The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-03
TARIFF REBELS
BEATEN ON WOOL
Only Eight Republicans Vote With
LenrOot for Sixty Per Cent AID
VaIorem on CoarSer Grades.
SEVEN DEMOCRATS AGAINST 1T
Wisconsin Opponent of Pending High
Charges Says Cotton Schedule Hits
Every Farmer-Democratlc PresI-
dent In 1924 Is Predicted.

WashingtOn.-Repu insurgents
seeking limitation of the excessive
rates on wooden products by the tariff
bill were completely routed. Only
eight of the majority joined in the
movement when the test came, and
these were offset by an equal numb r
Of the minority who voted for the COIN
mittee duties.
The amendment offered by Lenroot,
Republican, of Wisconsin, making 90
per cent ad valorem, the maximum
rate on the coarser grades of wool,
was rejected, % to 43.
These eight Republicans voted for
the Lenroot amendment: Borah, Cum
Minis, Kellogg, Lenroot, Nelson, Wads-
worth, Rawson and Mccormick.
Seven Democrats voted against the
amendment. These were Jones, of New
Mexico; Kendrick, Sheppard, Ransdell,
Broussard, Ashurst and Walsh, of
Montana. The pair of Pittman in OPP
position to the amendment was an
nounced.
While eight of the ten Democrats
favor heavy protection on raw wool,
they believe in lower duties on wear
ing apparel. 1t is possible that some
of these may support amendments
lowering the rates Of manufactured
products, although they opposed any
change relating to the raw material.
The impression prevails that many of
this group will feel obliged to support
the higher rates all down the line after
accepting the duty on raw wool.
This leaves little hope that any sub.
stantial reductions will be made on the
manufactures of wool. Lenroot intends
to offer his 60 per cent maximum
amendment to all the various para
graphs covering clothing and other ne
cessities.
The Finance Committee eliminated
all the brackets covering various de-
grees of shrinkage in raw wool. Wads-
worth, Republican, of New York, of.
fered an amendment fixing the maxi
mum duty of % cents a pound instead
of 20 cents, as provided in the house
bill. This was rejected, to "a. The
six were Republican insurgents.
When the committee amendment
making the basic wool rate So cents a
clean pound came up Wadsworth sug-
gested another amendment. 1t made
the key duty 2S cents a pound. 1t
was rejected, 10 to 80. The committee
amendment was adopted, IS to 16.
The rejection of the Lenroot amend
ment was preceded by a warning from
the Wisconsin senator that the Repub-
licans are digging their own graves
and paving the way for a Democratic
congress and President in 1924. Refer
ring to Gooding's inslstence for 1.-The
sky limit on every rate proposed
LenroOt said.
THE senator from Idaho ought to
realize that his policy will destroy
protection and give the country a
Democratic congress and President In
1924. We then will have free wool as
anu lIS Will nave
no protection.
1.-The senator thinks only of the wool
grower and has no regard for what the
farmer must buy. The consumer is
lost sight of entirely by the senator
from Idaho. He voted for 119 per cen.
ad valorem duty on the cotton gloves
worn by every farmers wife and
daughter in the United States. He
makes them pay twice what they
should pay for the gloves.
IF the Republican party should pe
so unfortunate as to adopt the policy
of the senator from Idaho and he
should be reelected. he would be
mighty lonesome, because he would
have very few Republican colleagues
in the senate.
The Payne-Aldrich act defeated the
party and brought free
wool in three years after Its enact
ment"
Il do not want to see such rates
result in Democratic congress and
President in 1924"
SHIPS CRASH IN SEATTLE