The New York herald., 1922-05-23
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ing pork barrell" legislation mani
tested a keen interest in the subject.
Protests received by these Senators
from their constituents, representing
wide variety of interests, including
agricultural. have served to bring to
light the many Objectionable features
of the Fordney- y-McCumber scheme.
Mr.. McCumber and the Senators as
sociated with him in promoting the
bill which bears his name already have
sounded the call to partisan arms by
invoking the assistance OF President
Harding. The Presidents statement
to the Chamber Of Commerce a few
days ago that Congress should pass
the tariff bill without delay is receiv-
ing much greater respect and consid-
Grafton than those made by him re-
garding the bonus and other legisla-
tive measures The President is known
to have based his statement on the
representations made to him by dyed
I'm the wool reactionary high tariff
leaders in Congress.
Does Not Realize Opposition.
A Republican Senator who discussed
the matter with the President said
this afternoon that he came away with
the impression that-th President did
not appreciate the extent of popular
! opposition to the Fordney -McCumber
tariff bill.
The attitude Of Senators who have
indicated their support of the tariff
measure which Mr.. McCumber is try
ing to drive through the Senate under
the lash Of party regularity does not
| reflect approval of many Of the pro-
hibitive schedules contained in It..
Some of these Senators frankly in
dorse Democratic criticisms of the bill.
The only tie that seems to bind them
TO It's support Is that they have re-
ceived concessions" that are expected
to prove politically helpful in their
own districts.
The statement made by Democratic
Senators that the rates imposed under
the Fordney-McCumber bill will fall
heavily on the people of the country is
not disputed by number of tr.eir Re-
publican colleagues. Excessive rates
set up in the bill can in the Judgment
OF these Senators have no other effect
than increase the cost of living for
not only the industrial but also the
agricultural population of the country.
Many OF tie articles WHICH occupy an
important part In the domestic welfare
or farmers, such as aluminium. have
been increased out of all proportion of
economic necessities.
Higher Duty on Harvest Hats.
Even members of the agricultural
bloc have been provoked to rernon-
strate against concessions, granted
individual Senators to gain support
FOR the bill. Harvest hats. for in
stance. worn by field hands will in
the future. pay duty of 80 per cent.
instead OF 20. Many of these hats
which provide an instructive example
of the methods by which the Fordney-
McCumber bill was framed come from
foreign countries. A point was made
recently in the Senate debate that onlv
a few American lat manufacturers
did not ask for the increase.
Arguments based upon similar in
equalities are swept aside by Mr.. Nc
Cumoer and his associates with the
assertion that they are inspired by
newspapers which they allege are con-
trolled by important business inter-
ests in the towns where they are ptb-
lished.
Senators Simmons and Underwood.
VINO are recognized as competent au-
thorfties in tariff matters have effect