Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
FORDNEY PLANS To
GIVE SOUTHE: rivers
HEARING on TARIFF
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
G23 Riggs Building.
RX THEODORE FILLER,

IN OAS1GGI A4AA1SEGs
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 90
Chairman Fordney today agreed to
call a special session of the ways
and means committee for Wednes-
day, April 20, to hear representa-
tives Of the Southern Tariff associa-
ton, who will present the views Of
business men of the South regarding
tariff and other legislation.
John H. Kirby, president of the as
ISOLATION, who recently conferred
with President Harding and other
administration leaders, said today he
had called a meeting of directing
heads of fifty-seven industries af-
fItated with the tariff organization.
This conference will precede the
hearing before the ways and means
committee.
"At this conference" said Mr.. Kir-
by today, we will correctly deter
mine the attitude of the South on
tariff legislation and arrange to pre-
sent our conclusions to congress. By
that time we will have definite COM
mitments from the producing, con-
Stunning, political, commercial and
distributing interests of the South
as to the tariff requirements Of our
Southern agricultural, live stock,
manufacturing and mining indus
tries"
Mr.. Kirby said a series Of meet
ings would be held throughout the
South prior to the Washington con-
ference to sound sentiment on the
tariff. Governor Lee M. Russell of
Mississippi, chairman of the Mis-
sissippi division of the tariff associa-
ton, has called statewide meeting
in Jackson early in April, and SIM
liar gatherings will be held in Texas.
Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and other states of the
South.
Vice President Coolidge, Senator's
Ransdell, Owen Sheppard, Reed and
Underwood, and the Mississippi dele
cation in congress, will be invited to
address the Mississippi conference
called by Governor Russell. The gov
errors of all Southern states will
also be invited, as will former Vice
President Marshall and former Gov
ernor Cox, Of Ohio.
Headquarters of the Southern Tar
iff association issued today the fol-
lowing statement from Governor
Russell:
The Soutl&rn tariff congress, to
be held in jackson in April will be
a non-partisan forum for the discus
sion of the tariff question by the alb
lest statesmen Of the nation. The
tariff is an economic issue and its
levies vitality affect the prosperity of
the country and we should approach
the problem from business stand
point.
80 far as the political phase of
the tariff is concerned, that question
has been settled at the polls for Il
period of four years and all good
citizens ought to accept the decision.
1t seems to be the part Of wisdom
for the South to seek an equitable
division of the burdens and benefits
OF the tariff measure now in process
rather than exhaust our energies de-
batting a principle, however merito-
rious that has been tied by the
American people in constitutional
manner so far as the presen, con-
gress is concerned. The Southern
tariff congress will be composed Of
delegates from the agricultural, COM
mercial and industrial organizations
Of the South and will afford an OPP
portunity for those who create the
wealth of the South to study their
problems and express their views
free from political bias and factional
prejudices. We need more business
and less politics in the application Of
our economic policies and the best
interests Of the public should pre-
dominate in all our deliberations"