The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-23
NoN-PARTIsAN TARIFF BOARD.

What appears be honest effort to take the tariff out politics. large degree is embraced n the tariff com mission bill just introduced under administration auspices The non-parm bi partisan board proposed with terms that will ultimately span three administrations given assuredy enough duties and apparently enough powers of asceranent make it. if carefully named real factor in the ancient equation.
 The hope that it will be suc and will contribute to the establishment truth and hence of fairness in this thony province springs from the world conditions now pcVa ing, and likely to prevathe same ones winch induced pre the matter The prospective need of such auxiliary instrument is palpabe that it should guarantee only the adoption of the experimental refo but also the giving of good start to it, under proper nonparan cond tions. takes national need to minimize partisanshp.
 Hitherto the beseng trouble has been the dsnclnation Congressional committees to heed and respect expert lining especially when lacking particular statutory authority and
 when apt run party theories convenience But politicians have had recent lessons the value of expert advice and have learned that the truth applies also to other than military matters The average congressman knows how and knows that part of the people know that he is capable of meeting according to old preconcephon o party theory the many specific problems already created by convusons in the worlds trade and the many more sure t." follow later
 Congress knows that increasing number of influential adhcens have been o the principle of scientific tariff making and it will we'll know that if such boards personnel and efforts command general confidence it's recommendations president and committees and its annual report will carry weight that be lightly disrcgared. And the problems of post beum adjustments, especially toward the Flu rope will be and complex and uncertain that there should actually be relief in being able to shoulder off some o the responsibility.
 The peril to permanence ot such an institution heS, O! course in the necessary legislative of life death that
 congressional majority will always have the tariff is to remain active party issue But there time when general suatOn whatever its other harrasments ere ated favorable opportunity for launching the tariff board project If board like that outlined is provided its own early performances will far toward settling the issue of per It root the slender sapng that the of partisan politics will be ineffective Such board itself would be the strongest agency to dismiss tariff theories as well as echnicaes from the party
 And insofar the project is clearly part o 'pre- paenes the fact to be that the party in IS necessarily sacrificing good share of its more extreme and typical dogma the tar''for revenue Ony.' The all that the most pressing of the future will those of protection of industry promotion of trade To that extent England there is involved surrender of academic gospel to eXigent facts and conditions
 world war acceeraes well destroys many things that before it simply "stamped theores-Boston News Letter