The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-10-28
Clear Cut Explanations

l 1915. IL Is the prescribed duty of
this commission to investigate all
questions having to DO with the tar
III relations between the United
States and foreign countries. this
based on the volume OF importa-
tons compared with domestic pro-
duction and consumption, and CON
ditions and causes relating to COM
petition of foreign industries with
/ those of the United States.
4 II must be remembered In this
connection that the United States
became involved in the great war
within seven months after the above
/ commission was created. During the
war the government directed every
activity towards the winning of the
war hut this tariff commission is
now actively engaged in gathering
data to make its report to the next
congress.
Il propose, declared Senator Hen
derson, TO bring the interests and
welfare of the industries of Nevada
underconsideration by the federal
tariff commission We are now
deeply within the reconstruction
period, and the commission will
soon have large and important
problems to deal with. II is up TO
this commission. and absolutely In
line with its duties, to investigate
the tariff laws and their effect upon
the industries of the country.
intend TO see that Nevada's tung-
stem and other mining interests and
her wool and sheep and cattle and
nide and other industries have their
welfare looked into fairly and earn
estly by the tariff commission. |
shall make IL my business TO press
these matters before the commits
sion and see to IL that just protee-
tion is afforded the several Nevada
Industries concerned In tariff regu-
lations. In this connection, | may
state. IL is well known by the par
ties interested in the production of
tungsten In Nevada and IL is a mat
ter of public record as welt that
am heartily in favor of and have
worked actively for the passage by
congress Of an act to place a tariff
on tungsten. the only Nevada pro-
duct that has been considered in
connection with tariff since | have
been in the senate.
"All such matters as these must
be dlsassociated from politics and
dealt with from a straight business
standpoint
ut must be remembered in the
discussion of national needs, no
matter by whom, said Senator Hen
derson, that the great war changed
the entire economic aspect of the
world A new era has been intro
duced that must be brayely met and
the old order has In frequent in
stances been completely reversed.
We are now we'll within the period
on reconstruction and must not ex-
pect a recurrence OF pre-war condi-
tions.
I'm South American countries. In
Australia and other places, wool.
hides and many distinct forms OF
production accumulated throughout
the progress of the war when ship
ping was diverted to the transpor-
tation of men and war munitions.
Vast stocks are on hand against
American producers must be pro-
ducers must be protected by an equi-
table tariff.
Referring to reconstructive
legislation Senator Henderson said
that among the important proposed
measures now before congress Is
one that would restore pre-war
railway freight rates on ores
in order to stimulate mining; an
other would do away with excess
profits taxes and surtaxes that have
been levied against mining as an IN
dustry and he declared himself In
favor of the enactment into law OF
the McFadden bill now before con-
gress that would place a premium
on gold production In the united
States of $40 per fine ounce.
Senator Henderson is the author
of n bill that would place all govern
ment control of mining matters un-
der a single head, asserting that
much of the embarrassment that sur
rounds mining as an industry comes
from the muddle incident to control
that is now shared by numerous gov
ornment bureaus and departments.
"The oil land leasing BILL said
Mr. Henderson, us a measure that
came as postwar legislation and al
though imperfect and in line for
amendment. represents the Des,
that could be given the west with
preponderance of antagonistic SEN
timent arrayed against IL among the
eastern. members of congress. The
nresent faults of the law, so obvious