The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-25
INCOMING REPB. CONGRESS-
PROPOSES HIGHEST KNOWN
TARIFF WALL ABOUT L. \:
PIG TIGHT, MULE HIGH.
BULL STRONG ~ FORECAST
IContlnued From Page Orel

'NoHuHued FROM Page Ore)
ana what may be true next week
They also contend that exchange rates
should not be considered at all be-
cause while the German mark for
instance, has little purchasing power
mere 1t Is accepted at its face value
IN Germany Therefore it goes Just
as far in paying German workman
or in buying the necessities of life
there as if it were not deprecated
here.
Democrats on the committee are
also pointing to the danger of re.
taliatory tariffs in other countries
Argentina and Canada are already
threatening to enact them. The result
will be that if the Republicans adj
here to their plan Of erecting an un-
precedentlY high tariff wall. it will
amount almost to an embargo that
viii have the direct result of reduc
ing American foreign trade. which
accounted for much of the unprece-
dented prosperity the country has en-
joyed during the last few years. This
would Immediately have n dire result
on the American merchant marine.
built up during the war al cost |
of many hundred millions of dollars. |
With the country's foreign trade cur |
tailed. hundreds of these ships would |
lie idle in American ports. and the
mighty effort made the last few |
years TO gain for America her share
of world trade would 60 for naught.
There has been considerable COM
ment in Washington Of late on the
failure Of President-elect Harding TO
include Senator Hiram Johnson. of
California, and Senator Borah. Of
Of best minds" at Mari
on His failure TO include them may
be significant OF the course he will .
pursue following his Inauguration. II
Is rather remarkable that after the
strong play the president-elect made
for the votes Of those Identified with
the progressive wing" Of the Re
publican party during tie recent cam
paign, he should fail to include the
most conspicuous leaders Of that wing
In the list OF those invited to the
front porch" to confer about his ad.
policies,
II is notable that Senators Johnson
and Borah have maintained an almost
silence since the election,
but they may be expected to break
This silence early in the extra session
Of congress, particularly II the new
president listens to the advice OF Re
publican friends OF the league OF
nations such as Taft. Hughes and
Root, and favors entering America
INTO the present league, or a substi-
.ute league. As irreconciliable enc.
mics Of America participation In any
such world association, Johnson and
Borah are pretty certain 10 break
with Harding. with whom a truce was
patched up for the purpose OF win
ming the election. before his admin
stration Is many weeks old.
~ Democratic members ~ the
house IS due large share OF what-
ever credit there may be for the de-
'cat of the Segel bin which would
have increased the membership n
he house by ~. or 10 total OF iSS
instead of 43i democrats
In the house presented an almost
solid front against the proposed in
crease. resulting IN defeat for the ,
proposed increase which 10 appeared
4 Few days before the Segel bill
was called up would be put through
lv the Republican majority by some
hing like a strict party vote. Co
operating with Democratic members
lt the census committee. whose chair
nan. SicgoI uf New York. a Repub-
lean introduced the bin for the In
crease. Barbour. OF California, a Re
publican. introduced AN amendment
holding the membership go It's present
number. and BE- finally carried by n
very large majority.
Il was argued Boy the minority mem-
1ers of the committee that not only
would the proposed enlargement not
Increase the efficiency Of the house.
but would tend to make o. more un.
Nieldly and cumbersome than 90 al-
ready ig and that 10 would add more
than million dollars annually 60
hu expense of government IN add-
.ional talares clerk hire, mileage.
stationery accounts. etc. and would
require an immediate outlay Of some
hing like a,ur or five million dollars
10 provide an office building FOR the
lew congressman. These arguments
proved SO effective as 90 finally
lring about up bills defeat by a
tremendous majority. when Z np-
,eared certain that the increase would
'e ordered