Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-27

PARTIES IN CLASH
OVER TARIFF BILL
Hitchcock Opens Attack by
Declaring That Measure
Means "Embargo."

Republican and democratic leaders
in the Senate clashed today over the
House emergency tariff bill.
Characterising the measure as an
embargo bill and shocking PROPOSE
ton" to restrict American commerce.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, act
ing democratic leader. proposed that
the bill, instead Of being referred as
a tariff measure to the finance COM
mittee, be sent to the commerce COM
mittee.
He said the republicans proposed to
rush through" the measure. practi-
cally without consideration.
Calls Policy Suicidal.
Senator Hitchcock said the bilfs
policy was Suicidal"
ITS purpose Is to erect tariff bar.
riers and not to raise revenue, saio
the acting democratic leader. Al
this time Of all others the country
ought not to raise tarin barriers
against any nation in the world. We
are a creditor nation and must have
a market for our surplus. What we
need above all else is to do business
with other nations not to raise tarlN
barriers to prevent other nations
from paying part Of their DEBT Win
their products"
Senator McCumber. contending that
the bill did not propose an embargo
on wheat, said that it's actual protec-
ton against Canadian wheat. when
the difference in exchange ID con-
sidered. was but 81 cents bushel.
Mr.. McCumber promised "fair and
adequate consideration of the bill next
month, and stated that in its present
form he would not support 1t under
any consideration"
ITO Close Top Of Barfel."
1--WE want to close the top OF the
barrel said Mr.. McCumber. while
we are drawing OF our surplus from
the bottom"
Senator Smoot declared the measure
was a revenue one pure and simple"
The proposed tariff Of Is cents
pound on wool, he said. would not bar
wool imports.
sippi, another opponent Of the bill.
interrupted with questions bringing
out that the wool rates we're higher
than those Of the Payne. Aldrich law.
Senator Smoot said he questioned
ing ''in good faith" in moving refer
ence Of the bill to the commerce COM
mittee.
Senator Hitchcock replied: 1T is
either delusion and a snare, or a
CONFIDENCE gold brick game. What
is credit and wide and unfettered
trade. He II not going to be delud-
ed by this gold brick that is offered
him"
Senator Hitchcock said that Can
ada was one Of Americas best Gus
toners. buying twice as much as 1t
sold the United States.
Senator McCumber replied that
nearly the entire Canadian wheat sur
plus was coming to this country lat
the same time when We are trying to
ind a market for ours"
"W0el On Way Here"
Senator Smoot said there were 20.
100000 pounds Of weol en- route to
America.
There won't be an American sheep
sheared for two or three years unless
this enormous import 10 checked" he
declared. no measure can save half
Of the sheep men; they're ruined to-
day"
Senator Gerry Of Rhode Island, a
democratic mSmAef OF the finance
committee, declared the tariff legislA-
ton was unsound fundamentally, cut
ting or international barter and ppr-
chase OF America pfoducts.
Parliamentary obstruction was re-
newed BY Senator Harrison, who de-
clafed that he would Include any
thing in the bin which will defeat it."