New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08


the general intention. Whether the
tariff bill will meet these conditions
or not will depend entirely upon the
developments of the future, but q
bill with the intent noted in view is
the kind Of bill that probably will
be enacted.
The dye, metal, wool and lumber
schedules are the ones which have
caused the greater controversies and
which are responsible mainly for the
delay in getting the legislation under
way.
Lumber Producers Don't Agree.
Seemingly the lumber producing sec
ti0ns of the country are divided on the
question of the duty on the finished
products Of lumber. The ways and
means committee by a majority vote
decided TO put a duty of - per cent
ad valorum on finished lumber. The
Ote was taken in the committee and
this duty carried. Instantly there was
trouble.
The northwestern sections of the
'''''''t F'tiI ~ w oll'CFt' W '
% per cent duty, while in some of the
other sections of the country 1t Is
claimed the duty is favored by lumber
men. At this writing 1t is not known
definitely Just what the outcome Will
be, but attempts are being made to
get the committee TO reconsider It's
action and to remove the duty. There
will be n fight in the house over this
schedule of the bill, no matter what
the committee may report.
The wool schedule continues to
create dissension. AS somebody has
put 1t, wool is always a breeder of the
tick of trouble" The particular anti
dOte for tick which the Agricultural
department recommends to all shep-
herds seemingly cannot be Of service
in the present cnse. SO far as con
gress is concerned, wool always has
contained an itching irritant.
The original draft Of the schedule
as prepared by the subcommittee his
year has been abandoned. Oppose
ton developed to 1t among some of
the majority members of the com
mittee. So 1t is today that the com
mittee has been compelled to ask the
tariff commission for information on
which it can redraft. if 1t wants 10,
the provisions Of the wool schedule.
Dye Industry TO Be Fostered.
The metal and dye industries are
deeply interested in the present tariff
measure. IL is said that the determi-
nation of the majority in congress Is
to see to 1t that a dye industry shall
be built up which will make the
United States Independent of other
countries in dye products in the flu
ture.
The war produced an argument In
favor of shutting dyes by means
of a high tariff. The dye Industry OF
Germany was responsible scientifically
for the Germans great advance In
some of the material of warfare, ex-
plosives, gas and other things. The
argument is being advanced that here
after the United States must be able
to produce its own from well-estab-
llshed Industries and not be compelled
to walt on experiment and on the
building of factories In case wal
should come.
There is opposition, of course, to
the dye proposition as 1t is likely to
be set forth In the tariff bill, the argu-
ment being that a monopoly will be
created.
War Grafters to Be Hunted Down.
The attorney generals office has
announced that there will be an In
v~estigation Of war profiieering on the
government. that 1t intends to make
the inquiry thorough and TO bring
punishment down on the guilty.
The attorney general, In connection
with this matter, has said: "The gov
eminent is not going after the little
fellows. We can afford to throw the
mInnows back and let them start over
again. II Is the big fellows that we
are after and expect TO get"
No one, of course, can tell whether
the investigation will result in disclos-
ing proofs Of guilt and in the convic-
ton Of the guilty. II is said that
about only one government investiga.
ton in five ever produces real results,
but this in n general way may be put
down TO the fact that the government,
especially the congressional part OF 1t,
has the investigating habit fixed, and
is given to ordering inquiries into this
matter and the other matter without
much regard to the strength Of the
initial facts In the case.
Others Who Are More Despieable.
The grafters on the government dur
ing the war were high scale robbers,
but, MS the expression goes, they were
not In II In with the prof.
teers who preycd directly on the peo-
pie. an ! particularly on men who were
going to give up good paying places
10 enter one or the other Of the armed
services Of the country.
There are some thousands of ex-
soldiers who would hold n %jubilatlon
as hearty ms the one which followed
The armlstice If some If the cheap
who grated on them would
be made the object OF government IN
v~estigatlon and of subsequent punish
ment.
The young fellows who were com
we're obliged to buy their
uniforms. They would 60 into a store
and buy blouse and brooches, paying
therefor about twice their value. II is
rue that If they had exercised proper
Judgment and had had plenty Of time
IN their hands they might have looked
about a bit and secured something
from an honest merchant at a proper
price. but when men were commits