The Washington herald., 1921-06-13
Entire Minnesota Delega-
tion Solid Against
Lumber Rate.
YOUNG BELIEVES
SCHEDULE HIGH
Ways and Means Commit
teeman Leads Insur-
gent Forces.

INSURGENCY NlNnlh Itpuoilctn
ranks is developing on the eve Of
reporting the permanent tariff bm
from the house committee on ways
and means.
Representative Young, Of North
Dakota a republican member Of the
ways and means committee who re-
Gently fought the Longworth reso-
luton authorizing the committee TO
make effective at once the duties OF
the permanent bill. TO prevent ex-
cessive imports while the legisls-
tion Is under consideration. let u
be known yesterday that he be-
lieyes many Of the proposed rates
are too high. He will fight the
present plan of leaders TO reintro-
duce a substitute for. the Longworth
resolution Immediately following
the reporting OF the bill. While he
fought the original resolution on
grounds OF Unconstitutionality he
will oppose any further effort to
make the rates effective. on the
ground that they are excessive
Want Lumber Free.
The entire Minnesota republican
delegation is prepared TO line Up
against the bill unless lumber is
left on the free list The proposed
IS per cent ad valorem duty on m
ished lumber. based not on any need
OF protection but on the fact that
Canada has a similar duty, already
has aroused a storm OF opposition
from members who fear an in
creased cost of lumber as a further
difficulty in the housing situation
The situation with respect TO the
various schedules follows:
Schedule A. applying TO chemicals
oils and paints-greatly increased
protection has been provided for
chemicals, in order TO enable nanu-
facturers 70 survive German com
petition There is strong opp1t-
ton TO any embargo. but a oqn-
promise may be reached by lir-fSg
Abe provision to two years instead
of five.
Protection Against Japan
Schedule b. applying to earthG.
earthenwsre and Glassware-addi-
tionai duties have been Imposed TO
competition. Higher duties are i'm
posed on all kinds Of glassware.
which before the war were manu-
factured only in Germany but now
are made in this country and also in
Japan.
Schedule c. applying to metals
the committee has reduced the duty
on high priced automobiles at the
request OF manufacturers. Auto
mobile manufacturers have sue
ceeded in preventing an increase in
the duty Of aluminium from 2 cents
per pound to cents per pound as
sought by the Aluminium Company
OF America, the new rate, IL Is un-
Aerstood. being fixed at S cents
Schedule d, applying TO wood
in spite of protests OF retailers
against any duty on lumber and the
admission Of manufacturers that the
industry does not need protection
except on the west coast, the COM
mittee has imposed a duty Of 2s
per cent ad valorem on finished
lumber corresponding with the Can
adian import duty.
Sugar Rate. Retsined-
Schedule E. applying to sugar ana
sugar which are provided by the
emergency tariff law which recently
became effective are understood 70
have been retained in the permanent
bill.
Schedule p, applying TO tobacco
the rates in the permanent bill are
expected to be much the same as in
the emergency measure.
Scedule C, applying TO agricui-
tural products-the greatly in
creased duties provided in the
emergency <tarii law have been
scaled down 10 the Payne-Aldrics
rates. Greater protection than In
the Underwood law is provided for
farm products all along the line.
Liquor Schedule Dropped
Schedule II. applying to spirits.
wines, and other beverages-with
the advent OF prohibition this
schedule is dropped.
Schedule /, applying 10 cotton
manufactures-ordin cotton has
been on the free list both in demo-
cratic and republican tariff laws
and will remain there. A duty on
long staple cotton has been imposed
by the emergency law and is en-
pected to be retained.
Schedule ], applying 10 hax.
hemp and jute-these raw mate
rails will remain on the free list
but increased protection will be
provided for manufacturers.
Reduce Schedule X.
Schedule X applying 10 wool
wool was on the free list under the
Underwood act but has become du-
table under the emergency tsrif
law. The plan is 70 reduce the rate
in the permanent bill 20 substau-
TALLY those of the Payne-Aldrich
law. Duties will be based on the
clean wool content Instead OF on
the basis OF wool iu the grease.
washed wool. and secured wool as
at present Duties on manufactured
wooden goods will be boosted 20
substantially the Payne-Aldrich
rate.
Schedule L. applying 20 silk-In
spite OF an effort on the part OF silk
manufacturers to obtain Increases In
duties on silk fabrics 20 point
greatly in excess OF the Payne
Aldrich rates the committee has
kept the rates down TO those of the
former law.
/ Schedule NJ, applying TO papers
and hooEs-Newsnrint and wrood