The New York herald., 1922-08-07
MONDAY. AUGUST Z. 1922.
A Hopels.sly had Tariff.

A Hopeleasiy had Iarif.
Senator LExRoor 10 right to feel
deeply concerned az TO what may be-
fail his party, and what may befall
the country, X the misconceived, mis-
shapen and altogether monstrous
Tordney-McCumber tarin is sent to
the American voters In its present
form. He and other Republican Sen
ators Of clear vision and with an in
telligent sense OF popular opinion do
not exaggerate the political danger
In this taYif crisis. Already it
threatens Republican control Of Con-
gress. In the broadcasting Of its
consequences It might destroy the
Republican party.
But Senator LENRoor cheriEhes q
vain hope when he imagines that
while little less debate and tinker
Ing would leave the present tarih
measure damned, a little more might
work out its salvation. A limit OF
ten minutes to every paragraph need
Ing attention, as he said. would not
be enough to remedy grave faults.
This is true, but much more than
that is true.
Ten hours on . paragraph would
not be enough to correct many OF
them. Some 1t might not be possible
to redeem in ten days. So the ar
rangement which has been made to
satisfy Senator LENRoor's objection
and yet get the bill to an early vote
cannot possibly take much bad out
OF or put much good into such an
impossible tariff.
This is so not merely as to the
wool schedule. Framed and pressed
by sheep growing. wool raising Sen
ators whose own private pockets are
heavily involved in that tariff. the
wool schedule has singularly startled
and aroused the country. Only the
thickest sense Of delicacy and the
most brazen disregard Of propriety
could fail to realize the force Of the
public storm which has broken over
the wool schedule created and put
through by sheep growing. wool rails
ing Senators. Tho man that would
not hear such q storm would not
hear the roar Of cannon at his bed
room window.
But although the American people
with their innate sense Of the fitness
Of things are inexpressibly shocked
at the manner Of the making Of the
wool tariff by sheep raising. wool
growing Senators, there are various
other tariff schedules no less un-
sound, no less extortionate, no less
indefensible.
The American voters are no more
going to take kindly to paying a
tariff tax Of upward of two hundreds
Of millions OF dollars year on sugar,
which everybody must eat, than they
are going to stand patiently paying
an extra tarin tax OF two hundred
millions OF dollars . year on wool,
which goes into everybody's clothes.
They are no more going to like In
creasing the nations annual shoe
bill by a hundred millions OF dollars
year. when everybody must wear
shoes. than they are going to like
the heavily Increased sugar and
clothing bills.
The same thing 10 true OF gloves,
which everybody wears: Il 10 true Of
household utensils; IL = true of dog
ems Of articles Of daily consumption
that are little short Of being abso-
lutte necessaries OF life.
Who could get all the evil and dan
ger out of such tariff schedules In
twenty minute stretches instead OF
ten minute stretches, or, for the
matter OF that, In daily instead OF
hourly stretches? Senator LETsooT
could not do it. Seuator SMooT
could not. Nobody could.
Taken by and through, the rordney-
McCumbsr tari6, In fact, is 80 hope
Iessly bad . tariff that It could not
be made . good tariff In months OF
rsmodsling. rsframing and recon
etructing BY the most expert and
sssloqs tarfR makers In Congress. 1t
could mot Be made even a fair tarirI
in weeks Of driving hard the work
Of repairs and improvements day
and night.
III the Senate majority leaders
never gave . particle Of heed to the
economic and Industrial future that
u ct stake In this tariff OF theirs they