Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-20
T rom Many Countries 0bjec-
tons Are Lodged to Admin
iStrative Features Of Pro-
posed Tariff Law
MANUFACTURERS NOT
FAVORABLE TO RATES
Effort Made by President
to Provide Against Customs
Frauds Through UndervaIu-
alton Of Goods imported.

fef "oRHiNe iouaeAl SPECIAL l9Aaen ~tsrs
washington. May lg.-While dem
oefatic senators are wrestling with
nome manufacturers protesting
against numerous rates "a the Under
Wepd Dill. they are confronted also
hy protests from foreign countries
q gainst administrative features Of the
bill and the provisions that would
grant a per cent reduction of duties
on Imports In American bottoms.
Protests from England. France.
ithiN Australia and other countries
nave been lodged with the state de-
partment and communicated to the
finance committee whore they will
first be considered by a sub-commii-
tee OF which Senator Williams is
chairman. The attention Of the COM
mittee IN called 10 a meeting of the
National Association of Industry and
Commerce OF France. a few days ago.
at which the Underwood bin was con-
demned, the administrative features
Of which, IL wis claimed would arr
hitrarily increase the hindrances to
trading with this country
From many countries have come
protests against that new provision In
the bin which would give the secre-
tary Of the treasury authority to ex-
clude from entry goods Of merchants
or manufacturers who refuse to sub
nit FOR Inspection hy United States
agents. their accounts pertaining to
valuations or classification OF mereh.
andise Whenever disputes arise. THE
present attitude of the committee and
the administration is 10 adhere to
this provision the claim being that
it viii not be abused and will serve
as bar 20 professional defrauders.
one request Of the foreign govern
ments is for return to provision
nf the tariff laws before the Payne
Aldrich Tin which In cases Of dis
puted valuation would give the ap-
nraiser the right te increase IL 8 or
10 per cent. Such o provision was
originally included in the Payne Id
rich bill but II WAS NOT there when
the bill passed tho claim heing that
II was unintentionally omitted Con-
sideration Of all these protests will
be taken mp by the finance commit
tee soon.
sub-committees today listened to
protests from thread and wire manu-
facturers. Tomorrow the FUN finance
committee viii meet to determine.
among other things, how much more
time subcommittee shall give To pri-
vate hearings. The matter of send
ing out senator La FoIlette's series of
questions on tariff % manufacturers
also will be considered.
cross customs frauds through a
ur liberalization and three-foufths OF
the litigation TO which the govern
ment Is driven in the collection of Its
tariff duties would be avoided. ac-
rording to the claims Of Assistant At
t0rney General Denison and Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury Curtis Il
congress- amends the tariff bill In ac-
cordance with their suggestions. em-
the secretary Of the treas
urv to proclaim the dutiable values
of mporiatiOns and prohibiting Gus
toms attorneys from accepting con
.ineent fees.
In support Of these and other ad-
changes Mcssrs. DenisOn
md Curtis filed today a brief with
he subcommittee of the senate fl
vance committee Proclaimed valua-
ions. the brief declared would wipe
lut litigation which rs practically
iseless. The application OF ad va
orem duties does not require the as
OF detailed and exact
fluctuations IN market yalues, but
lnly broad discrimination. by ana
aree. between cheap and expensive
soads" II was pointed out that the
Of fraudulent underVaiu-
ltions would operate 10 the adVant-
lge Of the government IN Increased
,eVenuc and 10 the advantage of hon
vt importers who now suffer by the
Methods Of dishonest competitors.
The prohibition Of contingent ices
he brief declared would destroy IL
egitlmate customs litigation, the puf-
,ose ~ which is to get refunds Tor
Importers who already have reifll-
1ursed themselves once ont Of the
aThe excess duty goes into selling
rice" the brief continues, and ls
ecnvered In that form by the import
irs out of the public. II Is paid twice 4
o .he importers--oncc by the public
IS consumer and then again by the
,ublic as government In the past
iarge part Of the litigation has been 4
nmented BY attorneys VINO receive I
.ne-half or more If the proeeeds--
II Of which proceeds are elear profits (
nd renresent no real loss To the .
ients
Louis M. Rivera, resident commits
ioner Of Porto Rico; Jose &c
)eigo, speaker Of The Porto Riean
lonse Martin Travieso, president 81
he executive council and q deiega-
len Of business men from the island
aday presented the memorial 70
PRESIDENT Wilson declaring that the
rec sugar provision in the tariif Dill
,onld destroy their sugar INDUSTRY
he president promised 70 study theh \
fgnnent.
Reribcri In Texas Asylum.
Austin. Tex. May --Dr John