Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-02
White House ReSentS Efforts
Of Secretary RedfieId to
Commit President to PecuI-
lar Tariff Policy
AMENDMENT OF PRESENT
LAW SURE TO BE AMPLE
Anti-dumpIng Measure Sug-
geSted by Secretary OF
Commerce Not IN Harmony
with Plans OF LeaderS,

''''Ii iNNIIh W. LNNtNAi 90
tsrsent oonHesrososslr % sosriaa lousas,i
Washington, Nov Secretary of
/ Commerce William a Rcdncids cf.
forts To commit the Wilson odmm-
itmtlun to his pet theories OF anti
dumping legislation were publicly rc-
hukeG "a. Ihr White House. The
( statement ISSUED hN Secretary Rcd
/ fields office that tho president favor
! ably received suggestions from Mr.
/ Redficld 10 protect home industry
1 from foreign competition hy the 8ut-
trust act was virtually repudmtcd
I The White House declared flatly
/ thar Nr Beifichd spoke only far him
iself IN advocating THIS particular leg
t islation, that he had mo- authority to
lspeak for the president
Opinion Only Ills Own.
/ I'm response tp u query that The
lJournal submitted for confirmation OF
/ Mr. Redfield's statement as to the "a
/ titude ut the president, Secretary Tu-
Imulty sad
I Whatever opinions have been eN-
! pressed in THIS matter are wholly per
Isoual The proAdeul has not roached
iany conclusions He has uskcd the
heads of various departments Go make
TIA survey of the general economic and
\ industrial situation and Go report "a
| him
'On am plans that have been sug-
lgested tO meet economic needs that
I may arise out of the war, che presi-
dents mind s open and will remain
open until the Information he receives
Is fun ana complete Ina every way.
This statement IS simfieant moi
only as containing rebuke to- Mr
Redfield for assuming 10 speak for
the president, tut also defines the ad-
Iministrauon state of mind ON the
ltariff question
Redfield May Retire.
That the president is annoyed hy the
/ talks of his secretary of commerce IS
Iquite evident from the rumulty state
ment II would not bee surprising II 1t
| illuminated i'm Redfield getting out of
/ the cabinet
There are those who say that the
/ Withdrawal Of Redfeld to the shades
Of Brooklyu Is contamination as de-
Ivoutly to be wished as was the retire
| Iment Of MI Bryan.
4 Mr. Redfield first began To talk
Iabout antidumping legislation month
Iago He deplored any suggestion that
! this threatened evil be anticipated by
Iamending the tariff act so as TO have
islidiug rates TO meet any attempt to
iglut the American market with cheap
| ly made foreign goods This KIND oi
/ business he said was fl species of uu-
| fair competition that could be met
| Through enforcement of the Clayton
Tact. enacted TO regulate unfair prac-
tces in the domestic trade.
| After q conference at the White I
/ House with the president MT Red ,
/ field sketched possible amendments TO
| the clayton act which would be cf
| fective., in his Judgment, in making
! the act applicable TO unfair compe- /
lution from foreign fields.
Dr h. E Pratt. chief of the bureau /.
of foreign and domestic commerce /
followed this up with further state
Iment
The White House made The same .
denial as to this, only stronger, ek-
planning that Mr pratt had no BUSH
ness trying TO say what the attitude 3
of Mr.. Wilson would be- since he is .
only an administrative officer.
Tho persistence Of Mr. Redtield IN I
urging his sort Of antidumping lesls-
lation caused amaZement because Of
the knowledge that the responsible /
legislation leaders of the party in the
house are i'm favor of solving this
question by enactng the antidumplnR
clause that Mr. Underwood tried 10
have incorporated in the present iariii (.
act This clause which erected "a bar
rier of protective duties against
dumping shipments from abroad
passed the house, but was knocked out !.
u the senate
Claude Kitchin the new demo
cratic leader OF the house, is in favor /.
Of enacting the antidumping clause. \
and his influence in the ways ana
means committee viii be strong
good many OF his colleagues are Of Il
The same opinion, and 1t may reason 4
ably be expected that Mr. Wilson viii n
adopt their views.
These Same men are expected to (,
prevail over Mr. Redfield in advising /,
the president as 90 tariff revislons b
slowly, but none the less surely, the 4
movement TO iron out the Underwood
act and adjust rates To meet changed
conditions is assuming force MI
Bryan may be expected to fight the
suggestion to restore the duty ON wool
but this has NOT deferred the commit
tee from CONSIDERING Inc proposal in- ,
Vorabbly.
The need for new revenue 20 carry
the government along is so pressing {
that party leaders iu congress are 2
gradually coming 10 the view that the
tariff must be fixed up.
Ostensihly the democrats viii make 3
changes t0 get more revenue; in ei- N
feet, they may be providing the pro- :
lection, or some measure of ~, that
demand. 4