Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-04
ED|CT BY PENROSE
SOUNDS THE KNELL
OF FARM TARIFF
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau
629 Riggs Building.
nv TaEoDORE TILLE2

RY THEODORE TILLEE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. - IL
tbe farmers throughout Georgia and
the south are expecting any reiiel
through enactment of the emergency
apricultural tariff bill, which ALREADY
has nassed the house. they may as
we'll defer their hopes.
Not only are leading Democrats Oh
the senate, including Senators elili-
mons and Harrison, dubious aoout
the effect of the protective "a ~
hill hut now comes senator, Do ,se
Panrose. Republican boss, Wno
saws he wants no popgun 'aFlh 1ee
lation. 10. i,st estab-
,.uSad Snre what is virtually an an
n rasne u the capitol building; Thougn
n .;S, 70 sick man, the Republican
Sa eeil a dominant factor in the sen n
ate in financial affairs, proposI roono
hold forth tn from of the fashionable no
SUE ~ suburban washington. here
t YES - n p leaders will go 1or con,
f fne when Penrose is unaoie ~
noma TO the capitol, ana mere drra-
rose received the. newspaper ~ ~ to
spondents when ne ftar an absence
Washington FRIDAY ai'oi
Oh SIX Ronus Also Doomed ..sa
Senator Penr93ssfs ssn sitting aggar tn
frankly said he ta GGffo legislation at
f fNfs time.S In addition, I SenIbSiHi1l
11eis said the soldier bonus rpha
could not have right o. "said at
Soldier bonus question, ne s,eathing
the same time admlttlng oidier. was
Sno Intimately related to tne ~,
Olg condition of the tr ,at ny
naao, Gust he considered in thaI re
ihattIionship. The tariff ana reneh he
questions are srs also ca 1msetT take snap
s "a En ant on either one or botn' nh,e
3uoslnehoof senator Penrose, VINO
uacI I of the probability OF eXtenu-
spohhe earinss on the tariff and reVef
nI,a matters, sounded the a ae .,,ao C. g.
the Fordney emergency erst Assure were
u ure- aireadv dead because Of the
m ~ program for a flllnustetf;
Senator Penrose, as chairman VI
the finance committee, !enuHa of
erful support to the me ranking as DEM
Senator Senate on S, the committee. though
tSair raasons for opposition are not
Meanwhile, Charles s. Barre nG
president of the Farmers, union ho ard
other officials of the na aro r. meet
H Ha a" next week and attempt 10
nbni1d = fire under congress anu
force some legislation in the 1arm-
ef An official of the national r board sc
said the et farmers rp easvt Tanseo else that
t help them, and that Dem mo
nrots Who are standing back on OLD
fashioned tariff beliefs are NO.
aware Of the farmers frame u
mind at present.
Europe Must Sell
senator penrose said he had not
abandoned his protective sar lie
p 5aifHPs that put conditions dlffsr
ent TODAY than they We're before the
world war and that Europe owes
the United States something IKE
sixteen billions Of dollars. europe
unless she can sell her goods. Sen "a
tionai opposition of the Democratic
party to a high tariff. likewise
agrees that the present time IS m
opportune for hurTied tariff 1ndts ie With
distrust upon the agricultural tariff
passed by the house. and douots
that it will materially aid the
farmer. &,
Senator Penr0Se talked III Ill III
formal way with more than a score
Of newspaper correspondents whom
he met in his apartments. OUTSIDE
If the Significance of direct state
ment from the Pennsylvania sena-
tor on the tariff and other legisla-
usually interesting because of its
setting and the conditions under
which it was given.
The Republican leader. called by
some '"The Boss" has moved into
a magnificent. fourteen-room suite IN
pRe Of the hsh Hs has hG1 nstaed
improvements making FOR home
comforts, and engaged a cook, but
Ter and a trained nurse or SO:
From this suite Senator Penrose
remainder of the short session,
though he said today he intended
to pay frequent visits to the CAPT
toll. It is possible, however. that
the first meeting of the finance
committee will be held in the PEN
rose suite instead Of in the capitol.
Penrose Ravaged by Illness.
In appearance. Senator Penrose
shows Enthusiastically the ravages of
his long illness. His once full and
ford face is now quite thin and rath-
er pale. The loss of flesh shows ev-
erywhere except about the stomach,
which seems almost out Of proportion
now to the rest of his body. In his
legs the senator is appreciably weak
ened, but his voice is strong and nat
ural, with the nasal drawl so familiar
to capitol folks and his mind is I'M
questionably very alert
Most of the time today the senator
remained sitting. His form not fill
ing out the large chair as it once did.
Nevertheless when it came to clarity
and definiteness of expression, the
Pennsylvania leader seemed as Wig
orous as ever, and he appears to
have kept close track Of current
affairs-except the gossip" from
Marion, Ohio.
For instance, when it was suggest
ed that Herbert Hoover, whose Re-
publicanism was questioned by Pen
rose last summer. was still being
mentioned for the cabinet, Mr.. Pen
rose said:
ST don't know anything about that.
+ The appointment of a cabinet is a