New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Prices Not Due
To High Tariff,
Calder Shows
Demonstrates 10 Women Voi-
ers ImporicrIsRcsponsiblc
for High Cost of Foreign
Made Articles Sold Here
Profit Often 1000 p. c.
Miller Praised by Speakers as
Best Governor State Ever
Had; Predict Reelection

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sold for 1926 here, a string of amber
beads that cost G2 cents abroad and
sold here for Sl2b0. and other articles
on which tho American exporter ia
making a profit of from 200 20 1000 per
cent. were tho exhibits in n lecture m
tho tariff delivered by United states
Senator William n. Calder yesterday
His audience comprised The women
of tho Manhattan md Bronx County
Republican committees, assemblod for
an all-day conference at The Riverside
Country School.
Tho women became highly indig-
nant as the Senator revealed 20 them
the vast difference between the Tor
eiqn and tho domestic price Of the
articles. Tho pride Of the bargain
hunter was outraged IN the heart OF
every woman there.
II want % show you," Senator calder
began, that tho increaso in the tax
on imported articles under tne nov
tariff law will not have any material
effect on the cost % the American plr-
chaser. The duty on those good is
almost infntosimal compared 20 the
vast profit made by tho importer"
Then he opened up h.s bag ~
tricks-frst the amber beads.
THESE beads wore made In Ger
many" he said, "and sold for ~ cents
Wholesale. The present tarh is y per
cent. The tax under thc new schedule
Is 30 per cent of the foreign valuation,
that Is thirty-one cents. That would
make the cost 20 the American i1 .
porter 80 cents. and you see that need
not hurt the consumer very badly.
Other bad bargains displayed Dy me
Senator were an electric fatron. cost
ing 80 cents In Germany, and $500 10
New York. on which the tarif has been
raised from 20 20 30 por cents .b.9y e
vest costing n cents abroad and SOU
here; ard-"most outrageous ~ alI
n clock that cost $40 and sold mere
for Ses. Cod liver oil purchased
abroad AZ "a cents was bought nero
for si25. and n knife costing j7 cent.
abroad sold here for $40. The tar.f
on this has been raised from = cent.
20 n fat rate of so cents per knife.
"Chcap foreign costs are not repre-
sensod In the American price Of im-
ported articles" he summed up, nor
can the difference be explained by The
activities Of midilcmen, because two
thirds of the American dealers ir i0i-
ported articles import directly them
selves"
Mrs. Roralie Locw Whitney, follow
inc Senator Calders denomination, de-
ciared that the merit Of tho new tarif
schedule was that 10 would encourage
American industries and through COM
petition would keep down prices on
articles In which the foreign manufac-
turers now have n monopoly, and, Sec
ondly. that 10 would keep American fac
tories open and thereby 10 tAe Amori-
can laborer a great service.
The days session was d slded a.-
tween Miss Helen Narick Boswell. as
sociate chairman for the Republican
County Committee. and Miss Florence
". Newbold, associate chairman for
the Bronx.
Governor Miller was the subject OF
much praise By all the speakers, who
prophesied that he would be re-
elected.
There Is a tremendous reversal Of
form regarding Governor Miller said
Richard ". Lawrence, Brony County
chairman. "He Is now being rccog-
N4LeQ through Ito AANaN 'aN't iNll.t t
and vision as the best Governor the
state has ever had and We Will keep
him in Office regardless Of party
politics"
Mr Lawrence declared that the Re.
publican organization throughout the
state intended 10 put into eject the
Livermore bin. enabling each county
20 have a woman as well as n man
leader.
But IL means hard work for the
women" he said "Only 90 per cent Of
the women in the Bronx vote, and be-
lieve this is the percentage throughout
the state. The women leaders must
undertake 20 get all the women voters
out"
Other speakers Of the day were Miss
Florence Wardwell. vice-chairman OF
the Republican State Committee; Miss
Emily Perkins, chairman OF the River
dale Republican Women: Mrs Resale
Loew Whitney. Mrs. william Nanar ee,
Miss Laura skinner. Mrs. Ruth Lit,
Miss Helen Narck Boswell. Miss Flor
ence Newbold and Lieutenant Gov
ernor jeremiah Wood.