growers to take all the
protective duty from their product. while
leaving protective duty on other arti-
cles. He declared that the pledges of
President Wilson and the democratic
party to the effect that no legitimate
industry should be injured or destroyed
by tariff reduction were being violated.
hot he IA n
power.
Statements made by democratic sena-
tors since the opening of the debate to
the effect that the wool industry was
Warren denied. He showed that dur
ing the last three years the number OF
sheep and the amount of wool produced
in this country was greater than IN
any other years except one. 1906. He
showed that during hundred years
the wool industry had been protected
by this government. with the excep-
ton OF the years Of the Wilson German
law. and that during that period the
number Of sheep in the United States
had been reduced almost half. The
total clip of wool in the United States
during 1912. he said. was 3O4e43, 400
pounds.
Refers to Taft's Stand.
Referring to the duties of the Payne
law ON manufacture OF wool, Senator
Warren declared that he did not agree
with those who said the schedule was
indefensible. President Taft, he said.
had been quoted as saying this. but that
practical business men did not consider
President Taft an infailble authority on
tariff.
His education on the tariff was gained
largely in the classroom, said Senator
Warren. eff the views of the present
chief executive had not also been ac-
duired almost wholly within college con-
fines many Of our citizens would be less
inclined to designate them as tinged with
pedantry and would have more conf
dence i'm seeing them put into effect in
connection with the great business Of the
present day"
Senator Warren predicted that the
cheaply produced wool from Argentina.
Uruguay Australia and New Zealand
would soon put American producers out
OF business.
Progress Noted.
The Senate made rapid progress with
the tariff bill yesterday. completing the
jute. hemp and fax schedule, the silk
schedule and taking up the first two
paragraphs of the paper schedule.
The fax and silk schedules were OPP
posed as amended by the finance COM
mittee and democratic caucus. Senators
McCumber and Gronna Intellectually
sought to transfer flax from the free to
the dutiable list. To the silk schedule,
which gave the finance committee much
trouble. having been entirely rewritten.
with specific duties substituted for the
House ad yalorem rates in most in
stances, not an amendment was offered
nor a criticism made by minority
member.
One paragraph relative to woven
fabrics I'm the piece at 10 per cent ad
valorem was passed over. at the request
of Chairman Simmons. for revision.
The schedule was disposed of in fifteen
minutes.