The Pensacola journal., 1913-04-26
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

washington April 25.-Th6 tariff de-
bate in the house today was both Sc
rious and frivolous. Representative
Palmer, chairman of the democratic
caucus, conducted the debate and de-
livered the principal argument favor
ing the Underwood bill. Representa-
tive Moore, of Pennsylvania, contrib
uted a novelty in the form of a tariff
primary for the edification and amuse-
ment Of his colleagues on the repub-
lican side. He played the part of
pupil arguing questions in the tariff
primer, put by the reading cleark.
The climax came when Representa-
tive Lobeck, of Nebraska, raised his
hand during the recitation and de-
manded recognition. Asked why he
rose, Lobeck said: Please, teacher,
may go out" The uproar of laughter
drowned the teachers reply.
Democratic Representative Heating,
OF Colorado. declaring he was elected
on a free sugar platform. asserted
that every beet sugar factory in the
United States is controlled by the
American refining company and said
prices are fixed by a selling agree
ment.
A HAPPY SOLUTION.
Representative Palmer declared the
Underwood bill, if enacted into law,
would remain on the statute books
for years to come as happy solution
of a long vexed question"
"It must" he said have the united
support of the political party which
is responsible for It and it must per-
NIT American industry to proceed to-
wards the capture of a larger share of
the worlds markets. without causing an
embarrassment sufficient to bring dis
tress to any large body of our people."
He expressed confidence that both of
these results would follow, but con-
tinued:
''If 1t sholld turn out that the I'm /
derwood Law shall be so weakly nour- (
shed in the confidence of the people
siss,s It fails to survive the great test
of.f14e next POPULAR election, our vast
ed effort will be a small burden for us
to carry, compared with the increased
iniquities th.t will be heaped upon an
people by the sudden re-
turn to the oppressive system Of taxa
ton from which we hope to relieve
them by thii bill"
He viewed with eouaninity "the So
called invason Of the rights Of the leg
islatiVe hraich of the government" by
the executive in the framing of the
bill. and declared that this "co- -oper-
alton gives promise of prompt compile
ton OF = Eeu SelIleO program anu
foreshad0gs hesrty support of the bill
by the ga-ea. leaders of our party in
public station and private life.
Business nov may take notice that. :
as to such entrprises as can not meet
the new conditions, by reason OF neg ,
lect. refusal durability TO employ that :
emciency sandsconomy which will per- !
NIT industry d stand upon its own feet
with less supT1rt from the government, ,
the people rellse to be longer taxed
to accomplishing survival OF the un-
fit"
Mr. PaImerriecIared the Underwood :
bill would ne cause any decrease in |
the aggregate production of industry r
in the countri nor impair the earnings T
of labor ?
'T have nofear," he said that the q
American wac Garner will suffer, un- Il
less the Amdcan manufacturer shall Z
feel that Widespread distress on the F
mart of labors not too high a. price to T
nav to compe a return to the old pro- q
tective systet. and deliberately close J
his mills il order TO frighten the
neople of thfcountry into a repudia :
toin Of this nv policy" 7