The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-19
Tariff Wrangle
Soon To Reach
Closing Stages
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
tCopyright by The IatelliEsncer)

Washington. Aus lS-The end of or"i
~ the longest tariff battles N American
history IS here. Coming out OF Il all is
the highest tariff bill since the civil
war.
For three or four weeks the hill Will
be considered by a conferences commit
tee OF the house and senate ard while
both bodies must finally approve the
action OF the conference committee be:
frre tho measure goes 20 the white
House for signature, the chances there
will be relatively few changes in con-
ference and that the debate on tire con-
ference report will require only few
days. Members Of both houses are anN-
sous FOR an adjournment so as 10 be
able TO give their undivided attention 10
The autumn campaign: so the urge FOR
hasty consideration Of legislation from
now on will mean stepping on the leSts-
lative accelerator IN earnest.
Not Satisfied with Bill.
T. cannot be said truthfully that the
Republicans themselves are satisfied
with the Observation-Disclosures bill. as II
will Be known In tariff history. Econo-
mic Conditions throughout the world
have been uncertain and costs OF pro-
duC,lOr have been changing with the
rise and fall OF labor prices since the
war President NardjHg'S request for
power to proclaim other rates. II the
new rates shall be found hurdenSome
or iaequ!table has been written INTO
the senate bill aid there's 4 chance that
this provision viii receive much atten-
ton in conferences FOR there Is one
school Of thought which believes the
power granted IS too larg" and another
which holds that the power s too re-
Strictive 20 b. Of any consequence as a
corrective
For sixteeri months the tariff has been
IN the calendar OF both houses. Mr..
Harding called a special session ~ care
for taxation and the tariff In April. 1921.
The emergency tariff bill was passed "a
Stop-Eap and It was argued that the
new measA re would 30 a permanent
tariff bill.r but as hoch the senate ard
Thnuse have gone deeper into their asks
and learrAed more about conditions 81
trade ,hh word permanent" has grad
uallv bslen eliminated until x ~ doubt
ru' whether the leaders OF either house
wound, care 10 predict that the Fordu"y
NcCr frbcr bill. will 20 unr"NiS"d IN the
next few Years. ro,.
N,hs factor which = new in tariff
making Is rhc feminine vote. In the
past ;he Influence 81 n" household
,r,C-or was only Indirectly applied
,hSnurN Tho masculine ballot However.
Ike woman % the house and her daugh-
krs who buy things will have voice
n The matter. Many retail stores that
Ea,s r9ugh, she new tariff BIZ! have. OF
> course. large numbers OF women among
,he,- customers. They will not hesitate
70 tell their customers where I'll" reSpon-
sthilittes lies for higher prices.
Congress has felt senSitiv" about thN
from the very beginning The best owl
Ierce OF Il was N the vote on free hides
The revolt in the senate came almost en-
rfrelv because Of a recognition that the
American peoples shoe bill would be
Increased and that women voters would
remember such an increase when they
ven. 20 the polls But Skiiful as the
-arif" makers have tried 20 be IN avoid
ny the antagon!Sm Of women. there are
many articles on which high duties rave
,eer proclaimed which will indirectly
crease the cost 70 tho consumer. Some
~ these increases have been aCknowI-
DICED frankly in tariff debate. but tho
answer has been made by the defenders
If htgh tariff schedules that American
r1r.trles needed the protection against
- Eood or foreign goods and that
. American factories and business were
hurt the purchasing power 81 the
tr,erfcap people would be adversely AZ
rected through unemployment
No Chance for Analysis.
40 one ever gets very far attempting
~ ar,lvze tariff schedules with he men
no rake them \ million and one rca-
.o,z enter into every compromise. and
.bn wonder Of it all is that any tariff
tnr is ever passed. :" diversified are
tho interests Of every eS"ti"n a. repre-
scrted ~ 43j memh-rs ~ IN" House
I'D Hs members % IN" Sena'"
RI, he wrauglinE is IN iiS last stages.
The all important conference" ''fnn''tes
~ he TWO houses viii be in session next
- - iron out IN" d'sagr""r'e1rS be-
,,o., tho senate ard The H"us' N"re
lo~p-orrtses must b" made.
-. good or bad. m" "nc"ura g'ns N ng
= ,Sa, congress is getting rid 81 tho
,ar4tf problem and the remaining days