New-York tribune., 1922-05-13
Party Attacks
On Tariff Stir
Senate Chiefs
, ,nhl;can Editorial Com
e'p l'.e,, Called Propaganda
w. McCumber; Borah in
Favor Of Delaying Bill
,,.nocratsD DenyFilibuster
r..d Alcohol Duty of 10
'I Cents a Gallon Approved
:. Bar Against Canada

r,surSGToN, May l2.--Republi-
nd pemoeratic leaders in the SEN
- 'l ~, another row to-day over
~ .s - the controversy centcrinE
., - n. attacks of Republican news
,,'.rs s,,.r. On ,a. measure and on the duty duty
IN, :. - cent. gallon proposed on wood W
q ~, = by the Finance Committee.
.'s.-.. es.-. ve-. charges of flibuster from
= la',s ,,,ie,isy side and fat denia's from
as n.no.r.tie side, with counter
=, .,.rs., .ha, he members of the com
, 80 80. x,r, rsfusing to give the SEN
=. .. i,tera,sion about the rates on
.,;,s :. Il could act intelligently.
~. .ditorials were presented by
e....- simmons, Of North Carolina,
=. Democratic leader in the fight. who
.,,eluded general assault on the bill
rsa the prediction that il 1T were
..,.,a in its present form 1T would
sl,.d the business Of this country into
s.sace from which it will take US a
szarter Of e century to rescue it, and
!. dire consequences OF which to the
,ncriean people cannot be measured
n words or figures
McCumber Defends Bill
Senator McCumber, Republican, Of
yorth Dakota. in charge OF the blil.
,suntercd with charge that the eoi-
,orials were a part OF propaganda"
.s3 the assertion that the prediction
= Senator Simmons as 10 the result Of
~ massage of the bill was not cone
saIf as startling as would be the dire
-tsults' If the Underwood tariff law
gnained III effect for another year.
Il added that the Republicans we're
,sing to put a "protective tariff bill"
}, the statute books and would take
.s consequences"
asserting that there was a com
s'sion" on the Republican side 20
ri the bill through without even
assderng the schedules" Senator
ishcock, Democrat, OF Nebraska,
ei that if there were no Republican
9sstors VINO would stand up and
Int this bill as did Senator's Dolli-
tl. Beveridgc and others when the
7syne-Aldrich measure was up the
Democrats would make the fight and
sould continue 10 make il until the
pi was passed.
Senator Borah, Republican, OF Idaho,
ensrked that if the Democrats would
lfesea. reasonable rates in substitu-
ten for the committee rates, "you will
ret some votes or this side He added,
sowcver. thai those on the Republican
s.de would net vote Tor free trade
Borah for Postponcment
declaring there was no information
which TO base tariff at this time,
senator Borall said he would vote un-
hesltaiirgly to Postpone consideration
Of the BILL adding that he would sun
peit an 3menjneat 10 tic emergency
.arf law 70 ;&kS care of The situation
-ati world conditions had become
ha's settled snd there Was infprma-
Aa7 on which 70 act.
s7aior Smoot, Of Utah, ranking Re-
lalcaa OF thc Finance Committee,
<psed there was q ii!jbuster Oh me
esih'ea! schedule ard defended the
'aa1ittse ra.e of 10 cents q gallon on
Food alcohol. which was approved. say
las mat Canada was building up a
WOOD alcohol industry and imposed a
lax oi $50 gallon or il.
sehator Hitchcock read Tariff Corn
a'sNo9 statement that the wood alco-
loI INDUSTRY in the United States was
oae OF the largest in the world and
.as'sIed tnat the commodity should be
VI sl me Tree hist as in the Payne-
Mdrich and Underwood laws.
II presenting the metropolitan neNs-
Faper editorials to the Senate Senator
SIMMONS said he did so because 10
Aen'ed the newspapers Of the coun.r--
saa lge people of the country "to beein
study Of this question" " ''s' III
Figures on Profits Offered
/. ".Heues'ng department stores. which
~ atlached the other day. the Nor+b
paAo'a senator said ne could nresent
tue senate the awful spread" bn.
Weeh what those stores paid for and
.aelseu Tor goods, and asserted that
.as .asF were making profits from ion ~
svo oy,. per cent rs great as "any of those
I, .'.sS .S; proilts you are talking about
u. u 'nn OIL. He added that he did
NV - Nan. American manufacturers 70
.s.. .5s.e unreasonable Profits. assert;n.
,on. ,,a. tney were not making such prosts
go',i5 ,Dsi because II they were, their mills
,.nbs, -le ~ cents a gallon rate on wood
-.o.'o, ., was agreed to after an amend
srn. s,sn. ny Senator King to reduce tba M
Il to % % one cent had been rejected,
,,srss m,ssF sharp fights the Senate an
s'ynuu nonrS committee rates of three cent,
md S'u,a N a. on amyl and butyl alcohol
tas s nv, ~ cents s gallon on ethyl alcohol