The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-04-26
TARIFF DEBATE IS
ON BEFORE HOUSE
LEADER UNDERWOOD PREnicre
RELlEF FOR NATION THROUGH
MEASURE.
REPUBLICANS ARE sKEPT1cAL
Doubtful 40 10 oovntr,'s Fstsre Under
acknowledgements t,olde his
Pavty's Pion Only Solution
Of Tariff Problem.

Washington. April ~. - Beginning
he debate In the house on the Demo-
cratic tariff revision bin. Oscar ".
Underwood Of Alabama, the majority
header. predicted great relief for the
nation through the paasase Of the
pending baIl; Representative Angus.
tus p. Gardner Of Massachusetts,,
voiced Republican skeptictsm for the
country's future under such tariff
system, and Representa- alive Clyde
Kelly Of Pennsylvania expressed the
opposition Of the new Progressive
party to all tariff bins framed under
the present system.
crtttcises Protective System.
Mr. Underwood. In outlining the
bin. severely criticized the protective
tariff theory based on the cost of pro-
duction differences at home and
abroad, and praised the competitive
tariff hoard. declaring It. would
strengthen American industry and
send American products into tho
worlds markets..
He denounced the raising Of taxes
by the protective tariff as unjust, be-
cause. he said. 1t taxed equally the
workingmnn and the multi-.ntliionaire.
He pointed out that the rates in the
pending bill we're substantial reduc-
ttons from the rates tn the existing
law. and declared that the lower rates
would result In a reduction In the cost
Of living to the consuming public Mfr.
Underwood did not dfeulss the income
tax feature At the bill, leaving that
10 Representative Huu Of Tennessee,
who will speak la&er
Representative Gardner admitted the
people Of the nstion had repudiated
the Payne tariff and that the Repnb-
Itcan party had been dnlodked from
power because It had been too slow to
recognise growing evils. and permitted
4 "far too powerful oliEarchy" to run
the government its way instead Of
the peoples way
1e cautioned t1pe Democrats to live
M to their promises to the people, do.
claring he believed that II they did
not, the people would turn to the new
Progressive party.
In presenting the views Of the Pro
gressfve party, Representative Kelly
criticised tho present method Of tariff
legislation. He snid TINT the Under
wood bin. 1ilfe every other tariff bin
IN the history OF the country. was
framed ON a basis Of insufficient IN.
formation and political and non-p part.
isan lox rolling"
The solution Of the tariff problem,
he declared. could only be found in the
adoption OF the Progressive policy Of
placing the tariff in the hands Of .
capable. non-partisan commission
Western Senators Heard.
Unless western senators opposed to
FREQ wool and free sugar in three
years convince President Wilson that
the Underwood tariff bill which the
Democratic house caucus and he him.
self have indorsed. should be changed,
they will find these provisions stamp
ed with the approval Of the Democrats
Of the finance committee when the
bin is brought before the Democrats
Caucus Of the senate.
For three hours SIX senators from
states west Of the Missouri river ar.
gued with majority Of the Democrats
Of the finance committee against ffss
wool and free sugar.