The Washington herald., 1922-07-17
Blows to Measure Worry
Candidates For
Reelection.
CAMPAIGN PLEDGES
SUFFER IN CLASHES
Cotton Schedules Demise
Causes Resentment of
New Englanders.

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The Republican tariff bill is be-
ing So emasculated by amendments,
compromises and notifications that
II promises to have only a ''Volsteae
kick" when finally passed by the
Senate
That the Republican majority, de-
spite numerous intraparty disputes
over schedules in the measure Will
finally pass "a" tariff bill is regard
ed as certain. 1t is now definitely
established. however. that in many
important respects the completed
measure will bear slight resem-
blance to the bill introduced.
Deadly blows delivered to such
important schedules as the wool and
dye Ievies have left Republican
leaders fearful lest final passage OF
the bill find it lacking in fulfillruent
OF campaign pledges.
Elections Another Worry.
Another worry of the adminstra-
tion Spokesman is how the party
may 60 into the coming elections.
pointing with pride to a tarin
emasculated through revolt of Re-
publicans themselves. Some of the
roll calls have revealed strange bed
fellows. Saturday. for example,
found senator smoot. regular"
Republican, voting with Senators
Rorah, johnson. Norris and others
of the so-called Progressive wing
alongside the Democrats ana
against Frelinghuysen. Lodge, NC
Cumber and the balance OF the
regulars" in defeating the dye en-
barge clause.
Senator Frelinghuysen. sponsor
ing the dye embargo, announced his
intention of bringing up the clause
again when the bill comes up for
nnaI passage. Frelinghuysen. with
the outspoken support of President
Harding, is running for nomination
in the-forthcoming New Jersey Re-
publican primaries, seeking re-elec-
tion. In his case the tariff, as.
strong personal platform, would
proye extremely fragile with the
dye embargo out of ii.
Candidates Concerned.
TIL. Republican revolt on the cot
ton schedule which brought about
its demise also Is a matter OF grave
concern to Republican candidates
70 reelection. Rejection OF the
whole cotton schedule will result
in heavy reduction in duties on
manufactured cotton products, con-
stftutin- a body blow to the textll~
Industry of New England in the
heart Of which section Senator
Lodge, the Republican leader, Is the
conspicuous candidate for re-elec-
tion-
Furthermore the resentment OF
New England Senators and other
Republicans from the northeastern
aection promises to express itself
in revenge on the middle western
Republicans for their unexpected
detection on the cotton schedule
Where this blow will strike mas
not as yet, been disclosed.
Fear Farm Bloc support.
The northern New England
States fear farm bloc support on
the agricultural schedules because
northern New England territory
duty fee whereas duties are i'm
posed by the Dominion govern
ment on American farm products.
How to retaliate against the Can
adfan leyies and against the farm
bloc stroke on the cotton schedule
is the present concern of the New
Englanders.
All in all the tariff bill may be
so revised as to do no one any
particular good or harm, politically.
When the measure. as finally
amended. will be ready for pas
sage is largely in Democratic hands
since. under the rules of the Sem
ate and following defeat of clo-
ture. Democrats may talk indef-
initely on the measure. Minority
party leaders in the Senate. how
ever. privately express belief that
the measure will be ready for
final vote between August l and
10.
Senator Capper OF Kansas. head
of the farm bloc. and Senator
Poindexter, Washington. yesterday
announced their support OF the
project to take the tariff out of
politics as exemplified in the Fre-
linghuysen amendment to the
pending bill. This amendmet
provides for a reorganization of
the tariff commission and the
levying of duties on a finding of
facts ascertained by experts and
submitted to the Congress-