Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-01
ASK PROTECTION
OF PRODUCTS OF
SOUTH IN TARIFF
Delegates to Congress Re-
turn Home While Officers
Plan to Present Schedules
to House Committee

Members of the Southern Tariff
congress were leaving the city last
night for their homes in all parts
of the south. while the officers of
the organization were making plans
to present to the ways and means
committee of the national house at
an early date the .otective tariff
schedules on southern products
urgently. reques cd by the congress
in resolutions adopted at the closing
session Saturday.
A high protective tariff on all the
products of the south, whether ac-
tual or potential. IS in substance
what the congress asked. The reso-
lutions were divided into three main
groups covering agricultural prod
ucts of the south not included in
the resolutions was cotton-the
south's greatest product This was
not included for the reason that the
south enjoys practically a monopoly
in the production of cotton, and is
not in competition with cotton from
foreign countries, except a COM
paratively small amount Of long
staple cotton from Egypt and India.
This variety of cotton was included
in the resolutions.
1t was decided to establish head
quarters at Washington to continue
the work Of securing protective tar
iff on all southern products of the
south, and Vance Muse. of Dallas,
Texas, who has been in charge of the
Atlanta office. was named manager
Of the Washington office. A fund of
over $50, 900 was voted by the va
rious industries represented, the
money to be used in carrying on
the work. J. A. Arnold. who has
been manager of the entire associa-
ton was named chairman of the
board. and will have his headquar-
tiers in Washington.
Governor Calvin Coolidge, vice
preisdent-ele t of the United States,
left Atlanta last night for vacation
of two weeks in Ash lille. His visit
to Atlanta and his attendance upon
sessions of the congress was very
notable evidence of Republican IN
terest in southern affairs. Cover
nor John M. Parker, of Louisiana,
returned Friday night
The only great product of the
the tariff program set forth in the
resolutions passed unanimously is
the south's greatest product-cotton
This was not included, supposedly,
for the reason that the south enjoys
practically a monopoly on the pro-
duction Of all cotton except long
staple cotton, and this variety was
included in the resolutions.
The resolutions consisted Of three
main groups on which protection was
asked, the first being agricultural,
the second being Industrial, and the
third being mineral. Under the ag-
ricultural group were placed the lead
ing products of the south which
need protection. these being cattle,
sheep, goats, sugar. cotton seed, cit
rus fruits, tobacco, peanuts and long
staple cotton. Under the industrial
group were placed cotton manufac-
tured products, both cloth and yarn,
lumber and various others Of sec
ondary Importance. Under the min
eral group were placed a long list
of minerals produced in the south,
and in this connection the resolu-
tions urged the passage of min
era1 tariff schedule now being sought
in Washington by the mining inter-
eSts.
The resolutions urged the imme-
date passage by the senate of the
emergency tariff bill which the house
recently passed. They urged the
restoration of the old Payne-Aldrich
schedules on cotton goods and cotton
yarns. They urged southern sena-
tors to support not only the pending
emergency tariff bill, but the policy
of protective tariffs in general.
The resolutions heartily Endorsed
the policy Of America first" as enun-
ciated by President-elect Harding in
an interview given out in Atlanta
recently and expressed thanks to
Vice President-elect Coolidge for
coming to the congress.