The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
SIMMONS SAYS
. TARIFF PROTECTS
FARM INTERESTS
Cunrnins of Iowa, Attacking
Measure, Declares Farmer
Has Been Tried as
an Outlaw

WASHINGTON, July, 19.-Debate on
the tariff in the senate began today.
with Chairman Simmons of the finance
committee proclaiming the new bill a
satisfactory answer to the demand for
downward revision of the tariff, and
Senator Cummins, speaking from a
progressive e-republiean standpoint, pre-
dieting that It would carry the demo-
cratic party to defeat
Senator Simmons replied to8conten-
tions that the bill Disseminated against
the farmer. Senator Cummins asserted
that the democratic party had tried the
farmer as an outlaw, and vigorously
assailed President Wilson for his par
ticipation in framing the BILL That he
characterized abuse of power that
had been .'coercive."
Senator Simmons recounted the farm
products the measure would place on
the free list, such as wheat -four, cat
tie, sheep, swine, sugar, wool, eggs and
potatoes, and said:
GALL MEN BENEFICIARIEsv
Every man. whatever his occupation,
will be the beneficiary in some direc-
ton, to a greater or lesser degree of
this general system of reductions. In
this respect the farmer has been shown
special consideration. Practically every
thing he buys has been put on the free
list. or the duties have been greatly
reduced
For his special benefit cotton bag
ging' and ties, and the materials out of
which sacks for grain. wool, fertilizer,
etc., are made, wire for fencing and
baling purposes, and similar articles of
farm consumption have been put on the
free list. For his special benefit plows.
shovels, hoes, rakes, mowers, reapers.
planters and agricultural implements
of every description have ben put upon
the free list. He will be in a large de-
gree the beneficiary of free listing
building materials of various kinds,
materials used in the construction of
roads, textbooks for schools, etc, boots
and shoes, low grade blankets, harness,
saddles and saddlery. wagons, carts,
sewing machines and other like prod
ucts.
FARMER GETS RELIEF
HE will share general benefits from
the reduction of the duty on sugar
and its ultimate abolition. and finally
he will share benefits of the heavy re-
ductions this bill makes on wearing
apparel of every description, crockery,
hardware, household and kitchen fur
nishings and utensils"
Chairman Simmons declared that the
rich law was in the interest of the
protected manufacturers.
THE free list in this bill is free
list in the interest of the consumer as
we'll as the manufacturer" he said.
Under the Payne-Aldrich law more
than half OF all importations TO this
country are on the free list. More
than so per cent of these free imports
are raw materials or semiraw ma
terialS of the manufacturer,
Undoubtedly there will be increased
importations under this BILL" Senator
Simmons declared. THAT was intended
and provided for in the reductions in
rates it makes. You can not revise TIL
tariff so as to give relief from present
tariff burdens except by enlarging op-
portunities for importations. Un-
doubtedly, on the other hand there will
be increased expectations under this
bill That was also intended by it's
trainers and is provided for in such
ways as was found possible and prac-
tieable. -
INTAKES RAW MATERIALS
ITO this end it. INTAKES the things
the farmer employs In making the
products he sells abroad. 1t INTAKES