Evening star., 1921-10-11
WILL URGE TARIFF
AND TAXACT|0N TO
HELP UNEMPLOYED
Eight Points to Be Presented
at Full Session of Con-
ference.
RAIL RATE ADJUSTMENT
ALSO TO BE ADVOCATED
Delegates Likewise to Be Asked to
Support Limitation of Arms
With Tax Cuts.

Limitation of armament and conse-
tluent increase of tranquility among
nations. involving a further decrease
of the tax burdens on the people or
the United States and other nations:
readjustment of railway rates to
faTrer basis of the relative values or
commodities and immediate settle.
lnent or indefinite postponement OIL
tariff legislation are among the I'M
portant recommendations formulated
for presentation to the full session OF
the Presidents unemployment con-
ference this afternoon at the COM
merce Department
The recommendations are under
stood to be definite in character, ana
,oint cut Immediate needs of the ma
tion for bringing about permanent
hcttcrment of commerce and conSe-
quent relief of unemployment.
Eight points. all bearing on vital
issues are said to constitute the
results of the deliberations of the
Steering committee of the confer
cnco. They will be presented to the
second full meeting of the confer
encc this afternoon. These points are
understood to include the following
requests for action from the con-
ference:
\ reimbursement of railroad rates to
p more equitable basis of the relative
d
reduction on primary commodities.
AT tho same time the financial sta
bility of the railroads must be safe
guarded.
with its probable reduction of taxes
in order that business now held back
pending disposition OF tax Legislation
may proceed.
Settlement as quickly as posi- ble
or definite postponement of tariff
legislation so business may deter
mine its future conduct and policies.
Urge Rail Settlements.
Settlement of the governments
financial relations with the railroads.
keeping in mind the immediate ne
,..-Siry for increases. maintenance
and bettcrmentS. which are expected
to make effective increased railway
employment and to stimulate general
employment in order that the rail-
roads may he prepared for enlarged
business as it comes
Limitation of world armament and
,-crsaSe of tranquility which Is eX-
rccted to enSue and further de-
,-rease of the tax burden, not only In
ilc United States. but in other coun-
r"icS.
Measures looking toward minimiz-
fluctuations in exchange because
It the recovery from the great slump
IN manufactures exports. due to the
--antistl progress cannot be maze SO
long as eXtravagant daily huctua-
IONS continue in foreign exchange
30 merchant can determine the de-
livery cost of any international ship
rnant under the present situation.
\ concrete program OF actlon that
il bring about more regular EN-
,.rovnlent in seasonal" and lntermlt-
-s.nf Industries. notably in the coal
udustry in order that the dram on
.nital may be lessened and the an
nal income of the workers may be
increased.
Points Regarded as Vital
These points designated by the
steering committee as the ones 10
. considered by the conference as
- whole. when il meets TINS a1ter-
rpon are understood to be the main
Ioints which the conference regards
as vital Ii is pointed out and the
onferees probab Will be told TINS
afternoon that in all Industries and
occupations rapidity of recovery Will
depend greatly on the speed OF pro-
portionate readjustment of inequah-
tics in defation. both in value OF
goods and in money.
Committees of the conference,
which has now been in session 1or
ten days. have outlined the points on
which they agreed and the points
have been presented to the steering
= committee The report of the steer
ing committee will be read at the
full meeting this afternoon at the
Commerce Department, winch is
scheduled for 3 o'clock.
Plans About Ready.
Subcommittees today had practically
completed recommendations for
general policy for permanent relief
of the nations unemployment PROB
lem and the return of business and
commerce to normal.
Hearings on fastening Of reclama-
ton work as means of aiding IN the
unemployment situation were held
Yesterday by the committee on pub
lie works E. F. Blaine of Seattle.
Wash, representing the Western
States Reclamation Association. sald
:, reasonable appropriation by the
federal government to carry on rec
lama tion projects already approved
would give work for many thousand
men. He added that his experience
has shown that only about 90 per cent
of those out OF Work redh9 "dHteu
work.
Richard c. Jones. Junior Vice com
wander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. said eX-service men should be
GIVEN preference in reclamation en-
nIoyment. ottoman Hamerle, acting
director of the reclamation service,
-old the committee that Sl6.eO0,OOO
could be spent economically during the
winter ON irrigation projects which
would give employment to $1,000 men.
Organization of three additional com
nittees was announced as follows: For
eign trade. headed by J. H. Defrees of
Chicago: agriculture. with Raymond A.
Pearson of Ames. Iowa as chairman.
and publications.: ~ MISS ss.,r.nsr Mary van
The committee which VIII handle
questions concerning overseas COM
marce includes among its members
Julius II. Barnes of Duluth. Mimi; w.
H. Butler and John II. Fahey OF Boston,
Eenismin Strong of New York and
George McFadden OF Philadelphia.