Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-07-07
TARIFF BILL To
COME UP TODAY
IN HOUSE; HOT
BATTLE LIKELY
Republicans Submit Two
Reports With Measure,
One in Praise, the Other
in DenunCiation
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
PREPARE CRITICISMS
Representative Frear Is Ex-
peCted to Lead Attack
for the G, 0, P, Foes of
the Present Draft,
fRy The Assnclnted Press. ,

'oS"shStolit W July u i ne du-
ministration tariff bill was laid for
mally before the house of repre-
sentatives today and the way
cleared for its consideration, start
ing tomorrow.
Accompanying it were two re-
ports by republicans, one in praise
and the other in denunoiation
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee in a report
which he said he understood all re-
publicans of the committee, except
Representative Frear of Wisconsin,
would sign, described the measure
as magma charta for the perpet-
uation of American standards of
living"
Says Duties Are High.
Representative Frear, in his mi
nority report. previously made
public, said the measure was "sub-
jeet to criticism for many unnec-
essary high duties that will in
crease the burdens of the consum-
err" He also characterized some
provisions of the bill, particularly
the dye schedule, as "indefensible,"
and as an abandonment of party
pledges. Democratic members of
the committee were preparing
their criticisms Of the bill tonight
with a view to presenting their mi
nority report tomorrow when the
measure is taken up for reading or
for detailed explanation by Chair
man Fordney,
Chairman Fordney's report said
that in drafting the bill, the repuo-
lican members of the ways and
means committee were governed
by a desire to encourage American
industry without at the same time
saddling any unnecessary burdens
on the consumer. The agricultural
products schedule was described
as an "all American tariff on a
normal basis,'i and with reference
to the wool schedule, 1t was de-
clared that the compensatory duty
on manufactures OF wool has been
kept down to the lowest point con-
sistent with the principles of pro-
lection"
Explains Dye Schedule.
Explaining the dye schedule, the
report said the committee was of
the opinion that mo tariff duties.
no matter how high" could meet
the conditions when Germany
again in position to force her
dyes and dyestuffs. on American
markets. 1t was declared that the
greater German dye syndicat"
would attack all competitors with
reckless disregard of business de-
cency.'
The report said that the provi-
sion in the lumber schedule Su-
thorizing the president to proclaim
a retaliatory tariff on finished lum-
Der against any country taxing
American products, would "have a
beneficial effect on the export of
finished lumber"
With regard to the sugar sched-
ule the report said the duty pro-
posed would yield s120,O00,000 a
year without increasing the cost of
sugar to American consumers, add
ing that since the emergency tariff
with its sugar duty went into ef-
feet, the price of sugar had con-
tinued to decline despite predictions
of opponents of such tariff that
the price would increase.
American Valuation.
In his minority report Repre-
sentative Frear said "it must be
remembered that American valua-
ton ad valorem tariff rates con-
tanned in this bill are much higher
in actual effect than where the
same rates are fixed In former
tariff bills, due to lower foreign
valuation compared with values
here"
"The chemical dye schedule"
said Mr.. Frear. "is fundamentally
Objectionable and is high handed
proposal to grant practically ex-
clusively dye rights to recognized
monopoly"
Among items subject to attack
by critics." continued Mr.. Frear,
"are duties placed on cement
which, it is contended, will benefit
the cement trust now under indict-
ment, rather than consumers; on
lime that had never Stacked in
price with the Underwood rates; on
glass duties when glass is reported
to have been increased to the con-
sumers 800 per cent in price by
glass combine; on raw aluminium
duties that are alleged to aid the
aluminium trust; on asphaltum
duties and other items in the same
category, all of which are alleged
to be under the control and 'ex-
action of monopolies and trusts
and are we'll able to walk alone un-
der lower rates than are contained
in this bill"
Cfiticises Other Duties.
He criticised also duties on steel.
hemp, yarn, jute for bags for the
farmers grain. tungsten. manga
nese, potash fertilizer and other
products and also protested against
free hides which he said "are the
farmers finished product"