Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-22
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Washington Correspondent
Washington. July a2.--Repressnta-
tive Layton. during the several days
hides. skins. oils and cotton have been
considered for import duty in Tie Tar
IN bill. has made . hard fight for re-
lief of the glazed kid industry, and
Yesterday afternoon was rewarded. 5y
the action of the House of Representa-
tives in rejecting the committee amend
Hlent placing Is per cent adsalorem
tax on goat skins.
Representative Crcwthe.- OF New
York, whS is interested in the glove
r.,anufaeture. am. l joined together I"
said Representative Layton, and made
an urgent appeal to tho ways and
means COMMITTEES. the result OF which
was an agreement TO so change the
clause relating 10 goat skins as fr
place them on the free list This
agr-raeit was lived up to. and our
great glazed kid Industry was saved
from ruinous and unjust burden
representative Layton encountered
a place in The consideration OF the
Tariff bill where the shoe pinches him
beyond endurance and he Justify called
for relief, but at first without avail.
He believed that an import duty on
hides and skins, without compen-
satory duty On the finished product
would work a hardship on the manu-
facturers Of Leather goods and he en-
deavored TO have effective action TAX
en- to meet the situation.
In the desperation Of the moment
Representative Layton struck a blow
at the partisan manner in which the
bill was being considered, and Incl
dentally recognized the fact that the
wild raid fc- protection. for protection's 5
sake, was coming home to roost.
1T has possibly been wise and nee
essay," Representative Layton said,
to make a tariff bin IL the manner
in which this bill has been u.ade. But
think there is hardly a member on
tie soor of tbs House who does not
recognize the fact that he can not
under the procedure employed here
represent his constituents Intelligent
~.
Il have ar industry in my State
called the glazed kic industry. My
State has tbs honor of being the center
Of that industry. II employs between
5000 and 10000 people in the city Of
Wilmington. 1t has nearly $4,000. 900
invested in the business, and il turns
out IN tn. course Of the year $780,
900 .ooo OF products. / have not been
able. however. 70 have & chance. at
any time, 10 make q statement in re-
sI,ect to the glazed kid industry. /
hope the chairman will correct me If
/ make q mistake. ] do lot want TO
stand here and make a statement un-
less that statement is true. But / Was
de luged this morning and gas delused
yesterday BY these glazed kid manu-
faetureis, not only ia Delaware but
outside, asking that the tax OF 10 per
cent be taken u1 % the raw goat
skins, which / am Informed, comprise
80 per cent Of all the raw material en-
gagged III the manufacture of glazed
kid.H
This was the climax Of startling
situation in the consideration Of the
Tariff bill into which the Republicans
had plunged themselves by q partisan u
and exactipg rule.
REPRESENTATIVE Layton gropei. with
the rest of them through the darkness
of the occasion, crying aloud for that
saccor which would save birn and his
constituents, hut no way was then r.
yealed- 81 want tc say that there are
many thousands engaged In the glazed
kid industry throughout the country.
he said. 1T is a big industry. II fur
t,ishes shoes fer children and tor wom-
en- and for men. It is one that is nee
essary 70 our domestic happiness, and
/ do say that, unless it is certain that
by putting & tax OF Is per cent upon
soai skins that Texas is Immediately
going TO furnish enough goat skins TO
;t.aks up this 80 per cent ~ iniporta-
t:ous, the imposition Of q Is per cent
tax on this raw material is not good
Judgment
Though a duty OF is per cent ad-
yalorem 40 been placed on hides and
goat skins duty on the finished prod
act was denied, and shoes remain on
the free list