The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-30
TARIFF LEGISLATION NEEDED NOW

providing for the readopon of the Republican tariff
1909 amending the chemical schedule overhaulmg the cotton
schedule containing substitute for the wool schedule and pov
ing ample protection for agricultural products should be introduced
Congress While not contended that such measure
if enacted into law would meet all the exgenes of the post
situation would useful purpose in holding in degree
the foreign products which otherwise would break
hoses have ceased and Legislators opportunity
undertake complete tariff revision along protective and scie
c lines without being stampedd into consdred action by the
tremendous pressure of mporaons The Republicans not
position conduct tariff hearings and the Democrats refuse to
hence readopon of sound law such that of 1909 with the
amendments suggested, presents the sole alternative.
developments indicate that the Democrats will persist
tariff policy Refusing to lay protective rates
competing products they plan to increase the inheritance
profits and raise the income tax without lowering the
exemptions We also have bond issue approxmang $780,
100000 If tariff revision to await the report of the Democratic
tariff commission appointed by President Wilson, the revision will
he based a report the partisan and perfnoy in character
await exhaustive investigation requiring from four six
years Industrial America should tolerate such delay We must
in degree be commercially prepared before peace in Europe
established and remains for the Republicans undertake that
preparation They the best their command and
the people understanding their position will applaud their action
the Democrats defeat this if President Wilson
the will know what action take 1915 when the fight for
the control of the 66h Congress is
The chemical schedule should be amended by the adoption
the High dyesuf bill H 1927 based the report the
stuff Chemical Society and which met
with unanimous approval the hearings the bill testify The
Democratic dyestu bill is unsatisfactory
take effect until peace established The interim the
declaration of amistce and the signing peace treaty
will give Germany opportunity dump such quantities of dye
stufs market that industry will die abornng The
Hill substitute should be made effective its passage
The tariff board report of 1912 and the experience the past
years should make possible fairly satisfactory ovehaung
of the cotton schedule The cassicaons raw wool
presented by Senator Smoot substitute for the Underwood
would probably satisfaction while the
lures carried in the Payne substitute would take
facurers until such time general Republican revision could
undertaken The huge increases in imports of agricultural products
under the law make imperative the restoration
publican and instances perhaps higher protect
agricultuss from the streams of these products which will shift
toward US when declared European trade pac and the
determinations which may be shown against certain goods
after the make the retention of the maximum and minimum
clause OF the 1909 law imperative and andmpng law should
Incorporated in the BILL Because of the mpossby of proving in
tent of foreign competitors break down the American
Democratic dumpng law farce The administrative
of the 1909 law the best drafted and should retained