South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-21

/ Wool, secured ........, 40c pound
on the vote in the ways and
means committee on reporting the
, bill. two republicans and four demo
Gratis voted in the negative. Reepre-
sentatives Of Treadway, of Nassa-
| cbusetts. and Tilson. Connecticut.
were understood to have been the
, republicans who stood against the
measure. while Reps. Rainey and
Hull Of Tennessee; Oldfield, Arkan-
sas. and Collier. Mississippi were
the democrats who opposed the leg
islauOn.
Exclude Manufactures.
The republican committee mem
I bers were said 20 have opposed the
bill on The ground that If tariff leg
| islation was TO be enacted it shou' d
include protection for manufactur-
ed commodities, few OF which were
allowed TO remain in the final draft.
| This contention appeared to have
gained some strength from repre-
sentatives from textile and other
manufacturing districts and Is ex-
pected TO precipitate heated debate.
Rep. Knutson, republican, of Min
nesota, chairman of the recently or
ganized conference of representa-
tives from farming districts. said he
was sure there would be bitter OPP
position from the urban represen-
| tatives but added:
1--WE members who see the need
| of the farmers for help are Tre-
pared for a battle royal. We think
| we can muster 200 votes for the bill
| and I personally serve notice on
: those people who seek 10 defeat
/ this bill that they viii sweat blood
/ before they get anything for their
/ l.
manent tariff unless they do the
fair thing now"
Against this came the statement
from the senate democratic steering
committee that they did not regard
| the measure as an emergency pro-
! pOSal and would demand that II
be considered by the finance COM
| mittee in regular order when II
| reaches the senate Sen. Harrison,
| OF Mississippi, a democrat, served
notice from the floor OF the senate
that he would oppose the bill.
The democratic party. he declar-
ed, cannot afford TO stultify itself
at this time upon so important n
question OF principle as that which
the tariff proposals involve"
LET me say TO my friend from
| Mississippi" Sen. Thomas, demo-
crat, Colorado, interjected, that !
sympathize with his view and be-
tween us we may be able to keep
some part OF the democratic party
in line"
Warns Of Dangers.
Rep. Rainey, in presenting the mi
nority views, warned Of dangers
which he said would beset the bust
ness of che country should the emer-
gency measure pass He declared
that the measure amounted to an
embargo and that IL would "inexit-
ably lead 70 retaliatory tariffs"
"All commercial treaties between
nations were practically annulled
by the war" Mr.. Rainey's report
said, land today new commercial
units are in process Of formation
Every commercial nation is today
prepared with the means OF quick
retaliation and there is grave dan
ger that they will quickly respond
20 the challenge we give them IN
this bin"
The Rainey report also charged
| that the bill had been framed with
out hearings and that no experts
had been examined. II assertei
that the majority in congress pro-
posed protection as the medicine
for every economic evil, adding that
! THIS tlli u pIOleCuOn mao ne
rer ublican plan Of protection IN
this instance. the report declared
offered a remedy worse than the
III 4 sought 10 correct
After reviewing the trade figures
IN exports and imports. the minority
| statement asserted that ae~essule1 ~
OF prohibitory tariff rates meant
eventually a lowering OF production
in America.
"TFE RIGHT TO love-