Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-30
GREEN HAS NEW TARIFF BILL
Former Audubon Man Making Good
in Congress But Kept
Very Busy

Congressman w. r. Green a form
err resident of this city, representing
the Ninth Iowa District, and rank
ing republican member of the ways
and means committee which is
working on the new tariff bill, has
written friends letter in which he
sets forth the work the committee is
doing. His letter is of much in
terest to old time friends here, and
is as follows:
There has been some criticism of
the ways and means committee on
account of the time taken to prepare
the permanent tariff bill Few per-
sons understand the enormous
amount of labor involved in fixing
equitably the rates on several thou
sand items and properly wording the
law so that Il will work out as in
tended. The committee is endeavor-
ing to produce bill which will ade-
quately protect American industry
and at the same time not be subject
to criticisms that were made upon
the Payne bill, which lead to dis
approval by the people in the next
election.
Schedule X (the wool schedule)
to which so much objection was TAX
en- in the Payne bill will be present
ed in a new form giving due pro-
lection to the farmer and not undue
protection to the manufacturer. The
cotton schedule, which / prepared
and which has been adopted by the
committee, is also in new form.
The committee is working night and
day to complete the bill and expects
to have it ready before July 4, to
be taken up in the house immed-
lately thereafter.
Must Hasten Preparation
"In order to hasten the prepar-
alton of the bill 1t has become neces-
sary for the committee to practic-
ally cease attendance upon the sess-
ions of the house and it has been
given leave by the house to sit dur
ing its sessions. The members of
the committee, including myself,
only attend the sessions on the most
important roll calls involving some
close questions. In fact the chair
man, Mr.. Fordney, is hardly in the
house at all and the others very
seldom. I regard it myself as much
more important that / should attend
the sessions of the committee than
TO answer roll calls. Outside Of the
schedules which / prepared myself
the rates have been reduced upon
my motion on more than a hundred
items of manufactured goods where
they had been increased by the sub
committees over the Payne rates and
the manufacturers thereby given un.
due protection.
"On the whole bill when complet.
ed will be in its duties average be
low the Payne rates, but the rates
are much increased over those in the
Underwood bill and are generally
made specific instead of ad valoren
that is, are assessed at so much pei
pound or yard, ETC., instead of per
centage of the price.
Take American Valuation
"A new feature Of the bill, and {
very important one, is the plan t.
take the American valuation as ;
basis for the assessment of duties
This, of course, will mean a lowel
rate, but at the same time l feal
that in practice it will result in I
raise in the rates and that there will
be great difficulty in administering
the law The change is made OF
account of the advantage which it il
claimed foreign countries whose ex
change is deprecated would other
wise have in exporting goods to thii
country and also for the reason tina
the government loses a great deal o
revenue through naturalization
My own view is that the plan is un
workable but / am willing to see 1
tried.