The New York herald., 1922-04-16
FIGHT ON AMERICAN
VALUATION GROWING
Farm Bloc Now Openly Hostile
and Urges Foreign Basis in
Tariff Assessment.
TWO GROUPS IN ACCORD
Measure to Come Up for Con-
sideration Thursday-Admin-
istration for Speedy Action.
s,,c,al Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. O.. April Is.

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. e.. April I5 I
Open opposition on the part of the
farm representatives OF the Senate to
the American valuation plan included
in the Fordney tariff bill as passed In
the House became evident to-day. Mem
hers of the so-called tariff bloc are OPP
posed also to the American valuation
plan. and are breaking away from the
leadership of Senator Gooding Qdaho).
chairman of the bloc, who favors the
House plan.
The farm bloc as group is taking
no official part In the tariff fight. ow-
ing to the fact it is a bipartisan Or
sanitation. and the tariff will divide
Senate and House along party lines.
It's Republican members, however. will
oppose any effort to adopt the House
American valuation plan.
This attitude was voiced to-day by
Senator Arthur Capper (kan), head Of
the farm bloc in the Senate and repre-
sentative spokesman of farm sentiment
on the tariff.
While the tariff bloc. headed by SEN
etor Gooding, includes many Republican
members of the Senate farm bloc. it is
a distinctly different group and its
members are almost unanimously in
xavor OF foreign valuation plan.
Favor Foreign Valuation.
The farm organizations have not gone
on record on their attitude. but the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
through its officials. have made it clear
they favor foreign valuation.
A canvass OF the House shows the
Representatives of agricultural sections
favorable to the foreign valuation plan
and Inclined to favor the Senate Finance
Committee bill with it's modified form
ot foreign valuation rather than the
American valuation scheme included in
the Fordney bill already passed by the
House.
As explained by Senator Capper.
farmers favor a protective tariff. but are
inclined to believe the time has passed
when an exclusive tariff wall should be
built around the country.
Those favorable to an extremely high
tariff favor the American valuation plan
while those who believe the time has
come for a more moderate tariff regard
the American valuation pla as camou-
flage for y high tariff and prefer the
other kind.
Not Hitter Fight. He Says.
While standing out for the American
valuation plan. Senator Gooding indi-
Gates q leaning toward the new valua-
tion plan included In the majority report
Of the. Senate Finance Committee
II believe some sort OF American val
uation plan will be adopted" Senator
Csooding said. but am confident the
fight over this issue will not be bitter"
so far as the farm bloc is concerned"
said Senator Capper, 1T is not function
ing on the tariff Farmers generally
are satisfied with the Senate bill. /
hardly believe there will be any possi-
biiity of securing agricultural support
for the American valuation plan OF the
House"
Consideration Of the tariff will be
taken up April 90 and 1t will be decided
then whether it will be considered the
regular order or will be sidetracked for
bonus and other legislation. IL remains
evident the influence of the Administra-.
ton will be cast in the direction Of
earnest consideration Of the tariff at
once.