Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
SHARP FIGHT SEEN
ON ELASTIC TARIFF
Proposal to Give Executive
Power to Modify Rates Fa-
vored by President
PENDING BILL IS OPPOSED
BY CLINTON W. GILBERT


Staf Correspondent Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1929. by Public Ledger Conn pany
washington, June "a. The real
hght upon the pending tariff bill will
J over widening its So-called elastic
FEATURES SO as to give the Executive
nrger powers to modify rates to meet
yWShdit!onS than are now granted. The
president has all along advocated the
%Slowal upon the Executive of much
aScretion in regard to applying rates.
G. members of his Cabinet. including
secretaries Mellon and Hoover, are
critical OF the duties levied IN the bill.
some OF the larger business interests
o. ,Ne country. such as the United
S'a'es S,i steel Corporation, regard the
W., as bad bill. And the farmers
%ihMan'Ha'ionS ,'iM believe that the farmers
w. Sr not proht by the bill. although it
M, ~ ,hohl'hn'Iy drawn in their interests.
aa"i, amS ,'ak"S considerable sentiment
the Senate. ''e"
10 modify tho bill clause by clnuse
T. 20 ioo larg" an undertaking. Even as
" Is now, with no c,-rctivc critirism
VI the duties being made in the senate
progress Is slow. Leaders of the unner
Souse estimate that it will bc lutr in
september before tariff Legislation is omt
OF the way. ''"'''' - OUT
10 attempt to rrwrite the bill would
" 10 make its passage ar this session
impossible. So opposition to tho biIl
,n "mvh " strong in the Administration
sIs stnons the larger business interests of
M;l MI. country, is concentrating upon n
,ho Ih"ening OF the range of elasticity of
l,,,. i","S' S' IL Is argued that il makes
,'s oe uiicrencc how bad the bill is If
I",,. lreSldent has authority TO adjust
o' tion' III practice to meet trade condi-
'ons as they develop.
commission to BE Strenptbe,od
,aor 'ae purpose of carrying out this
nronns feature OF the tariff bill IL is
iSpTSea mi,r;"a 10 strengthen the Tariff Com
with Vil, ,h This body will be charged
nm " th Tue uu'y OF collecting information
cos,s snr operation of the law, on the
md ,H Hi production at home and abroud
jnts,,,nus I'M. mus enabling the President to act
Ssnss,'iG N prorlaiming rates.
fors ne,ia.or ,h Frelinghuyscn has a bill be-
Tar;@" Nv re rHrha!e which would enlarge the
Slo 400 commission to ten members at
'rhiS 'rhT I'm year, to hold Office for life.
ceivs th p','' somewhat modified, will re-
How ,"e support OF the Administration.
iorooaM much resistance. the high tariff
nroc Ses IN Congress will make TO this
osraIn rrosI 1t is difficult to say. ConfirmcJ
sar% of the Fortlney school re-
maIo WIN suspicion any proposal to
nina, the tariff adjusrabie. To their
sall minus all adjustments would he down.
ars ~, r;o, ana all downward adjustments
D hangers Seen in Pending Bill
t,.1M hat there is no enthusiasm over tho
If n is .hat is being made. Politically
Ron,rt,Mlt tMlt to be full of dangers for the
nupuolican nal,aan Party. AS the hour of its
s;"m.fSe approaches, with the congress
~ q erection drawing near, the fear
rroa,an no'lical reaction Is likely to grow
W.T. viii h' ana 1t may be that everybody
|the roSnsa s'aa 10 pass to the President
tariff. ior really making the
,onas ~ could be said that Congress Ind
isS, i"" u impossible to make hard and
cond,,uuties uuties IN the present uncertain
tb"..siohs OF foreign exchange and thnt
ms,set.ore, 1t had merely established
saAlMim and minimum rate. ~ w.iJa
.rmssst se 10 be applied as commission of
iFsrss found they should be appiied
IN nhy be said that for the first time
sri..M.ssh ~ history Of the country n rcnlIv
|IisSs tariff system had been estah.
ill., nee from partisa nship, hy fhs
Ssnare OF the Tariff Commisston.