New-York tribune., 1922-06-26
Farmers Gain,
Others Lose, by
New Tariff Bill
Walsh Asserts the Schedules
Proposed Will Increase
Cost of Living Sl3.l6 for
Each Person i'm Country
Total SI.3I6.569,4f9
McCumber Emphasizes the
Value to Food Raiscrs and
Admits Effect on Prices
By Carter Field


WASHINGTON. Juno e5.-As 10 now
stand, the new tariff bill will increase
N. cost Of living about ii3ls for
each man. woman and child, according
20 Senator David I. Walsh. Democrat
Of Massachusetts,. who quoted Depart
ment OF Agriculture figures 20 prove
his case
This increase d, over tho present tar
IT schedulc. and is figured by the De
partment of Agriculture only on tue
following products: Fresh meats
sugar. cereals. beans. potatoes and
apples.
Ina message tonight TO the farmers
OF the country Senator Porter y. Nc
Cumbsr. Republican. chairman Of the
Senate committee shaping the bill
stresses the value 20 the food raiser'
OF the new tariff. and boasts OF the in
creased prices they will receive Tor
their products.
pAign documents on the same subject
instead Of differing violently, as might
he expected in the heat Of political
fight. are IN practical accord. The
frank deduction OF both is that the
new tariff is a good thing for the
farmers. but II will take heavy toll
OF the workers who are not fortunate
enough 20 raise their own food.
Housewife Chief Sufferer
Roth Senators Walsh and McCumber
point out. Walsh with indignation ana
McCumber with glOating. that the
farmer will ge' batter prices and me
housewife must either be content with
a smaller market basket or else must
have more money FOR the grocer or
market
The cost OF living will be increased
BY sl.3l6,569.449 year. according 20
Senator Walsh. Senator McCumber' M
his statement. promises tho farmers
that he will press this bin as rapidly
a. the rules of the Senate viii permit
In order that the farmers MAJ reap the
full benefits OF the proposed tafih a.
the earliest possible moment
Nh McCnmber. who faces the night
% his life AZ primary IN North Da-
kota OF Wednesday. mRkes the follow
ing prediction statement:
For the first time In tho history o.
the United States farm products are
placed on protective basis. The
tariffs, which arc written in the bill.
represent substantially the judgment
OF grain growers, stock raisers and
dairv and fam organizations. They
are supported by the farm tarH bloc
IN the Senate and by the farmers IN
every state. This statement IS made
because % the campaign Of misfepfe-
senta.lon conducted by certain inter
ests. which are fghting the tarif bill.
who claim that the tariffs on agricul-
,ural products sre not desired by farm
ers generally.
Farmers Especially Aided
"ln the pending measure farmers
have had special consideration. Nearly
everything they use IN the operation
Of farm. such rs farm machinery,
potash. barbed wire. etc. are placed
upon the free list. Because Of duties
given upon farm products, o. course
a compensatory duty must be gwen on
finished articles made from sueh iarm
I've have constantly in mind train
bill which will be sufficiently protee-
tive 10 enable American producers TO
have an equal opportunity IN their
home market and at the same time al
low importations 20 come IN sufficient
quantities 20 prevent any increase IN
prices 70 the consumers.
"This ia the kind OF a tariff bill
Congress will pass before it ad-
journs.'
Answering a recent speech o. Sena-
tor Gooding, Of Idaho. in which he said
that the total per capita tax burden
as result OF the proposed rates on
agricultural products would be only
SIS and on al commodities only S3.2e.
Senator Walsh quotes from state
ment prepared BY the Department OF
Agriculture showing the increase will
be sl3.iG per capita.
The Senator from Idaho Mr.. Good
ing) reached these figures by rather
ingenious method. He took only the
total revenue collected in a given year
az tho custom houses and divided that
sum By tho population for that year.
"But this method leaves out OF con-
sideration entirely the effect Of these
duties in increasing domestic prices. Is
not this tho very purpose for which