Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-20
GROWING REVOLT 7
AGAINST TARIFF
BILL, CLAIM OF
SOUTHERN sOLQN
Senator Simmons Reads
Newspaper Editorials At
tacking the Pending Ad-
miniStration Measure.
EVEN REPUBLICANS
REBELLING, AYERS
M'Cumber Declares the
Press Criticisms Are In
fIuenCed By Advertise
nnentS of Importers.
tBy The Associated Press. !,

Washington, May 19.-Newspa-
per editorials attacking the admin
lstration on tariff bill caused an
other flare up today In the senate
during the consideration of that
measure. The editorials were read
by Senator Simmons, of North Car
olina, a democratic leader, in the
course of an address in which he
attacked the bill generally and as
serted there was a growing revolt
against it all over the country and
even among republican senator's.
In reply Senator MeCumber, re-
publican, Of North Dakota, in
charge Of the measure, renewed his
charge that the newspapers at
tacking the bill were influenced by
advertisements OF importers and
asserted any professions to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, reading Of
the editorials was for the purpose
lof delay. He was joined in his at.
tack on the publications by Senator
Gooding, of Idaho, chairman of
the republican agricultural tariff
bloc, who said the New York
ldailies were not going to permit a
tariff on farm products if they
could help it.
Tax On Everything.
The discussion was brought to a
| close by Senator Heflin, democrat
Alabama, who attacked the ma
jo"ity for approving what he terms
high duties on paints, salt and
other necessities Of the farming
population. He wound up with the
declaration that the republicans
proposed to put a tax on everything
from the cradle TO the grave"
In the course of his attack, Sem
ator Simmons charged that the
tariff bill was the product of a
deal among republican senator's
which neither side to the trade
is satisfied WITH"
Protection on agricultural prod
ucts is obnoxious to the old guard
he declared, and duties ON man
ufactured products are equally as
obnoxious 10 the agricultural in-
iterests. 49,.
The old guard does not want to
protect agricultural products. They
never have done it. but they woul1
mot have been able to pass a b.i
with these high rates on manu-
factures unless the agricultural ele-
ment was placated."
Senator simmons, North Caro-
lima, asserting that he was from an
agricultural state, declared he did
! not propose to see agriculture
slaughtered by the tariff bill. he
said he was hopeful that republi-
can senators from the great farm
| ing states would come to see their
error before it was too late.
Referring to the fights that had
| been made on certain items by SEN
ators Lenroot, republican, Wiscon
! sin, and Norris, republican, Ne
braska, the democratic leader said
their attitude foreshadowed a
movement that was growing day
by day, not only in this body, bur
! in the country.
McCumbcr Replies.
| Replying to Senator Simmons,
Senator McCumber said he did not
wish to get into any long discus
sion with the newspapers, who get
their advertisements from the im-
p.rters and are necessarily influ-
enced by their source of supply.
Senator McCumber said he would
invite them to produce proof that
any item in the bill was too high;
that any rate went beyond reason
liable protection.
The North Dakota senator went
on to say that he would agree with
the papers that this was not just
the right time" for tariff revision.
but lie also would insist that there
never was time in the history of
the country when tariff revision
was more needed.