New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
20 Democrats
Bolt kitchi1l in
Tariff Caucus
Leader Musters II Votes in
Futile Fight to Whip Party
Members Into Line for
Solid Opposition TO Bills
Dozen to Aid Republicans
Emergency Measure Report
ed With Anti-D Dumping
and Valuation Provisos
From rse rrssure's Washington Bureau

From Tsc Trtbare's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 1S.---virtually
.hs whole Of to-day was devoted on the
House side of the Capitol to prepara-
tons for the fight on the emergency
tariff and anti-dumping combined bills
when they are called up tomorrow
Proponents OF the measures are SO con-
sdent Of early passage by the House
that they predicted q successful vote
not later than Friday.
The House adjourned this afternoon
after being in session less than half
sn hour, the Democratic side remaining
behind locked doors in caucus for four
hours while Minority Leader Kitchin
and others attempted to bind their fol-
lowers to vote solidly against the bills.
In this way they were successful, for
fully dozen Democratic members from
the South and West declared they are
pledged to their constituencies to vote
for the measures. The vote on the
proposition was II in favor to 29
against.
The emergency tariff bill, sponsored
By Representative George NJ Young OF
North Dakota was reported to the
House to-day. 1t differs from the Ford
aey bill. passed at the last session and
yetoed by President Wilson, in only
TWO important sections.
The first difference is the addition Of
the anti-dumping provision, designed to
prevent unfair competition-the selling
al articles in the United States by
foreigners at prices lower than thev
esk IN rheir home countries
The other difference is more impor-
tsnr. 1t is the provision regarding the
determining OF the value of foreign
money as basis for collecting duties.
1t will make decided increases in the
duties from Italy, Germany, Austria
and some of the Balkan states, it is
declared.
In his report on the anti-dumping
bill Representative Young said there is
foreign precedent for the measure
and it is similar in some particulars to
portions of the Underwood bill, with
the addition of necessary enforcement
provisions.
The principle underlying the pro-
posed additional duty to be added in
prevention of dumping, particularly
where the tariff valuations are upon
foreign market Values" he said, SIS to
add such an amount of duty as will
equalize sales at less than the foreign
home market value or foreign export
value or cost OF production, with profit
added-whichever may be the highest
thereby making it Improbable to
dump goods upon the markets Of the
United States at lower prices"
Pointing out that other countries had
taken this step in the presence of con-
ditions similar to those now prevailing
N this country, he declared that the
provisions of the bill would protect
American industry and labor against
J now common species Of commercial
#aTfare-dumping goods on our mar
Aets at less than cost or home value"
The. anti-dumpirg pa rt of, the bill !
contains the additional safeguard for |
the bonding of goods, which, it is said.
will prevent the law from proving in
effective.
1T is at least possible by the BILL"
the report continues, "to partly check
the practice now in vogue in the under
payment of customs duties. By limit
ing currency depreciation to thirds
we will be able at least to collect some
portions of, duties which Congress in
tended to impose on imported merchan
disc"
minority report of fifteen pages,
bristling with opposition to the whole
Of the tariff and anti-dumping bill, was
proposed by Minority Leader Kitchen.
'The bill is not in the interests of
the farmers of the country, but really
in the interests of and for the pur-
pose of swelling the already swollen
fortunes of the trusts and specula
tors" said Mr.. Kitchin. at gives the
packers trust, the sugar trust and the
woolen trust the right and privilege
to take from the American people the
enormous sum of over s775,ooo, 900, in
creasing TO that extent the present
high cost of living"
"As a farmers emergency or relief
measure this bill is transparent
fraud and humbug," he said.
In the introduction of the report 1t
IS stated:
approval of this bill by the Demo-
Gratis in Congress would be q complete
surrender of principles and abandon
ment of policies and confession that
for over half century the Democratic
party has been wrong and the Republi-
can party right on the tariff.
Further, it would be an admission
that there is no need for the continued
organization of the Democratic party"