The Washington herald., 1920-12-22
HOUSE TOPASS
FORDNEY BILL
BEFORE NIGHT
Faction Leaders Agree to
Rush the Tariff
Measure.
GORE ASKS OPEN
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
L0ngworth Advocates Re-
ciprocal Plan to Aid
Allied Debt.

The Fordney emergency tariff bill
on farm products and live stock
will be passed by the House and
sent to tho Senate before adjourn
ment tonight.
Chairman Fordney. of the Ways
and Means Committee, and sponsor
for the measure. and Representa-
tive Henry T. Rainey. Democrat. of
Illinois, leader of the opposition,
agreed that it would be passed to-
morrow. They agreed to limit de-
bate to three hours.
The way was cleared for consid-
Grafton of the bill when a motion
by Majority Leader Mondell to sus-
pend scheduled calendar business
was carried, 2os to rs. While this
was not strictly test vote on the
bill itself. it apparently indicates
the certainty of its passage.
Representatie Madden, Republi-
can. of Illinois, DICED objection to
the bill.
Madden Objects.
81 would say that l think the
unwisdom of the legislation pro-
posed must be manifest to every
body" said Mr.. Madden. The
proposition is to legislate on three
or four articles, the prices of which
have fallen, while these three or
four articles still are in the hands
Of the owners, and to eliminate
from consideration articles that are
in the hands of thousands and thou
sands of other industries through
out the United States. and thus IN
dulge in the passage of special
legislation"
In a speech on the general tariff
situation, Representative Long
worth, Republican. of Ohio. declared
the proposed legislation 'is Of the
most iyts1 importance and necen-
sary. as ] believe. to save some of
the most important agricultural in
terests of the country"
Trade with Rsssis-
"The first thing we ought to do
to help the farmer said Senator
Gore, lis to resume trade relations
with Russia, and second, IL possi-
BILE. prevail upon the Allies to Ak
the amount of the German indem-
Bity and authorize Germany to issue
a preferred loan and to use the
proceeds to purchase raw materials.
We have the products to sell. Eu-
rope lacks purchasing power. They
have neither goods nor cash at
present. If they can obtain credit,
they can catch their breath; can
buy our products and can begin the
work of reconstruction"
In his tariff speech. Representa-
tive Longworth advocated recipro-
cal trade agreements to enable the
European governments to pay the
$4,000, 100000 they owe the United
States. The necessity to do some
thing to enable Americas associ-
ates in the war to meet their obli-
cations, he said. presents one of the
most important and complicated
quotations which must be consid-
cred in the forthcoming revision of
the tariff law"
Il hope that Europe's tremendous
debt to US will prove collectable.
am not one of those who believe
that any part of the debt ought. to
be forgiven. But il it came to the
last ditch. if 1t should eventuate that
the only possible way to collect these
debts would be to surrender to the
nations Of the world the home mar
ket of America, I would say, let us
sacrifice every cent; of the money
owed us rather than sacrifice our in
dutrial independence
He predicted it wocI1 he many
months" before tariff Law which
will endure the tests of time and
experience can be PASSED in bots
houses and signed by the President" !"