The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-14
NAMES A KANSAN JUST | MORE DA
w. S. CuIbertSOn of EmpOria
on e. S. Tariff Board.
President Wilson Announces
Commission of Six Men.

Washington, March 14.-President
Wilson has selected the following men
as members of the tariff commission:
Prof. Frank w. Taussig of Harvard
university Former Rep. David y.
Lewis of Cumberland, Md, Former
Rep. William Kent of Kentfield, Calf,
daniel c.. Roper of Mccall. S. C., E. r.
Costigan of Denver, Colorado, w. s
Culbertson of Emporia, Kan
Professor Taussig, who will be
chairman of the commission, is a ma
tive of St Louis He has been con-
nected with Harvard university since
1882 and has obtained a leave of alb
sence from that institution until Sep
TENDER, 1918, to accept the position on
the commission.
All Parties Represented on Board.
Professor TaussigNs an authority on
economics and has written extensively
on the tariff. David j. Lewis, Demo-
crat, was chairman of the labor COM
mittee of the last house of repre-
sentatives. He was defeated for cleo
ton as senator from Maryland in the
last election. He is a native of Penn
sylvania- Daniel c. Roper, Democrat,
was connected with the house ways
and means committee during the
framing of the present tariff bill as
an authority on statistics. He is
native of South Carolina, and until
recently was first assistant postmas-
ter general. William Kent, Independ-
ent, was a member of congress from
the First California district in the last
congress but did not run for re-elec-
ton. During the last campaign he
supported President Wilson and was
president of the Wilson Independent
league. He is a native of Chicago but
has lived in California most of his life
E. P. Costigan is a lawyer, who is
looked upon as one of the founders
of the Progressive party in Colorado
Originally he was a Republican but IN
1912 and again in 1914 he was the
Progressive candidate for governor
Mr.. Culbertson, Republican, is an ex-
aminer in the legal department of the
federal trade commission. He comes
from Emporia, Kan
Board Has Wide Powers.
The duties of the commission are to
investigate the administrative, fiscal
and industrial effects of the customs
laws of this country relations between
rates of duty on raw products, effects
of adValorem and of specific duties,
all questions relative to the arrange
ment of tariff schedules and classl-
fication of articles in the law, their
effect on the industries and labor OF
the country and to put all information
in it's possession at the disposal of the
, president and congress.
The commission is given power to
investigate the tariff regulations be-
tween the United States and foreign
countries, commercial treaties, econ
omic alliances, the effect of export
bounties, preferential transportation
the volume of importations compared
with domestic production, and of con-
ditions, causes and effects relating to
competition of foreign industries in
Guiding cost of production and dump
ing.
Salary $40 n XPaT
The commissioners are to receive
$500 a year each. The first commits
sioners will be appointed for two,
four, six, eight, ten and twelve years
respectively but the term of office
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