Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-12
Congressman Frank {. Dore-
mus Introduces Measure in
Harmony With Ideas of
President Wilson,
NON PARTISAN BOARD
IS PROVIDED FOR
Satisfactory Method Of Meet
ing Foreign Commercial
Raids Is Devised, in Opinion
Of Michigan Statesman,
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Washington. Feb. il.--For the first
time In the history Of American poll
tics sane and intelligent attempt IL
to he made TO take the tariff out Of
politics' and give American business
and Industrial life surcease from tho
violent and upsctting fluctuations OF
tax ratio fixed through PARTISAN
ship.
The author Of the movement is
representative Frank i. noremus Of
Michigan, chairman of the democratic
national congressional committee. In
a bill introduced by him he proposes
to establish tariff commission, aS
nearly nonparsisan nH possible. for tho
investigation Of facts, and In the same
measure he clothes the federal trade
commission with power 20 fN rates
within certain constitutional linrita-
tions to be- laid down by congress.
Students of tho tariff In both poll
tical parties declare Mr. Dorenus to
be n pioneer In a direction emitting
him to tho support OF all who realize
tho evils of using the tariff as po-
litical football, IL In asserted that
business mon OF whatever political
nfflliation will stand by the DoromuS
bin to u man whom once they como
to understand It's aims and purposes.
Must Block Commercial Hnid.
at Is not altogether new idea
with mn" said MIR Doremus. II
voted for "A tariff commission In the
sixty second congress. regarded II
as desirable at that time, but now,
with the European war threatening
n a 4. ts.t, II ~ .tn "a
ilnit1d statua, I believe Il Imperative.
We must have Il flexible and readily
adjustable buwark against such q
raid. If We do not, we shall be tho
Victims Of our own incapacity,
The federal trade commission al
ready has powers qualifying It to
handle some phases of a raid from
Europe. Therefore. | believe II to be
the body which should handle all
phases. Ii the tariff ls To be one OF
the weapons. then, under proper safe
guards and limitations, this weapon
also should be placed in the hands OF
that commission
Again ! have In mind the deadly
blight which a general revision of tho
tariff casts upon all our activities.
For six months 10 a year everything
tltluH hiills w ihlllllkAhH NffthAf f'F
with business men who come here 10
try to influence the tnx rate for one
or another. Thor anxiety IN many
cases is extreme
Wants Sabilikliig Device.
what | am seeking 10 a general
governor or equalizer by means OF
which wo shall be- protected against
violent extremes of taxation, AS II
4 /. tnriff "a n ntf
issue between the parties no sooner
does a party return to power after be-
ing ont than it summons congress III
extra session for tho purpose Of over
hauling the tariff from top to bot
tom. And from the moment the
control OF the government changes
until the revision OF the tariff IL eonf-
pletcd. business Is stagnant hat |
rogard the greatest evil connected
with tariff issue.
"AIy plan is to have congress do no
more than lny down the general nm
iiatons within which the tax shall be
fixed Let 1t frame the general rule
that is to govern Then let the fcu-
cral trade commission, using inc
facts brought TO II by commission
place the rates nt the point whore
thcv Will do the people Of the United
States the most good and best caro-
for the revenues Of the government
Would Give weapon Needed.
"a sudden onslaught from a foreign
Aourcr. intended 10 wipe out an Amer
lean industry. then would have to
meet the Intelligent attention OF the
fcderal trade commission armed Win
an tho weapons. including i flexible
tax rate II, by reason OF BRUSH,
French or German export bounty, the
flexible tax rate proves insufficient
To check tho invasion, then the com
mission can invoke tho sterner rene
dies placed within It's command. 1t
viii have access to all the guns III tho
nrmorv and can use the one when
viii serve the best and viii not have
10 use "A i3-inch rifle to XIII spar
row"
Tho uorcmus bill calls for Il tariff
commission TO be composed OF I'VE
members, no moro than three to be OF
the Same political party The term Of
office Is 10 be ten years and the sal
AIRY $4,000 a year.
Commissions Duties Defined.
The duties Of the commission are
laid down In the second section Of the
bin In tho following language;
ITO investigate I'm connection and
in co-opera,ion with the federal trade
the possibilities OF estab-
lshing neW industries IN the United
States and TO recommend TO the con
rrcss the cncuuragcment of ncw IN
dustries in all eases where neutral
conditions. in the judgment Of the
commission, Justify the belief that
such Industries can be made perma-
mont cfhis refers T. such enterprises
as the Manufacture of dyestuffs.l
70 investigate the advisability or
the establishment by congress OF max
imum and minimum import duties.
within which the federal trade COM
mission, under the authority of con-
gress, may readjust such rates from
time to time, and 10 investigate all