The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
M artin's Retention on
Ways-Means Commit
tee is Recognition Of.
Sugar Industry
Third District Congressman
Given Warm Welcome on
Arrival in New
Orleans

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industrny by retaining a member oi
the Louisiana delegation on House
Ways and Means Committee, has
been received with much apprecia-
tion throughout the third congres.
sional district and Congressman
Whit p Martin, who, through agree
ment of Republican and Democratic
leaders, will retain his seat on that
committee, was given most cordial
reception upon his arrival in New
Orleans Friday.
The Martin family will spend the
tecess at their home at Thibodaux.
Besides the judge Mrs. Martin and
their two sons. Robert and Marshall,
were of the party. "Bobbie" by the
way, suffered the serious elevator
mishap in Washington and was vic
tim of the flu and pneumonia when
he came home for the Christmas hol-
idays, has fully recovered.
"Of course" said Congressman
Martin, II was much pleased at the
hction of the Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders in agreeing to increase
the membership of Ways and Means
from q to Is members, which will
enable me to retain my membership
on this most important committee.
Unless this action had. been taken,
the Democrats would have lost two
of their members on this committee,
and as the most recent appointee on
the committee, I would. under the
rules, have lost my membership.
New Tariff Bill Sure.
Il am particularly pleased to be
member of the committee at this
time, because in my opinion the Re-
publicans will at the approaching ses-
sion Of congress Immediately begin
to frame revenue bill which will
include revision of the tariff.
1T is generally conceded that ad-
ditiona1 revenue must be secured
from some source in order to run the
government, as the six billion dollar
revenue bill and the forthcoming
Victory Loan will not yield suffi-
cient revenue to meet the great ap-
prpriations already made and those
which will have to be made ready
during the present ye>r.
"The bulk of the taxes is now be-
ing raised on incomes and excess
profits, and the rates now being inn
posed have about reached the max
imum, so that it will be necessary to
seek some other source of revenue.
This being true, both parties will in
my opinion agree that an increase in
tariff rates and the imposition of ad-
duties is now necessary.
When normal conditions have been
restored in war-torn Europe this
will be flooded with pro-
ducts by cheap labor and with which
We will be unable to compete unless |
adequate protective duties are i'm
posed"
Concerning the League Of Nations,
Judge Martin said:
Wants League But No Domination
"This war will indeed have been
ought in vain unless as a result
league Of Nations is founded which
will make repetition of such whole
ale human slaughter impossible in
he future.
1T may be that the present draft of
he proposed constitution for the
league of Nations will have to be
mended so that there may be no
uestion as to the preservation of the
donroe Doctrine and the retention
f our right to regulate immigration.
lor do believe that England should
e permitted to dominate the League
y giving her additional representa-
ION for her dominions and colonies, {
ut these are matters that will be
and believe satisfactorily .
dJusted around the peace table be-
ore the constitution is finally adopt
d and accepted. il
1 believe that the constitution for
ne League of Nations when revised
nd completed will receive the SUP.
ort OF the American people and will
ratified by the necessary two
'ircs in the United States Senate.
Judge Martin expressed regret that 9
'e Lane bnd bill did not pass. II Z
eheve It would have resulted in re- b