Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-14
Tariff Bill Likely
Not Be Accepted

" HhtNAAhHH'f A"fsHH - 90 NNAAH -
Tariff rcision which Is now being con.
sidcred by the House Ways and Means
Committee. cannot possibly h. finish.
I'd before this session 81 Congress viii
have to adjourn next March 4 This
h. the opinion II many members ~ the
committee and other members ~
House aud senate
An emergency tariff bill has already
been put through the House hut Il
seems likely viii be- killed IN the Sen.
ate. or 40 least not passed by that
body before adjournment - this res.
sion Senate leaders consider that tho
emergency tariff bill IA PASSED by the
House. was M hastily considered and
h "a fun ~ errors that II would be-
sheer folly for the Senate Ia enact Il
in iis present form.
for the FIRST time In the history -
tariff legislation the House WAYS aud
Means CDmmitte" has all possible
facts before u concerning the various
schedules that must H. considered. un.
biased hy personal or political con.
sidorai.ons This information Ia IN the
shup" ~ more than 1900 reports ~ the
4. :. Tariff Commission. The reports
Include an available information con
corning thousand or more commOii
ties
ln these reports alone IN. 4. s
Tariff Commission has more than Jus
titled it, creation. and the sums that
luV. D. asa uf.ftr.tsrt.f.H g.. 49,. t...l.
tDnancc. in tho opinion a. most mem.
h"rs ~ Congress II is the first time
any real, scientific. non.pariisan and
fnll Information concerning cost aud
production 81 most ~ the commodities
produced In this country have i.cn
gathered together aud are now avail
ahlc Tor Congress.
Under such circumstances the reyis.
ION ~ "a" tariff now under way ought
20 satisfy everybody. With such IN.
formation en- hand the American manu-.
tactur,r and business man viii bc
amply protected in the new tariff. and
u the same time Their, will H. no
'Hky high schedules which caused the
growth 81 swollen fortunes" In tariff.
'llls ~ toe past which did more than
tnyih.ng Use O. cius. dissatisfaction
viii ihc republican party among thu
people. Leaders ~ the dominant
uartY are determined IN IN, new tariff
h!il 20 avoid too high schedules which
caurv hirh prices a. the consumer. far
nut ~ legitimate foreign competition,
AMI do no, allow labor 10 get it's fair
share ~ production profits. u is SAFE
To- nay the new tariff bill will fully pro.
tcci American manufacturers. farmers
and labor. but they will not b. protect.
ed TO the point where the pcople have
20 pay IN increased costs ~ commodi.
ties too large a profit TO the producer.
\ sample report @: tie Tariff Com
mission Is one 20 the most Interesting
public documents seen IN long time
In any committee room at the Cant.
,ol. Take the report on glassware. a,
An example. This report which T.
similar 10 the others In all other
schcdulcs. describes wha, glassware is
and what u Is used for II describes
The production IN the United States
The material used. whether these Ia
torials are produced In the I'nited
states or imported. the manufacturing
equipment necessary Tor successful
production. the output ~ an ayerag,
factory. lahor employed and how much
paid. and many other interesting details
about the glassware indus,ry-in short
complete survey of the whole glass
ware business IN this country. I'm.
ports 20 foreign produced glasswar,
are next considered in the report. ami
al IN" facts concerning glassware
made In o,hc- countries. Comparlson
with the foreign glassware business IN
strerscd In the report. when the
members 81 the Ways and Means
Committee read and digest this repurt
here Is hardly anything they do not
hen know about glassware. With this
Information they are fully prepared to
IL the tariff IN glassware. a tariff
hat viii amply protect the American
industry and all connected with II. and
u the Same time they are prepared
mot 60 band out any tariff protection
10 American makers ~ glassware that
would enable them "a freeze out all
foreign compctiiion. and then proceed
To rob the American public with high
prices aud with monopoly ot thu
glassware business.
As a result 81 the information sup.
piled by the Tariff Confession 10 the
WAYS and Means Committee. and
which viii be- supplied In the sime
form and Vulum. 20 the senate the