Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-22
Smoot and Burton Make Argu-
mentS in The Senate and
Predict Dire Results If the
Measure Becomes Law
REDFlELD IS QUOTED AS
OPPOSED TO DEMOCRATS
Utah Senator Declares Sec
tICnaI FayoritiSm Is Shown
end That Calamity viii FOL-
low Proposed Reductions

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Washington. July 2l.--R Republican
senators continued 10 lombard the
tnderwood-smmons tariff bin uo-
day, senator Burton. of ohio. express
Ing the assurance that 10 would fal
IN rs purpose TO lower thc cost Of
living and Senator Smoot. of Utah.
TN an address to he continued tomur-
row. branding 1t "as the most niuri-
ous tariff measure ever taken up for
consideration hy congress
This BIN said Senator Smoot "ls
a partisan ANA sectional measure. the
outcome of secret caucus methods
such us never rulcd before u the scn-
ate off thc United States I'm his book
our Ncw Freedom, president VIII
son says th1, there is mo- cause for
eaucusins Too congress and boz % speech
tn Indiana, preceding bis election. he
emphasized that point hy asserting
that there was nu necessity for sccrec1
In congressional proceedings Yet not
in the history Of congress has there
been anything equal Co that record
In the way of dark methods in the
preparation of tariff bin.
Governor Foss of Massachusetts.
who had been elected three times 90
his present office bN the democratic
purity and who was supported as
candidate for president az the last
democratic national convention. de-
fines This hill as a sacrifice of the in-
fsf fls 81 Tt.
ed site w Canada for his large man
ufacuring establishment in Massa
chusetts and says that he will re-
move bis business there % this bin
becomes q law. Mr William Il. Imrd.
a prominent democrat mentioned as
"a candidate for president agrees
with Governor Floss
We all know what democrats OF
Colorado Montana and other states
think of this measure a former dem
oentic United States senator from
Colorado has denounced il in vigorous
terms How could he do otherwise
when p sacrifices practically oyery
important industry Of that state and
llso of every other Rocky Mountain 4
state as well as other states. except
Ing possibly some In the south
Manufacturing is dcyelopIngs AN
over the south, crops are more diver
.ified and there is every reason 10 {
leliepe that if lcft alone under the {
protective tariff ts prosperity win /
continue to increase with great {
rides But this bin Will hurt instead {
IF helping the south us its orgina-
urs seem to think will be the case Il
AnaFzng the bin from end to end $
senator Smoot declared that "uf the T
many moustrous provisions Of this /
arff law perhaps the worst rs the (
me designed to annlhilate the pro-
uetion of sugar in this country
IN seems almost incredible that "
NY party should make itself rcspon- H
ible for such % great calamity as put s
ing sugar ON the free list to hcncfit +
few refuers on the coast The sena- i
jr continued;
The per capita consumption of Ii
lgar Is over 81 pounds annually now j.
nd 4 per cent Of that enters into the
ianufacturc of confectionery. etc. r
laking "a per capita consumption of Il
ne remainder Of ~ pounds SO one I.
anticipates the slightest reduction ln Il
)nfectionery ana such things ass q "
'sult Of the duty on sugar ON the "
amaiuing consumption free sugar IS
pparently would make an annual per If
lpita saving of G5 cents but when pl
he beet sugar industry is cNtinguish- ii
l. the sugar refincrs viii control the
lsiuess and the consumer viii not Il
'nefit as experience has shown
Predicting dire results when the
II becomes a law, ana that the first
dustries of the country to suffer m
ON It's passage. would not be the te
eat trusts and powerful corpora %,
ms but the thousands Of manufac- m
rers OF small capita Senator at
moot said b,
~ have been proud Of my countrys gt
felopment ana her people. / never 90
{ tired OF singing her praises nor Al
use thanking my God that was
IN an Americans J am Interested in IN
her present standard of "a.
Ing and preventing if possible her Ce
'rking people from coming in direct rr
with the unfortunate
,rking people Of less favored coun no
es There is only one way 10 pre- Ian
nt it and that Is by Il protective
'iff and therefore I have been ana
u am q protectionist without quai-
alton cif
That The pending bin could not at
'sibly funll IT'S mission senator Low