The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
PENROSE OPPOS-
Els FARM TARIFF
Believes in Doing Something
For Soldiers That Will Be
Satisfactory.

Washington, Dec. al Opposition
to the house Emergency Tariff bill
and to the passage at this session of
the soldiers bonus bill was indicated
today by Senator Penrose, of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the senate fin
ance committee, who returned to
Warrington yesterday after an alb
sence of nearly year occasioned by
serious illness.
Senator Penrose, in talk with
newspaper correspondents at his hotel
announced an early meeting of the
finance committee, probably Monday
to consider the emergency tariff
measure designed as an aid to farm
ers and other industry during the
present period of descending prices
Il don't look with any amount of
enthusiasm on any emergency tariff
legislation" said the senator, Il think
that he ariff and revenue are questions
that ought to be taken up as a whole
in careful, thoughtful, dignified way,
after full conference with the presi-
dentelect and whoever may be secre-
tary of the treasury"
Senator Penrose was asked whether
he agreed with statements that high
tariff would restrict trade with Eu-
rope. limiting Europe's capacity to
pay Indebtedness to America.
There is good deal in that" he
answered, I'VE can't expect foreign
nations to pay off their debts to
America if we don't give them an
opportunity to trade with us. War
conditions wake it very difficult to
fran a science bill"
Bonus and Revenue Linked.
Il believe in doing something for
the soldier that will meet conditions
and be satisfactory to them"
He added, however, in response to
a question as to whether the bonus
legislation would be pressed at this
session that bonus legislation was
very intimately involved with the
questions of raising revenue and the
tax bill"
Senator Penrose said there was
wide sentiment among business in
terests against any tariffs that would
curb American commerce.
Il am as strong tariff man as
ever" the senator continued, but |
am not prepared to vote for any par
ticular measure We can't expect
nearly as much revenue from tariff
as from direct taxation"
The finance committee chairman
said he had mo ideas" regarding the
makeup of President-elect Harding's
cabinet that he was not suggesting
any names and was taking no part in
cabinet considerations.
That is matter that | have al
ways regarded as personal to the
president" he added
Thinks Congress Will Dictate
The senator declared he had not
taken any particular interest in the
discussions at Marion regarding flu
ture international relations.
II don't think it matter much in
that respect, who is secretary OF
state" said the senator, "for / think
congress will blaze the way, particular
" the senate, and | don't think con-
gress will take any program from any
secretary of state, no matter who he
may be-"
The Pennsylvania senate declared
the country was facing some OF the
biggest problems ever encountered"
and that it would take the combined
wisdom to meet the situation.
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania,
who returned today from Marion,
called on Senator Penrose, who to-
morrow will receive members of the
Pennsylvania delegation in congress
and other friends.
Senator Penrose said he planned to
go TO the capitol frequently in con-
nection with the business of the fin
ance committee