The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-08
TARIFF STILL
VERY MUCH IN
CONGRESS " AY
Months Bickering Makes
No Progress and Senate
Still Faces Long, Hard
Grind.
(By ]. E. JONES.l

body knows, that the senate of the
United States has been discussing the
tariff for many months. The debate
has grown SO dry and tiresome that
many people do not know what it is
that the senate has7been talking about
for several weeks. Vaguely the aver
age newspaper reader knows that the
rates on wool, silk, and pulp have re-
Gently been in controversy and that
we have had senatorial enlightment
concerning valuations" either by the
American plan or la European. EN-
bargoes on dye stuff and other kinds
of stuff about dyes have been dis
cussed. The whole gamut of CONVEX
sation has been run, and the senate
has failed to convince itself that if it
is going to create tariff bill that will
be approved by itself or the house of
representatives, in time to get onto
Uncle Sans law book before the fall
elections.
The old rule that competition regu-
lates supply and demand isn't working
any more. And then the other axiom
that the tariff must equalize the differ
ence between the "pauper labor OF
Europe" and the high wages Of Am
erica" is one of the first schedules ir
tariff logic that needs to be revised
Combinations have replaced competi
ton and it is no longer possible to &C.
curately measure price and wage-con
ditions that affect relations in the com
'merce of the world. In consequence,
of all these changes the Republican
congress has tackled an almost i'm.
possible and endless job in trying t.
create new protective tariff.
AS The Case
Now Stands.
The Republicans of the senate ar
committed to pass the tariff and sol
diers' bonus bills before this session O
congress ends. The president of tn
United States has declared it too b.
his judgment that congress should no
adjourn until the merchant marine bill
has been passed. That is the part
program, and the fulfillment of it be
fore the fall elections will only b
possible in the event that congress
succeeds in shifting its gears from ir
termediate to high speed.
A Democratic senator has propose
an investigation of the senate by il
own committees for the purpose of Ut
earthing senator's financially Interest
ed in the, production, manufacture c
sale of any article or articles in an
of said tariff bills" The resolution il
MT taken seriously because the spo
light of pitiless publicity is shining G
every phase of tariff proposals. A
investigation would be only anoth'
time-killer. r.
A Good Deal Like A
Horse Race.
oSitiOH III uOloC iotS 10 az
considered unfair. The grandstar
patrons and the bettors are all int
ested in this feature of the race. TT
tariff makers of the senate have fl
months been "jeckeying for position
and in the grandstand and among tho
turnout the country particularly il
terested in the different PAGERS the'
has been keen rivalry. The senate
who isn't seeking the best kind of
bargain he can get in this information
tariff accounting is not giving sati
faction to his constituency. Most
the fundamental features that ha
governed tariff-makers in the past ha
been changed but. despite every CO
dition, the tariff still continues to
regarded by practical" politicians
"a local issue"
Ignoring The
Umpire.
The country has been facing &c
nomic upsets" for several years, II
rail and coal strikes have presents
disputes in the economic game tn
called for decision by the umpire. b
the rail and coal men have been t.
much like the old "bush-league-team
that fought for supremacy on the ba
ball lots and defed the umpire VIII
he gave adverse decisions. Preside
Harding has asserted that he will e
force his decisions, and the count
waits anxiousiy to find out just nc