, 1922-08-10
SENATOR Wills
SPEAKS ON WOOL
Seathisg Deaundadoa Of Uafsir
Propssaada Calculated to De-
feat Tariff Schedule

Inc opposition 20 The
wool schedule as 1.-The most unfair,
the most deceptive. the best caicu-
lated to mi~srepresent. of any propa.
ganda that I have ever seen in the
country" Senator Willis of Ohio, in
the, recent, tariff debate ON wool
made q laundering attack on those
ing their particular profits than they
r in the building up of the in
dustries of the country and the gen
eral prosperity of the American peo-
pie.
Il may say Lere," said the Senator,
that think one Of the things
which enters Into the propaganda is
the influence OF certain International
bankers. In the country, who. be-
cause of their investments, are more
interested in foreign countries and
in foreign bonds than they are in
the prosperity Of this country. They
are. therefore, willing to stand be-
hind this propaganda Of misrepre-
sentation in order to build up some
where else and make their bond
holdings more secure, not caring
particularly what happens in this
country. Starting out with that sort
Of idea, they make these misrepre-
sensations. I have here letters
from manufacturers in my own state
protesting against the protection for
the farmers products, and I have In
another folder letter from the same
men asking for protection IN their
own products. Well. either we shall
have a protective tariff to take care
country, including agriculture and
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be any protective tariff for any
body. II legitimate protection is to
be denied to the American farmer, in
my judgment the American farmer
will see to it that If he has to sell
in a free-trade market, others are to
sell in a free-trade market"
Senator Willis again paid his re-
spects to the statement which has
been spread broadcast that a duty of
80 cents q pound on secured wool I'll
cents on the raw wool) would add IS
or more to the cost of q suit Of
clothes, and showed how utterly rep
rehenstble that falsehood is. As .
matter of fact the SO cent duty Is IL
cents below the house rate. "If,"
said Senator Willis these propa-
gandists are to increase the price of
a suit of clothes IS because we de-
9 the rate Of duty IL cents .
pound. l wonder how much they
would increase the price IL We took
the tariff off altogether" He then
showed that the bill al reported by
the senate finance committee is based
upon the plan which the tariff com-
mission has thoroughly examined and
most explicitly recommended.
Following Senator Willis speech.
Senator Lodge showed hat our pro-
duction Of sheep had decreased from
100000 Tin 1902 to about 49,
600. 900 today. and remarked that
there are many countries crowded
In point of population which never-
theless raise large numbers Of sheep
and produce a great deal Of wool.
That is true OF Great Britain to a
very high degree. . There fs no
eason Of climate or pasture to pre-
vent the existence Of large numbers
of these small flocks kept by farm
ers throughout all the Northern
states. at least. Of the Union, but
for some reason It is not DONE"
Senator Lodge probably recalls the
saying That the three worst enemies
Of sheep are death, dogs and DEM
ocrats," and that II We could have
permanent protection of the wool in
dustry. and fewer s~heep-killing dogs.
our farmers could overcome losses by
death and find profit in raising small
flocks of sheep. The necessity for
independence Of foreign sources of
wool supply on the part of the Unit
ed States Is keenly appreciated by
those who stand for America First"
and consequently for adequate pro-
lection to the wool industry.
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