The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-25
anufacturers Pres It
Claims But Producing
Farmers Get Small Con-
sideratiOn from Com.
OF MICHIGAN
HE CHIEF ARCHITECT
HI DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN
ARGUE AGAINST REVISION or
PROTECTIVE LAWS AT TIME
OF ABNORMAL CONDITIONS

Washington, Jan. 2j.-The Sixty
Henth Congress. which President
hrding will convene in extra session
|obably April 4, and in which the
Fpubllcans will be in control by
fge majorities in both branches,
|ll erect tariff wall around the
|untry that will be higher than any
the country has ever known, if
bat is now taking place in the house
fys and means committee, where all
|riff and revenue legislation must
fgnate, Is any indication.
|For more than two weeks the ways
Id means committee has been con-
(cting hearings for the purpose of
lsembling data which will be print
and used by the sama committee
the next house in writing Il bill
|r the general revision of the tariff
|ws of the country.
|Of the representatives of the varl
is interests who have appeared be-
Ire the committee, the very large
|ajority have asked for increases in
riff duties that are anywhere from
to 1000 per cent highep than those
the Underwood law, now in effect
hd are far higher even than those
Pntained in the Dingley bill, the
tevjous high mark in the country's
M legislation. The Dingley bill
|ties were even higher than those
)ntained in the Payne-Aldrich bill,
hose enactment was the direct cause
the overwhelming defeat which the
party met in the congress
|os1v election of 1910 and later
Fought about the election of "A Demo
Fat to the presidency in 1912.
II has been u matter of comment
Washington that Of the large num-
er OF men who have appeared before
he ways and means committee 20
biggest new rates of duty, nearly all
them have spoken for the manu-
hcturing interests. Two or three rep
Of the wofkingmen, men
epresenting labor unions whose mem
hrs are employed in the different in
nstries, have been allowed time, but
bokcsmen for the producing class
be farmers, have as yet had V,
Hight representation. II Is appar-
ht that the new tariff law is going
B be n manufacturers law based
b the idea Of protection.
The chief architect of the tariff
Fall the Republicans are planning
b erect will be Representative Ford
|ey. of Michigan, chairman of the
Iays and means committee. an apostle
h high tariff. From the sympathetic
|nr which he and most of his associ
ties of the committee majority hav,
|iven to those pleading for enormous
|uty increases, most OF the request
|in he granted. regardless Of the cf'
act the increases may have on tbs
ost Of living.
Reasons the Republican members o.
ibis committee are assigning for th'
proposed large Increases In tariff rates
re- to equallze the labor costs be-
ween this country and Europe, e
lake into account the disparity be
wcon American and foreign money
nd to equallze the difference bctweei
he high railroad and cheap oceai
atcs. In brief. they propose To pu
| duty on imports that will maxi
hem as expensive as articles manu-
actured in competition In this coun
ry under a very much higher labo
ost, and at the same time, To max
hem offset the difference bctweol
hn value Of the American dollar
uoted above par abroad. and tn
deprecated German mark, Englis
,ound and French frame, which ar
ar below par in this country, u
veil as make up the difference II
transportation costs by rail In thi
|ountry and by water for the import
from overseas.
Democratic members OF the way
|,nd means committee contend tina
while there are inequalities In IN
present tariff law. due to altered con
hilton caused by tho war, that shoul
BE- corrected, this is not the time 10
general tariff revision. This TO
| ne reason. they argue, that u tarii
ban not b. made to equalize wag
|osts in America and In Europe. be
kauso IL Ia not possible TO ascertai
ht this time what wage costs are !
rermany. for instance. and that
|h,se could be- learned, It would max
ho difference because they may nc
he the same tomorrow. as condition
In Europe have not become stab
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