The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-11

suggestions, no CaflH measures Will
become law during this congress.
Then why devote time to that sub
ject?
Tariff will never again divide the
American people as great political
issue. We are all protectionists in
some degree. The Underwood tariff |
act probably represents pretty near
~ the degree of protection that can
be maintained if our new merchant |
marine is to come home with goods
instead of with rock ballasts. Some
amendments must be made of course,
to insure American production in
certain lines in which we have felt
our dependence-such as the dye in
dustry. But in general we must now
loo. at the needs of the countries
with whom we propose to trade quite
as much as at our own industrial
needs"
The Republicans in the house are
divided on this question OF putting
off Indefinitely the revision of tariff
schedules. Chairman Fordney Of the
ways and means committee, a staunch
protectionist, wants the fight begun
! at once. His associates are mostly
committed to a waiting policy.
| ASK CONGRESSMAN FOR PLANS
! Frank Mondell of Wyoming, the
new floor leader of the Republicans,
has sent out letter to all Repubi-
can members, asking their advice as
to what shall be the party program
for the special session.
This is a new departure. When
James K. Mann was floor leader he
did not consult his associates. They
might call him up on the telephone
or visit ms office, and Siscover what
course he proposed taking upon de-
Unite Issue, but unless they did SC
they were left in the dark until he
came forward to speak in the house.
TAVENNER VISITS CAPITOL
Clyde Tavenner, former newspa-
per man and later a member Of con-
gress from the Rock Island Qll-(
district, whose speeches on "The
World Wide War Trust" disclosed
the profteering OF the Krupps, Beth
i lehem Steel, Cambria Steel, Midvale
Steel and Carnegie Steel corpora
tons long before the United States
entered the war, has been visiting
friends about the capitol building
the past few days. 1avenner urged
war on the private manufacture OF
armor plate, guns and munitions TO.
our government, and tried to get con-
gress to make this industry a gov
eminent monopoly. His chief antag-
onist before committees was Gen
eral Crozier, who always defended
the policy of letting the Carnegies
and Schwabs do the work for Uncle
Sam at a generous profit. When the
war came along, Tayenner was
= swept out of congress, thanks to the
National Security league and other
! political organizations promoted by
E the people he had attacked.
LABOR CONGRESSMAN BACK
Among the progressive Democrats
+ who have come back into the house
after a two-year-retirement is Johf
!, J. Casey Of Wilkesbarre, Pa. Case!
: is a plumber by trade, and has con.
!. stltuencv Of coal miners who spcat
= all the languages Of Europe. lie L
> an advocate Of social insurance an(
i sight-hour laws. The coal conlpanie
! cave the miners q choice, IN the lal
of 1916, between voting fer casey
opponent and keeping the MINES run
+ ing. Enough Of them were LflG-lt
= aned to mae his defeat fact. Las
fall thew We're not alarmed, since tn'
4 war had given them more c9al.aal1e
in their own inDortanc2, and tn
= war labor board stoood ready to pro
tect them against lockout
RUSSIA OPENS n. I. OFFICE
The state department has not ye
eoupht to Interfere with the new rep
resertative of the Russian soTla
< Government, who has opened eXteh
eive Offices in New York for the pun
~ nose of re-establishing trade fela
-, lions. with American business nflns
= Sc this agent Of soviet Russia state
that he is authorized to speIo @z00'
6 100000 gold in the purchase
- American manufactured goods. n Iz
. j of which are now shut out OF Eis
- land. France and Italy by the en- li
~ bargoes fixed by those countries ~
= zl,pgastion has resulted In nood
: offers from big manufacturing cor
- Germs. banks and trading interests
az all kinds.
- AIR MAIL PLANS
- Airplane mail rates are CONN., l4
- down within few weeks to cent
:, q for delivery between New YORK al
J. Washington, according 10 oV VINE he
y predictions in aircraft circles. "he
. this service was starred, a year dg
f. f. The The rate was % cents. connner 5; !
- ventures in airplane transpoftatlo
~ If package freight are now penn
- - promoted, and syndicate mas pee s;s
y formed to build and operate ~ -
- q Of dirigible balloons clear across y !,
q continent. AS yet these alr 81, I
~ ~ have not been constructed. Inc $
: promoters want to secure contra.
n p 70 carry mail and express, wh ds
~ would be dropped at way staIlol
~ ~ INTO nets carried by local alrplane
~ - The planes would likewise sM SDe
=. - above the 'moving dirigibies ana G n
l. local mail and packages down - =
y the net spread by the crew o. !; !,
t. 4hic vaV the OiTISlO