Evening star., 1922-10-06
S0UTHERNERSLAUD''
/: new. TARIFF BILL
Association Members Tell
President Law Gives
Farmers Square Deal.
ACT BEST IN GENERATION
Democrats Predominate in 0rgani-
cations Indorsing Recent
= Legislation.
ACT BEST IN GENERATION

Headed by President John II. Kirby
of the Southern Tariff Association, rep
resentatives of fifty basic productive in
dustries Of the south called upon Presi-
dent Harding today to present him with
written Endorsement of the Fordney-
NcCumber bill
The message from the producers To
the President was terse bat to the
point. It said:
We endorse the Fordney-mcC cCumber
bill, as ii more nearly gives the farmers
or the nation a square deal than any
tariff legislation enacted during the
present generation and the first tariff
measure ever written based upon The
principle that the farmer is entitled u
the same treatment in tariff Legislation
as the manufacturer.
Association Giving support.
Among other organizations listed u,
the Endorsement were the .Nationa!
Grange. the American National Live
stock Association. the National Wool
, Growers Association, the American
Rice Growers Association, the Dairy
| mems League Cooperative Associa
| ton. the American Cane Growers As
| socation. the Ohio Dairy, Farm ami
State Grange Organizations. III"
American Fish Oil Association, tn
American Honey Producers Leagu'
the Rice Millers' Association, the Cot
oradoi Honey Producers Association.
the Big Lake. Texas, Wool and Mo
hair Association. the Texas anu
Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Asso-
ciation. the National Swine Growers
Association. the United Peanut As.
sociation. Sheep and Goat Raisers
Association of Texas. the American
Association of Creamery Butter Man
ufacturers. the Iowa Dairy Association.
the National Peanut Shelters Asso-
citation. the National Peanut Cleaners
and Shelters Association. the Texas
Peanut Growers Association, the
Arizona Prima Cotton Growers Asso-
citation, the New Mexico Wool Grow
ers' Association. the Arkansas Rice
Growers Association. the National
Mohair Growers Association and the
International Baby Chick Association.
The Tariff Association presented the
ind orseInent in the name of all listed
organizations.
Climax Of "Victory Congress"
The visit to the President was the
climax of one-day victory con-
gress" by the Southern Tariff Associa-
ton which has siXty-seven produc-
tive industries represented i'll its
membership, as well as 5000 southern
banks in afiiliation. called to take "A
general inventory on the tarif meas
ure and to conduct a clearing house
session on items affecting southern
products.
The meeting is being held at the
Raleigh Hotel today. 1t is expected
to be concluded this afternoon after
the passage of number of resolu-
tons defining the stand of the or
: ganizationS represented on preSi-
sions of the bill.
Two points il was declared at this
mornings session of the congress
stand out prominently. That is the
failure to include hides and long
staple. cotton on the protective sched-
ule. An effort TO have these items
taken care of is expected to be made
at the afternoon session. fr was
pointed out that between 100000 and
100000 bales of long staple cotton
are imported annually from India
and other European exporting coun
tries.
Majority Democrats.
Peculiarly, the majority of the
membership of the organization tends
to democratic leaningS. This fact was
pointed out to the President by Mir.
Kirby in short address at the re-
Ccption this afternoon, when he said:
Without any wish to raise any
controversial partisan question, it is
a matter of truth that this associa-
tion is composed largely of demo
Gratis, 1t had its origin in the distress
equal. discriminating character of our
tariff laws
Mr.. Kirby told the President that
his association was largely composed
of farmers and associations allied
with the agricultural industries. For
ten years, he said. they have been
struggling under IAN indefenSible dis
elimination in tariff levies which in
juriously affected economic progress
and greatly retarded agricultural de
velopment and thrift
Southern Senators Praised.
Mr.. kirby continued: You will
permit us also to publicly record our
approval of southern senators in their
votes upon certain schedules which
affected the products of the south
when the Senate was sitting as
committee of the whole for the con-
sideration of this bill and upon their
votes when that committee had re
turned the bill TO the open Senate.
without the support of these sena-
tors in placing southern products.
notably vegetable oils. cottonSeed.
peanuts meats. wool, poultry and
eggs, dairy products, rice, sugar and
tobacco upon the ,dutiable list the
bill IN its present form would not have
been possible
Concluding. Mr.. Kirby said: "The
recent tariff bill has been given con-
sideration not only by local southern
industries, but by national industries
interested in similar products and it
gives us pleasure to now hand you
the list Of the organizations with their
announcements upon the nature and
effects of this tariff measure"