Arizona republican., 1921-07-07
.TAR|FF BILL TObE
 GIVEN RIGHT IF WHY IN HOUSE, STARTING TODAY
Measure Is Informally Laid Before Lower House Yesterday, Accompanied by Pro and Con Reports
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 WASHINGTON. July 6.-The ad- ministration tariff bill was laid for mally before the house of representa- tiyes today and the way cleared for it's consideration starting tomorrow. Accompanying 1t were two reports by Republicans, one in praise and the other in denunciation. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee. in a report which he said he understood all Republicans of the committee. except Representative Frear of Wisconsin, would sign, de- scribed the measure as magma charta for the perpetuation of Amer tcan standards of living.
 Representative Frear, in his mi- nority report, previously made public, said the measure twas subject to criticism for many unnecessary high dutfen that will increase the burdens of the consumers" He also charac- terfxed some provisions of the bill, particularly the dye schedule, as "in- defensib1e' and as an abandonment of party pledges Democratic mem- nbers Of the committee were preparing their criticisms of the bill tonight with . view to presenting their mic
  measure Is taken up for reading or for detailed explanation by Chairman Fordney.
 Will Encourage Home lndustry
 Chairman Fordney's report said that in drafting the bill, the Repub- lican members of the ways and means committee were governed by desire to encourage American industry at ~~.zs xuffEos,f eoda1fv5<r my unnecessary burdens on the consum- CT. The agricultural products sched- uIe was described as an "all-American tariff on a normal basis" and with reference to the wool schedule, it was -declared that the ''compensa tory duty on manufactures of wool has been kept down to the lowest point.
 Explaining the dye schedule, the re- port said the committee was of the opinion that mo tariff duties, no matter how high, could meet the conditions that would arise when Ger many again was in a position to force her dyes and dyestuffs on the American market. 1t was declared that the great German dye syndl- cate" would attack all competitors, with reckless disregard of business decency."
 The report said that the provision in the lumber schedule authorizing the president to proclaim -e1alsatory tariff on finished lumber against any country taxing American products would have beneficial effet on the export of finished lumber"
 With regard to the sugar schedule the report said the duty proposed would yield one hundred and twenty million dollars year without in- creasing the cost of sugar to Ameri- can consumers. adding that since tie emergency tariff with its sugar duty went into effect, the price of sugar had continued to decline despite pre- dietions of opponents of sdcll tariff that the price would increase.
 Attacks Ad NaIorem Rates
 In his minority report Represent atiye Frear said: 'It must be remem bered that Al ,erican valuation a, valorem tariff rates contained in thi bill are much higher in actual effec than were the same rates as fixed il former sariff bills, due to lower for eign valuations compared with val ues here"
 The chemical dye schedule" sai' Mr. Frear, is fundamentally objec ble and is a high handed propo sal to grant practically exclusive dy rlEDIS 10 a recognized mOnOpOiy.
 Among items subject to attack b critics continued MT. Frear, rar duties placed on cement, which. it contended, will benefit the cemc n trust now undef indictment. rathe than consumers; on lime that ha never slacked in price with the Cn .ierwood rates; on glass duties whe glass is reported to have been in creased to the consumers 300 pc cent in price by a glass combine: o asphaitum duties and other items the same category, all of which al alleged to be under the control ar 'exactiep of n-mopolies and trust and are well able to walk alone unds lower rates than are contained in tn bill.
 He criticised also the duties ( steel. hemp yarn, jute for bags for Il farmers grain. tungesen, manganes potash for fertilizer and other prot ucts.
 N4 Under the lumber schedule. he sai Ak"a burden or new small America homes will be imposed if Canada pu in force lumber tariff rates again