Evening star., 1913-07-28
Announce Their Opposition to
High Tariff Policy of Smoot
and Regular Republicans.
AGREEMENT REACHED
IN CONFERENCE TODAY
Wisconsin Senator Outlines Substi-
tutes He Will Propose for Wool
and Cotton Items.

The progressive republicans of the
Senate at a meeting today in Senator
La Follette's Office determined to sup
port the La Toilette amendments to the
wool schedule in pre- .erence to those Of
fered by Senator Smoot of Utah, who
is considered the leader of the stand-pat
republicans in the tariff fight.
The progressive republicans also de-
termined to support the amendments to
the metal schedule offered by Senator
Cummins of Iowa.
The progressive republicans are not at
all pleased by the manner in which Sem
ator Smoot has assumed the republican
leadership In the tariff debate, and they
intend to make it plain to the public
that they do not stand for the high
tariff policy supported by Mr.. Smoot and
others of the regular republicans.
Eleven progressive republicans attended
the meeting today. They were Senators
La Toilette, Wisconsin; Bristow, Kansas:
Clapp, Minnesota; Cummns and Kenyon,
Iowa; Crawford and Sterling. South Da-
kota: Borah, Idaho; Gronna, North Da-
kota; Norris. Nebraska, and Works, Cali
fornia
The progressives have decided to make
no effort to delay action on the tariff BILL
They realize that the democrats have de-
termined not to permit amendments to
the bill as framed by themselves, and
that they have the votes to carry through
their program.
Anxious to Have Tariff Stand Clear.
The progressives. however, are anxious
to have their stand on the tariff made
clear to the public. They feel that the
duties on wool which will be advocated
by Senator Smoot, and which are based
on the report of the tariff board. and
submitted to Congress by former Presi-
dent Taft, are too high, and they will
support the La Toilette wool schedule in
preference.
Senator La Toilette outlined the sub
stitutss he Will propose to the wool and
cotton schedules and which he will in
trodGce next week. At that time he will
beSin his attack on these schedules of
the democratic bill
Senator Kenyon will urge amendments
placing on the free list all articles in
control of d monopoly, one of them being
:-tuiEinum. He expects to speak this
week ON the general policy of free-list-
ing all trust-controlled commodities.
Senator Cumnains has an amendment to
tax all commodities sold through stock
exchanges. similar to the cotton futures
stamp tax included in the democratic bill
other progressive republican senator's are
10 propose amendments, which the con-
terence Will consider.
Senator Smoot Sees Early Passage.
THE democrats have demonstrated be-
yond question that they are determined
there shall be no change in the tariff
bill as framed by the majority members
OF the finance committee and it looks as
though they would put the measure
through as it stands" said Senator Smoot
OF Utah, who has been leading the re-
publican assault upon the measure dur
ing its consideration before the Senate
Senator Smoot pointed out that every
attempt by the republicans to amend
the chemical schedule had failed He
added that he looked for no delay in the
consideration of the BILL
AS | predicted. the vote on the bill
probably will be taken between August
iJ and 20 said Senator Smoot
When the tariff bill was taken up in
the Senate today Senator Townsend of
Michigan. republican, spoke in defense of
The present tariff law, and attacked the
Cnderwood-Simmons bill When he com
pleted his address the reading of the
bill was continued for amendment, the
earthenware and glass schedule being
under consideration.
Warren on Election Result.
Senator Warren of Wyoming took up
The tariff debate when Senator Town
send ended his address He charged that
the people OF the country had not voted
for revenue tariff as opposed to pro-
tective tariff at the last election. He
claimed that President Wilson had been
elected by minority of the voters of
the country, and that his success had
been due TO split In the republican
party. and not to a desire on the part OF
tho American people for tariff revision.
In only fourteen of the states did
President and a revenue tariff receive
majority Of the votes cast" said SEN
afor Warren, "and twelve Of these states
were southern states. the solid south.
and the two others were Oklahoma and
Arizona.
This shows conclusively that a ma ,or-
1ty OF the American people has never
expressed itself in favor of a tarifr for
revenue only"
Continuing this line of argument Sen.
ator Warren declared that of the elef
toral votes cast for Wilson, only I52
had been given by majority Of the
voters.