The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-01-06

| MAJORITY, ana When he denounceS the
4 governmental policy of the United
States respecting unemployment and
commercial and industrial conditions
as stupid beyond description, he
characterizes in his own chosen way
the policies of the present and not a
former administration"
1000 Per Cent Duty Under "Ameri-
can Valuation" Plan.
In discussion of the Fordney tariff
bill, Chairman Fordney stated that a
knife manufactured in Germany and
sold there for SO cents was imported
to this country and sold by a Chicago
firm at retail for SIS.
| On the subject of the American
valuation as provided for in the Ford
ney tariff bill, Representative Tincher
(Rep., Kan.), suggested that the duty
would probably be 81 on that knife,
to which Mr.. Mann (Rep, Ill.,, re-
plied
Mr. MANN. The gentleman has
suggested it. / am asking him the
question. Is he in favor Of duty of
/ 900 per cent?
Mr.. TINCHER. If it is necessary
to protect American labor and the
American manufacturer and the
American producer and consumer
from the profteers of this country,
such as has been disclosed by the
speech of the gentleman from Michi-
gan, will say it is not question of
per cent. In the knife illustration
it would seem that based on the price
the consumer pays for the German
knife, 1000 per cent would not affect
the selling.
MR.. MANN. Then the gentleman
makes the statement that he is in
favor of duty of 1000 per cent on
knives, does he?
MR.. TINCHER. l am frank to say
to you that l, as we'll as every other
Member of this House, am amazed
the facts presented here concerning
this knife, and | am wondering if
Marshall Field & Co. ate justified in
their propaganda to keep the duty as
it is at present on knife that costs
9.6 cents. Of course, the duty even
at 1000 per cent on a knife which
costs that much in Germany would
not be very much.
MR.. MANN. Let there be a few
more statements on this side of the
House that the Republicans are in
favor of tariff duty of 1000 per cent
and there will not .be enough. Repub-
licans here to gather together in one
aisle. (Laughter) | have been here
long enough to know that.
Presidents Construction of Treaty..
President Harding pulled a bone,"
as the saying is, when he expressed
the opinion that the words "insular
possessions and dominions" in the
-Four Power Treaty did not apply to
the home land of Japan. The Amer
lean delegation had agreed to the con-
struction Of the phrase to include the
home land or Japanese Empire.
Following a visit from Senators
Lodge and Underwood to the Presi-
dent statement was issued from the
White House that the difference in
view in no wise would be permitted
to embarrass the conference or the
ratification of the treaty
For time the original statement
created some bewilderment and con-
fusion, all of which can be obviated
hereafter if the American delegates
will let the President in on what they
are doing and what it means.
Democrats to help Republicans on
War Funding Bill.
From a speech by Senator Harrison |
(Dem., Miss.)1
"Where is your international fund !
ing bill? Here a few weeks ago the !
House passed it, and the Senate COM
mittee brought it out, giving great |
and ineXcusable powers to the Secre- |
tary of the Treasury, so that he might !
might cancel, might eX-
tend, might liquidate, might swap all |
the Indebtedness due this country to |
the amount of ,000,00O,OO0 from
foreign governments. But you have |
halted on that. Why? 1t is because /
you knew that the country would not |
sand for that kind of bill that your
steering committe indorsed and |
which was reported out of the Finance |
Committee. !
II read this morning with pleasure
that the Finance Committee is listen !
ing to suggestions from the Demo- |
cratic members of that committee and !
that they are about to accept the plan |
which has been proposed by the SEN
ator from North Carolina (Mr. Sim
mons), the ranking Democrat on the !
committee, to modify the provisions
of the bill and to restrict the power
to be given to the Secretary
Of the Treasury, so that a great harm
might not come to the American peo-
Pile by fey international bankers OBJ
tanning control-infuencing and dom
mating the settlement of our foreign
ndebte 1ness. | hope the Finance
Committee will continue to see tne
light; that they will acquiesce in the
wishes of the Amtrican people and
that they will accept the good advice
rendered to them by Senator Simmons
and the Democratic members of the
Finance COmmitte. II sometimes
ooks as though the Republicans have
no craftsmanship of their own. We
wish to help you, and if you will follow
is in these matters we shall see that
rou keep on the right track and really
obtain results in the interests of our
Government and the American people.