The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-14
MINORITY SCORE
new TARIFF BILL
Characterized as Even Worse
Than Its Predecessor, the
Fordney Bill.
FAVORS THE TRUSTS
Would Increase the Cost of Liv-
ing S2,000,000,000 a Year
Is Estimate.
tey The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. April 13.-House
democrats bound themselves through
caucus action today to stand against
the emergency tariff and anti-dump-
ing bill, and Representative Kitchin,
minority leader made public stimuli
taneously statement of views of mi
nority members OF the ways and means
committee bitterly assailing the republi-
can temporary tariff program.
Sharp differences arose in the caucus
on the question Of instructing democratic
members 70 vote unreservedly against
the emergency measure, but IT finally
was carried by vote of II to 20 After
the caucus, Mr.. Kltchin predicted that
less than a dozen democratic votes will
be cast for the Young bill"
In the minority xeport the republicans
are accused OF tossing into the lap Of
three great trusts" the packers, the
sugar trust and the woolen trust S775,-
900. 900 year, "and Of seeking TO disbar
any future trade with the central powers
and smaller states In Europe through a
subtle and dangerous joker" in direct
Ing tho secretary of the treasury to fix
the value OF foreign money as basis
for levying duties on imports.
The present bill Is characterized by the
report as even worse than it's predecessor
the Fordney measure, and 1t asserts that
" any 4uNdHtdke VIII AuuiS any WhSAS
from the new proposal, II viii be to the
trusts. spectators and profteers." IT
also calls attention TO provisions of the
republican national patform and inquiries
whether amy honest republican can sin
rerely vote for this bill in the belief thar
Il viii reduce the cost Of living
I'VE note that the bill has been chang
ed since the last session of congress-"
the report adds, from the Fordney
IsFV a.
gency tariff bill. Whether the ways and
means committee thought the name of
It's chairman, Mr.. Fordney, attached TO
the bin would discredt, or believed that
by attaching the name of Young from
the agricultural state OF North Dakota
Il would easily fool the farmers. we can
not undertake to say. But there must
be some political significance in it."
Figures are presented purporting to
10 show that the actual increase in liv-
ing costs resulting from enactment of
such a .aw would be about 81, ,0O0, 900, 900
year. The statement says that the
bin would hand "gratuity OF s125. .O00.-
600 annually TO the sugar trust $780,
300, 900 annually TO the meat and beef
trust. the packers, and more than $780,
900, 600 year 10 the income OF the wool
en- trust /"
Discussing the provisions of the bin for
fixing the value OF foreign money, the
report says:
The German mark is quoted as being
worth 1852 cents. If this provision of
the bin becomes a law the secretary of
the treasury would be compelled to cal
rulate the German mark as worth cents.
for the bill states that the depreciation
In no case can be estimated at more
than SO 2-S per cent Duties on goods
from Germany thereby would be increas-
ed $50 per cent; from Italy 200 per cent;
from Austria $500 per cent: from Czecho-
slovalda "A per cent; from Finland 81
per cent; from Hungary 1,7OO per cent;
From Jugo- -Slavia 95 per cent; from To-
land 6.lO0 per cent: from Russia, 420
per cent; from Serbia 270 per cent and
from Russia 1900 per cent.
In conclusion, the report charges re-
publican leaders with having betrayed
The consumers OF the east and at the
same time breaking faith with the farm
FRS OF the west.