The sun., 1916-08-26
REPUBLICANS CLASH
IN REVENUE DEBATE
Gallingcr Stirs PrOgrcssivcs by
Recalling Their Anti High
Tariff Fight.
DEMOCRATS ENJOY ROW
CumminS and GrOnnN Decline
to Apologize for Their
Past Actions.
DEMOCRATS ENJOY ROW

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Mr. Gallin-
ger Of New Hampshire. speaking for
the regular Republicans. stilled up
the former Progressives to-day in
a enate speech in which he at
tempted to demonstrate that a protec-
tive tariff policy had been vindicated.
The New Hampshire Senator referred
in a spirit Of criticism to the Progress
sives who led the fight against former
Speaker Cannon and the late Senator
Aldrich.
This aroused Senator Gronna. North
Dakota. and Senator Cummins. Iowa,
who insisted that the Progressive lead
ers in the anti-Cannon ~ 1t had .'
apologies to make. Se'.to' C''"'' ms
said he was mainly responsible for 'Nc
fight against the schedules " ,hc ~ 20
ley law and In the psvnc-Aldrich ,m' as
urc. and he still believed that both were
too high.
Senator Gronna decla red that the in
sufgent movement In the House in which
he took part while he was "A member
was directed not against the principle
Of protection but against the rule OF
one man which had denied certain mem
bers "a chance to be heard.
Senator Cronna also dcplored the
tendency of certain Republicans to legis-
late Cor special Industries and deny pro-
, lection to others. He referred to the
fight carried on for free hides. The
Democratic leaders got much enjoyment
out OF the Republican family fight.
series Of set Speeches.
The debate on the revenue bill to-day
was a series of set speeches in which
Senator's Weeks, Gallinger. Wadsworth
and others were heard. senator Gal
lingor declared that certain Republicans
who had sown seeds of discomfort over
the Dinglsy tariff chose former Speaker
Cannon as the Jonah or whom to heap
the burden of blame. and that they
preached the false theory hat the high
cost OF living was due to the binglcy
tariN.
The history Of the ten months during
which the Underwood act vas operative
! under normal conditions said he. "is
sufficient 10 justify our predictions, and
to put further the stamp Of disa pproVa'
upon the law which. but for the war
would have ruined most of the industries
OF the United States. and which. II still
IN erect AZ the ciose OF that war, VIII
make this country the dumping grounC
for all the surplus products of foreign
labor.
"lu the first ten months Of the Under
wood law there Was an increase OF
SIS. o0o. $50 In imports and "A decrease %
S3A2 .o0N. 600 in exports.
Sugar factovics closed down, or were
operated under reduced conditions. stee
mills drew their fires. woollcn mill
ietrenched. many cotton mills wcr'
forced out Of business, factories that re
NAMED open reduced their output, stock
deprecated. 5000 pon wage carners WEI
ou, ~ employment. IN" ~itrrc~t pc
centacc since lS2|-lSa7 freight cars {,
the Number Of 3J0.ooo vor" idle. a
werp tho locomotives. engineers. fr"igh
handlers. iircmcn and otacrs d~cpnudin.
upon their operation 80 i'r cent. of tn
railroad mileage or tho ouutr waS il
tho hands ~ receivers. dividends wcr
PASSED. railroad gross earnings dro"pc'
500. o00. 0nn in the ten months. ar $40.
600 .o00 n month. bread lines wore ~
~longes, cvcr known. and there was III
creates, dcmaud Toy charity. When W
predicted these things We were CALI"
calamity NpwlcrS'-hut am rccitin
history now.