New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-04
Tariff Wall in
Canada Border
Divides Senate
McCumber Proviso for Re-
ialiatory Duty on Brick
and Cement Brings Out
Opposition of Democrats
Underwood forFreeTrade
Saws Dominion Sentiment
Has Changed Since
Reciprocity Was Beaten

WASHINGTON, June IA battle
between Republicans and Democrats
over the I'D issue Of Canadian reel
proeity and restoration 10 the free list
Of two important building materials,
common brick and cement, featured
to.days Senate consideration Of the
tariff bill.
Brick and cement went m the free
list after recent Democratic attack on
duties originally proposed, with o pre-
viso offered By Chairman Mccumber
and admittedly aimed at Canadian
brick and cement. that imports into
this country should pay tariff equal
20 that levied against American brick
and cement by other countries. Sem
ator McCumber said the proviso was
designed 20 protect a few brick and
cement manufacturers along the Can
adam border.
Senator McCumber declared that ger.
cral Canadian reciprocity was "A dead
letter" and he had 90 Informed a rep
rcffrfaflNf OF iNf 'tNaNthN N''Nt'l
ment. Senator Underwood Democrat,
Of Alabama, on the other hand adyo-
Gated free trade with Canada By re.
moval Of ell barriers Of commerce,
and aid the Republicans. By refusing
70 put the Canadian general reei2rocity
law into effect. we're responsible Tor
high Canadian tariffs and resultant Joss
Of trade.
Says Canada Has Changed
Senator Underwood declared that
Canadian sentiment had changed since
A popular vote rejected the Tart reel
procity treaty, and now he said the
Canadians would BE- glad 10 enter into
Opposing the retslistory proyiso,
Senator Stanley. Democrat. Of Ken.
lucky. protested against what he said
was a policy Of retaliation against
Canada, outlined IN the bill he de-
clared that the attempt 20 build up
tariff wall along the Canadian border
was "a rrstutous slap IN the face OF
Canada" and was "the most indefensi-
ble. most unwise and the smallest piece
Of politics ever played by intelligent
legislators"
Fighting tho duty of 25 per cent ad
valorem on FIRE, chrome and bath brick
which was approved, the Kentucky Sen
ator charged that this was written INTO
the bill 10 "placate' Senator Gooding'
Of Idaho. chairman Of the Republican
Agricultural tariff bloc, IN whose
state. he said. were two small fire.
brick klns employing 100 men.
Un.American, Says GoOding
Senator Gooding in reply declared
that IL was "un-American" 20 oppose
tariff protection for American indus
tries needing that protection, and as
serted that the duty would not IN
crease prices on brick, except, per-
hans, in the Pacific Northwest.
Democrats, Joined by few Republ-
cans. opposed the McCumber proyiso
restoring brick and cement 10 the free
LET. Originally brick was taxed p per
cent ad valorem and cement cents a
hundred pounds. The Canadian rates
are 22i1 per cent on brick and IL cents
a hundred pounds on cement.
A motion BY Senator Underwood 20
strike out the McCumber proviso as 20
brick was defeated. ~ 10 p.
Senator Lenroot, Republican, Of
Wisconsin, said there were 2,061 COM
mittee amendments 70 the bill, that
the Senate had acted on only 200 OF
them in seven weeks. and that AZ this
rate IL would take ffty-seven weeks 20
dispose Of the committee amendments
alone. He added that with this samo
progress the bill would die on next
March 1.