Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-02

ed securing reasonable revision down.
ward of the tariff in the house of the friends of protection
Just condemned those who insisted the
sty smashing protection order to get republicans for
failing meet public expectation in connection with tariff
revision.
Having in mind this failure of President Taft to
his party Congress keep faith with the people, repubi
cannot help admire the way in which President Will
has kept his party in line for the policies he has marked
out his conception of the fulment of party pledges
though must condemn his policies themselves if we
sincerely believe in the protection of American industry and
labor.
many changes have been made in the provisions of
the tariff bill at different times to make difficult for
people general know just how the Underwood revision
affects different interests but the final of the
committee conference representing the two Houses of Con-
makes possible to show those good people in Yer
who voted either directly indirectly to smash pro-
lection connection with the tariff Just what they have
done to Vermont industries
The tariff bill agreed upon by the democratic
if conerees places these articles others the free
list Cattle sheep hogs and other food animals -four wheat
and its products potatoes bucwhea hides
and skins, fresh milk, eggs bananas sugar and
lasses Tin short tme wool and its products agricultural
Implements sewing machines lumber leather shoes pig ron
iron and ferromanganese cement asphalt
chinery and school text books
The reduction in the duty horses is ten per cent
compared with the tariff force The duty oats is
reduced from fifteen cents bushel to cents; barley
from thirty cents Fifteen butter from six cents pound
to two and onehaf cheese from six cents pound to
twenty cent of the value beans from fortyve cents
bushel to wenyfve cider from five cents gallon to
two; hay from sac ton to $780, straw from $50
ton to fifty cents honey from twenty cents gallon to
ten onions from forty cents bushe to twenty
from twenty-five bushe apples peaches pears
guinness cherries and pms from twenty-five cents bushe
potatoes from twenty-five cents bushel to ten per
cent when imported from countries taxing our potatoes
otherwise free
The tariff automobiles fixed by the House at forty
five per and radically by the Senate finally
promised by making classification of automobiles val
ued below $4,000 for which rate of thirty per cent
fixed
The five per cent rebate in tariff made by the House
bill goods brought American ships retained in the
conference with the added that should not be
construed to abrogae in impair or a
feet the provisions Of treaty. the United States has
The House Tuesday adopted the conference report by
of 254 to l03 four democrats voting against the
port. The Senate took it yesterday and Presi-
dent Wilson certain that his signature will place the
statute books by the end of the week
With the adoption of the conference report foregone
conclusion the greatest interest centers in the point
Of disagreement between the two Houses to the
cotton futures The prevailing opinion is that the special
tax, part of the tariff BILL is dead.
According to the terms of the income tax provision
March l. next every person the United States, whether
citizen a foreign resident having income exceeding
$4,000 year will be required to report the income col
ector how much he the under the
about to be enacted in Washington.
Under the provisions of the income section of the
tariff bill incomes above $4,000 pay graduated tax. Mar
RED persons living together have Joint income exemption
of $4,000 No exemption is made for children Incomes
from $4,000 to $4,000 cent and the tax
cent incomes from 100000 to $25OOOO and per
cent. 100000.
1t is figured that the tariff bill will produce
of 81 O29 900 and leave surplus of about SIG
O00 and according the Cleveland tariff idea this is rank
defect surplus not to be thought of must mean
excessive taxation But it is estimated that surplus
the second years operation of the tariff will $8 OOO
0O0 that the growth the surplus must be regarded
progressive" movement
With many goods the free list our democratic
friends not deny that far this
of American products their measure is free
trade act and the country will have ample opportunity be-
fore the next election to learn whether republicans
Gratis have been right the question of protection
labor and American capital invested indus
tries.