The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-07

or not will depend entirely upon the
developments of the future, but a
bin with the intent noted in view is
toe kind of bill that probably will
be enacted.
The dye, metal, wool and lumber
schedules are the ones which have
caused the greater controversies and
which are responsible mainly for the
delay In getting the legislation under
way.
Lumber Producers Don't Agree.
Seemingly the lumber producing Sec
tiOns Of the country are divided on the
question Of the duty on the finished
products Of lumber. The ways and
means committee by a majority vote
decided to put duty of 20 per cent
ad valorum on finished lumber The
vote was taken In the committee and
this duty carried, Instantly there was
trouble.
The northwestern sections of the
country seem TO be opposed TO this
- per cent duty, while in some of the
other sections OF the country it is
claimed the duty Is favored by lumber
men At this writing 1t is not known
definitely just what the outcome Will
be, but attempts are being made TO
get the committee to reconsider its
action and to remove the duty. There
will be a fight In the house over this
schedule Of the bill, no matter what
the committee may report,
The wool schedule continues TO
create dissension. AS somebody has
put IL, wool is always a breeder of the
tick Of trouble" The particular anti
dOte for tick which the Agricultural
department recommends to all shep-
herds seemingly cannot be Of service
in the present case. SO far as con
gress Is concerned, wool always has
contained an itching irrtant.
The original draft Of the schedule
as prepared by the subcommittee this
year has been abandoned. Oppose
ton developed to 1t among some of
the majority members of the COM
mittee So 1t Is today that the com
mittce has been compelled to ask the
tariff commission for information On
which it can redraft. If 1t wants to,
the provisions of the wool schedule.
Dye Industry to Be Fostered.
The metal and dye industries are
deeply interested in the present tariff
It is said that the determi-
nation Of the majority in congress is
to see to it that a dye industry shall
he built up which will make the
United States Independent Of other
in dye products in the fu-
turp.
The war produced an argument in
favor of shutting ont dyes by means
Of a high tariff. The dye industry Of
Germany was responsible scientifically
for the Germans great advance in
some Of the material Of warfare, eX-
pIosives, gas and other things, The
argument is being advanced that here
after the United States must be able
10 produce its own from well-estab-
Iighed industries and not be compelled
TO wait on experiment and on the
building Of factories in case war
should come.
There is opposition, of course, to
tine dye proposition MS it is likely to
he set forth I'm the tariff bill, the argu-
mcut being that a monopoly will be
created.
War Grafters TO Be Hunted Down.
The attorney generals office has
announced that there will be an in
ycstigation of war profteering on the
government. that it intends to make
the inquiry thorough and to bring
down ON the guilty.
The attorney general in connection
with this matter has said: THE gov
eminent Is not going after the little
fellows. We can afford to throw the
minnows back and let them start over
again. It Is the big fellows that we
are after and expect to get"
No one, of course, can tell whether
the investigation will result in dlsclos-
ing proofs Of guilt and in the convlc-
ton Of the guilty. It Is said that
about only one government investiga-
ton in G-e ever produces real results,
but this in a general way may be put
down To the fact that the government,
the congressional part Of it,
has the investigating habit fixed and
is given to ordering inquiries into this
matter and the other matter without
much regard to the strength Of the
initial facts I'm the case.
others Who Are More Despicabe.
The graftcrs on the government dur
ng the war were nigh scale robbers,
but, as the expression goes, they were
not I'm In I'M mcanneSs with the prof
tcers who proycd directly on the peo-
pc. am particularly on men who We're
going to give up good paying places
io enter one or the other of the armed
services of the country
IIlNI' Hlt N'lIf .l''hNuHNN WI VA
soldiers who would hold a jubllution
ms hearty ms the one which followed
the armisice IL some of the cheap
who grated on them would
be made the object of government in
vcstgation ana Of subsequent punish
mont
The young fellows who were com
missoued were obliged to buy their
uniforms They would go into store
ana buy blouse aud brooches, paying
therefor about twice their value. It is
true that II they had exercised proper
Judgment and had had plenty of time
IN their hands they might have looked
about a bit ana secured something