The New York herald., 1922-06-23
TARIFF BACKERSPUT
ONNEW EXHIBITION
Watson of Indiana Shows
Many Articles to Prove the
Importers Profit.
DENOUNCES NEWSPAPERS
Simmons Defends Press and
Condemns Methods of
Bills Supporters.
DENOUNCES NEWSPAPERS

Special Dispatch TO The NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
| Washington, ID. C.. June 22. s.
| In another desperate effort to save
the high rates in the Fordney- Nc
Cumber tariff bill, Senator Watson
(Rep., Ind.) to-day staged the second
act Of the Senate Finance Commit
tees tariff show with more exhibits
from shotguns to mineral water. He
revived the charges of Senator Nc
;-umber IN. d.. chairman of the COM
mittce, that the opposition to the bill
by the New York newspapers was
due solely to "the fact that they are
under the domination Of the i'm
porters." who place advertising ac-
counts.
Senator Simmons IN. CO., ranking
Democrat of the Finance Committee
and leader of the opposition to the
bill. denounced Senators McCumber
and Watson for making such charges,
which he branded as the most serious
made before the American Congress.
The charges amount. he declared. to
the assertion that great Republican
metropolitan newspapers have sur
rendered their editorial and news
columns to advertisers to defeat a bill
put forward by their party organiza-
tion.
simmons Denounces Charges.
II assert Senator Simmons declared.
that there is no evidence except the word
OF the two Senators who have made the
chai ges. The truth is that both Senator
McCumber and Senator Watson are
guilty of criminal negligence in present
ing the facts to the Senate. Tney at
tempt to show profiteering in goods
imported to the United States. silly. in
consequential articles. and they give
only the costs OF the articles in foreign
markets and in the United States. They
have withheld the cost Of similar arti-
cles manufactured In America. l main
tain that such retail prices have moth
ing whatever to do with the rates estab-
lished by this BILL
The purpose Of to-day's exhibition, as
candidly admitted. was to try and SAL
wage the wreckage of the tariff bill.
which was reported to the Senate by the
Finance Committee on April ~, and
which has been bombarded by the press
and the people from all sections OF the
country because of the high rates pro-
posed.
In his attempt to Justify the rates In
the bill Senator Watson presented to
the Senate various articles manufactured
in Germany, giving their cost and the
selling price in this country and point
ing out the large profits by dealers. He
declared the American people were not
prositing by the low rates In the present
tariff bill, the Simmons-U Underwood law,
but that the importers we're the real
beneficiaries
Cites Progress of Bill.
In opening the performance Senator
Watson made the following observations
concerning the bill and the progress to
date:
There are 2.0s2 committee amend
ments to the bill SIS have been acted
on to date; 1856 are yet TO be acted
on: AIS have been agreed to as re-
ported eight-four have been reduced by
the committee eleven have been in
creased by the committee; three have
been reduced by action of the Senate !:
five have been increased by action OF
the Senate.
Senator Watson picked up article
after article from his desk calling at
tention to the cost abroad and the sell
ing price In the New York stores, and
indicating alleged profits ranging from
100 to 2,S91 per cent. In many instances
he gave the names of the stores where
the articles were bought and asserted
the New York papers would not dare
print the list because OF the influence
OF their advertisers.
Following Is a partial list OF the ar
ticles exhibited which were bought In
Germany, unless otherwise checked:
Gun costing 90 cents In Germany,
landing price Including duty $3.50. sold
for SIS. profit 1866 per cent; 400 day
clock, cost $40, landing price and duty
s221, sold for $3o, profit 1861 per cent.
cowhide belt mads In England. cost 47.I
cents there landing price 65 cents soid
for 81, profit 20S per cent; aluminium
sauce pan cost 2a.7 cents, landing price
4o.3 cents, sold for $i.2i. nrofit 2os per
cent. paddock cost 1876 cents, landing
price o5s cents, profit 2S6 per cent
bird cage cost s120 In Germany
landing price s1.74. profit 5S2 per cent;
folding rule cost CENTS ldHuihs ~
ia cents. profit f20 per cent: electro
hair DRYER cost S2.75. landing price s3.57.
sold for $3.50, profit 37s per cent; Ap-
polInaris water cost "a cents per bot
tie. landing price 81 cents. retail price "a
cents. profit 336 per cent: cabbage seed
cost I 2 cents per package. landing price
is cents, selling price 25 cents. profit
2.soO per cent: toy box OF blocks cost
21.7 cents, landing price 35 cents. retail
price 81, profit 1.o42 per cent; toy mon
key cost 10 cents. landing price 81 cents.
retail price 81. profit 54b per cent un-
perfimed soap from France cost 10
cents cake. landing price 13 cents. re-
tail price so cents. profit 3el per cent:
toothbrush made In japan cost liz
cents. landing price 1875 cents, retail
price 80 cents, profit 221 per cent; am
Der beads cost so cents. landing price rs