The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
u. S. May Utilize
Tariff for Club
dtDiSdrm Meet
speciai to The World

'"''H- VI |HN
American delegates TO the forthcom
Ing international conference on IN,
Limitation OF armament. or Is FOL
some other reason. ia one which IA
being discussed 10 some extent II
Washington, There are some VIII,
insist that congress will not act upor
the tariff bill until after the session,
OF the conference are concluded. But
there are others who insist Jus, a.
strongly that congress will not pas.
the pending tariff bill ut ail, nor
one like Il.
Soon after the new administration
came into office. and congress was
convened In extraordinary session.
the majority IN tho house held as
conference and Il was decided that
tariff legislation should have prece.
dence over all other matters. Tho
ways and means committee aubordi-
mated all other propositions TO tho
tariff bill and the measure bearing
the name OF Congressman FOrdnpy.
chairman OF the ways ard means
committee, was reported to the
mouse, and passed in a short time.
But. about hat time. Il began 10
be understood that the tariff was to
be sidetgrcked In the senate for the
TAX Dill. Some OF the SENATOR'S held
that taxation was Of first Importance
ana should take precedence over the
tariff, and the president himself let
II be known that he I'm the
plan to hold back the tariff measure
til after the tax bill has been dis
posed OF. And then came the gucsscs
ms m NrIuN a.. bot - IL. .f-
aside of the tariff.
Don't Need II Now.
The aso stated by the president
ana by senator's is that the country.
can get along well enough for a time
without any tariff change. but that
II is suffering seriously from over
taxation ana that the first thing
needed to start the nation back to-
ward normal business conditions Is
tax revision. Without this. II IL held
by this element, the tariff would
mean nothing. for there would bc no
business to be affected by the tariff.
But this explanation doca not sat-
isfy some persons. who do not hest
tate in expressing the belief that
there Is another and unoxpressed
reason for holding back action on
h Fordncy tariff measure, and that
1t Is TO be Kept in the background,
with AZ little further discussion as
possible, until after the conference
on the limitation Of armament has
been concluded.
The president, having called the
convention and issued the invita-
tons to the other powers to Join in
II, naturally does not want to have
II fail, but he must have some more
effective method OF bringing about
a FYfsaa mani TO HE ,rg,... -. -. NJ
tation OF armament than the mere
invitation to assemble here and dis
cuss it. That the tariff bill is to be
the club which Will be swung over
the heads OF European delegates to
the conference on arms is the OK
pressed view OF many persons here.
II May Raise the Ante.
the proposition, AZ stated by pcr-
IONS who hold 20 THE belief, IL that
the house tariff bin will be kept In
finance committee of the sen
ate, which will proceed TO tear it-to
pieces and make a very different
kind OF o bill out Of It, as soon as the
bill Is reported to the senate
consideration, and that the meas
lre Will not be passed in either
shape until II IL found out what
Europe proposes TO do regarding
This view Is ridlculed by others.
VIC assert that the proposed duties
would amount to so comparatively
title, In these DAYS when business IL
In billions, aA to be OF
minor consequence to n or all
european nations, 1t IS pointed out
hat the total imports to the United
II taxed an even hundred per
.ent. would not he 40 burdcnsome 10
fTHFnnn 40 80 nprVr. $50 -A..WNH..
Ions, for impoTta,ions have dwin-
He'd to n comparatively small fig
ire. They hold that European ma
Ions arc not very greatly Interested
n the tariff OF the United States;
'ut that 1t Is the wages paid to our
Sorkmen, the conditions Of labor
nd the freight rates which interest
hem far more than the tariff duties.
That the conference on the liUita-
Of armament - TO become moro
f a commercial and Industrial gath
ring and result IN some sort OF an
Industrial and commercial UNDER
landing rather than one with re-
ard to ornaments TO the viewpoint
Z many perSons here. And they are .
lrScly the persons who assert the
.clief that the tariff bill is to be
.eld over the heads Of the "disarma- J
1cnt conference" az a club TO see !
hat American rights are protected :
whatever may be the outcome Of !
he deliberations. {
ldCalists, tho Comeback. {
These persons are regarded as 4
1erccnary in their Views, placing {
he dollars Of trade above the pro- !
OF the world against wars.
hey are called "pessimistic" by a
ther class, who consider that a 7
reat world service ~ TO be rendered
y the coming conference through /
he removal OF the burden OF war
"Idealists,' Is the term applied to
MS class by those who think the L
riff OF the United States and the
'ade agreements of the nations rep d.
In the conference are Of J.
lpreme Importance and that their ,
lnsideratipn will take precedence v
that OF world peace 4
In the meantime preparations for ,
armament conference are pro- J
.ed+ns; plans arc being formulated ]
,r presenting to this conference a
for minimizing armament; -
nd the tariff bin Is being held back. .
neither there Is any connection be- n
ycen its delay and the pushing Of d
le other plans Ia a question on n
hich Washington does not agree.
"
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