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w. l. Ames. Oregon, Wis., member
executive committee, and John II.
Kimble. Port Deposit. Md, legislative
agent.
Indianapolis. Atlanta, New York, Chi
eago. NIagars Falls. Phoenix. COLUMBUS
and Baltimore were IN tho race for the
next convention. Omaha has standing
invitation with the congress.
Congressman Charles A. Sloan OF No
braska spoke to the farmers on Con
gressional Discrimination Against the
Farmers" he insisted that the farmers
have not been given fair deal IN
tariff legislation IN thAt they have to sell
20 a large extent on the open or free
trade market and buy in a protected mar
ket. lie pointed out that In 1912 Schedule
q, which Is the schedule on agricultural
products, produced II per cent Of the
rcvenueH. and was therefore one OF the
lowest, IL. Of all tariffs. should have been
left al ono. or II modified should have
been changed less than any other
Calls ON Record.
IF the rec1rd OF fifteen years clearly
indicated that Schedule 20" should not
have been materiall changed. no said, or
~ AttAaN h4t WkninnAr Nnt
record OF WORKINGS OF that ruthlessly
butehered schedule IN the Underwood law
emphasizes that fact.
II shall use tho flheal year of 1914 to
Illustrate the workings Of the new law
az compared with 1919 for the old.
shall, however, use other illustrative
peFiodssfor comparison, 30 that results
VIII be more oomprehensively shown The
- az
Of the old law aud nine Of the new.
Farm Products Free.
There was an increase OF free imports
in 1914 over 1919 OF Sl.ooo0Oo OF these
slto0oQ.Vo We're farm products All 9TH
era tiooooo,oOo Stated in percentages
farm products s. per cent. all othors a.
per cent
There was an Increase In all exports In
1914 over 1912 OF slb9o0o0o or this sea-
000.000 only was farm products ANA S96.-
10000 all others. Stated In percentages.
farm products 40 per cent. all others %
per cent
In other words. the farmers were
forced to meet $4,000 900 Increased inn
port competition IN exchange for the ad-
vantpge OF sda.ooOooo increased export. or
stated IN percentages, the farmer was
AViNNe W aSNtVA - per cent increase
OF imports competition for a 40 per cent
increase In ieNp0rts OF his products. while
all others were given the benefit of IA
fsa.peo coo expert increase for a sl0o. ,o0)
import Increase. In the matter OF increase
caused BY the new law the farmer found
the balance OF trade increase against him
Of st,ooo,ooo while an others had a bal
ance Of trade increase against them Of
only So0,0oo CMighty nearly the old
sacred ratio OF Is 10 ID
II viii readily appear that II isit
which included three months under the
old law. were reduced 70 a new law basis,
the foregoing figures would be Increased
and obvious conclusions emphasized.
THAT these conditions are not pecu iaI
70 the two years. 1912 and 1914. can b
shown from almost any periods consld.
cred or angles used. And this Is true
notwithstanding ihe barrier interposed b,
the European war against many imports
and the especial demands for our owl
goods ~ countries abroad
II agriculture generally felt In IN,
Underwood Law the stinglng lash OF dss
elimination. che northwest felt the soor
pion lite Of rank injustice"