The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-07
new TARIFF
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Republicans Consider Election
Landslide indication Protec-
tive Barriers Are Needed.
By J BART CAMPBELL
I.tsrna slsasI News sssvses.


In Tuesdays landslide, Repubii-
Jan leaders returning here today
declared, they read not only . sweep
ing Endorsement Of President-elect
Harding's campaign stand for a
protective tariff, but . nation-wids
demand that foreign nations no
longer be permitted TO use this coun-
try as dumping ground" for
products of their low-waged labor.
NEW JARIvF Law.
These leaders predicted the capture
OF ten Senate seats from the Demo-
Gratis. and the substantial increase Of
the Republican majority In Senate and
House meant the passage by the new
Congress- not later than next summer
OF tariff law Commensurate with the
pressing economic and Industrial re-
quirements OF the American people.
One Republican Senator from the
West declared wool men were facing
bankruptcy because of the heavy i'm
portations OF Australian and Argen-
tine wool which was undertaking the
American product In the American
market.
A Democratic Senator FROM the
solid South" said a strong sentiment
In favor OF agricultural products pro-
lection prevailed in that section. He
spointed as an eaxmple of the
Egyptian cotton peril" to the fact
that during the IL months ending July
81. 1920. 1885, 900 bales of cotton were
shipped from Egypt into this country.
WOULD REsTRICT WHEAT.
The same Senator said too much
stress could not be laid on the F4d-
eral Trade Commissions recent state.
ment that the quantity Of Canadian
wheat imported into this country
during the frst fifteen days of last
month equaled the entire amount of
wheat imports from Canada for the
entire year OF 1919. -
Another Democratic Senator who
declared support OF protective tariff
policy fostered by the Harding Adj
ministration would not be found lack
gress pointed to the equaling illumi-
mating fact that for the nine months
period ending September of this year
imports into this country had jumped
In value to $4.35S, 0OO. 900 as against
81. 697. 0O0,0 900 for the same period
last year. an increase Of s1,ssI.ooe.sso.
or 61.5 per cent.
Preparations are already under
way for the framing OF a protective
tariff by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
House Ways and Means Committee.
The Tariff Commission has prepared
q series of suggestions for the pro-
posed tariff bill, but IL IL believed
whatever tariff measure originates
in the House, in accordance with
custom. will reflect the views of
President. ELECT Harding and his adj
visers. as well as OF Republican lead.
ers of Congress. rather than Of any
outside agency. a.g.,o
An effort IL to be made, II II said,
to draft q bill that will be nonsec-
tional and nonpartisan ~ far a. prac-
ticaAle. and that will be one 81 the
pieces OF constructive legislation by
which the Republicans plan to re-
store the country to normal. peace
basis.
While the last session Of the pres
ent Congress, which starts December
9, is expected to- be devoted almost
exclusively to the passage Of the sup
ply bills necessary to finance the
Government during the fiscal year.
Republican leaders are planning to
take advantage of the reassembling
OF members Of the Senate and House
to hold a series Of cloak-room confer.
ences on remedial legislation to be
considered when II il anticipated
President-elect Harding will can the
new Congress in special or extra SEES
sion in March or April next.