The New York herald., 1922-05-18
Bill to Be Kept Before Senate
Until 1t Is Passed, He
Declares.
GERMANY UNDERBIDS U. s.
Spencer Presents Figures to
Support So a Ton Levy on
Barytes Ores.
Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washinrfnn. ID. C.. May L.

New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. C., May IL.
Senator Lenroot (wis.). Republican.
supported the Democratic attack on the
tariff. bill to-day by disputing the figures
read by Senator Spencer (Mo.) in sup
port of five dollar a ton rate on ba-
rytes ore.
Senator Spencer declared that German
barytes ore was underselllng the Amer!-
can product on the Atlantic seaboard
and had caused the closing down of
many mines in Missouri Germanys
price on the Atlantic seaboard is less
than half the cost of production of the
ore in Missouri. Mr.. Spencer said.
He pointed out that Missouri barytes
producers continued for while 20 mine
the ore, in the face of general depres-
sions in the industry in so far as cost
OF production was concerned, in an eff
fort to supply the growing demand for
the mineral. German competition. he
declared, finally swept the barytes pro-
ducers from the field in this country.
Senator Lenroot read from Treasury
Department and Tariff Commission re-
ports to show that "less than one-half
the barytes ore imported from Germany
in 1919 was brought into this country
in 1920 and third less of the same
product importedSin 1920 was brought
in in 1921"
Senator Walsh (Mass) contended
that if the barytes producers in Missouri
fought depression by increased produc-
ton they must have been getting ex-
orbitant prices for what they could mar
ket and in view of the profits they have
made no such enormous tariff should be
granted to them"
At the close of the days debate it was
announced by Senator Lodge that the
tariff bill will be kept before the Senate
until it is passed Senator Underwood
had asked for light on the Legislative
program of the Republicans, and Sem
ator Lodges statement was in answer.
Senator Ladd IN. ID charged that
misleading and false" propaganda was
responsible for the increasing opposition
to the tariff measure in Republican
quarters. He said the claim had been
made that as result of the duties on
hides and boots and shoes the price of
shoes would be increased by 81 a pair
This is absolutely false" he de-
clared adding that the drty of IL cents
plus per cent ad valorem would
amount to only 32 cents a pair for the
shoes.
Ine people are Defng led with mis-
information by manufacturers desiring
passage or defeat of certain measures"
Mr.. Ladd said. Particularly Is this
true OF hide concerns and shoe manu-
facturers." The North Dakota Senator
also protested against newspaper edito-
rials. which. he declared are in most
cases based on misinformation.
Mr. Ladd said the msinformation
concerning the tariff flooding the coun-
try rs under the scientific direction OF
expert propagandists." He added that
in his own State his name is being coi-
nected with the tariff measure. with
which he has nothing to do. and he
presumed the same was true in all OF
the States"
Senator McCumber. who is in charge |
of the BILL figured that the duty on shoes |
as a result of the tariff on hides and |
feathers would aggregate only eight |
cents a pair.
Senator Watson (Ga.) predicted that |
IL the tariff bill passed II. it's prestnt |
shape it would greatly embarrass the |
President Under the provisions of the
measure the President is given author
ity TO raise and lower rates to meet.
cha aging economic conditions.
'If the President has TO keep apace
with the 1000 schedules in this BILL
Mr. Watson said. ''he will be very
busy man-too busy to play golf. There
will be no more st. Augustine trips; no
more Mayflower trips; no more New