The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-30
TARIFF FIGHT AS HOT AS WEATHER
 IN MIDSUMMER
Small Says Sparks May Break Into Flame and Confound Protection
 Leaders
By ROBERT T. SMALL Special Correspondent of The Age-Herald Copyright. 1929. by The Are-HeraId)

Copyright. 1929. by The AEe-Heraid) Washington, July 29.-Strikes may come and strikes may go, but the tariff remains with us forever. As if resentful of the greater con sideration being given the industrial crisis, the Senate debate waxed ex- ceedingly hot this week. And entire ly out of keeping with the torrid late July weather, the schedule un- der discussions dealt with wools and woolens.
 The most intense political parti- sanship of the entire consideration 'ee tariff flared forth this week
 Q culminate in a demand by
 of the democrats that the
 be taken completely out of 1 President Taft fostered that pla.. long time ago. and his politi- cal fortunes might have been differ eht if he had succeeded.
 The demand for a scientific tariff is as but small voice crying out in the wilderness just now. but it Is a demand which will grow. There are number of progressive republicans ready now to join with the demo- crats in that demand Some of them are members of the agricultural or l farm bloc which has exercised much | influence and power in the present session of Congress- They must not be confused. however, with the ag- rIcultural tariff bloc, which is quite something else again. The farm tariff bloc is led by Senator Good Ing, Idaho. a millionaire sheep raiser and one of the men prominent in the present fight for tariff on wools higher than the famous Schedule K n fn6 lss utt. bloc is led by Senator Capper Of Kansas, a stanch believer in scien- tific tariff.
 Gives It Impetus
 The experience of the present Con- gress With the new tariff is caIcu- lated to give the movement for a scientific tariff a great initial i'm pulse. Congress has been wrestling with the problem for some IS months already. and the end is not in sight. The bill is being showed along its way by the old methods of trading and compromise. Senators of one section of the country, in re- turn for a high tariff on their prod ucts, are willing to give the other fellow, a high tariff whetner his products actually need it or not
 The impression has got out of Washington that in the current traiff bill the farmer lis getting his" Undoubtedly he is getting a higher tariff placed on all of his prod tets than ever before. but on most of his products no tariff is needed, for the farmer must export large share of his crops in order to make money.
 Some. members of the farm bloc are beginning to figure out the price the farmer is to pay for his pro lection" and the results of their fig uring, are none too reassuring. For his protection" on corn, for in- stance, when America is the corn bin of the world and the greatest of all exporting countries, the farmer finds he is being assessed heavily on everything that enters his home. his boots and shoes and clothing. hats and all the materials for cloth ing his family.
 Just at the moment there Is no dissension among the farm blockers on the surface. but there are smoul- dering differences of opinion on the tariff which may burst into flame at any time. The republicans are be- ginning to realize that the longer the tariff Is delayed the greater grows the danger that some of their calculations may be upset They re- member the experience of the League of Nations. When the debate first started in the Senate 1t seemed al- most an assured fact that ratifica- tion in some form would ensue be- fcre many months had past. But the foes of the league were strong enough to delay action time after tune until finally the league and the entire treaty of peace went to smash.
 Trying Out Same Process
 Foes of the tariff are trying out the same process. They do not hope ultimately to defeat the Fordney- McCumber bill. but up to the time 1t actually becomes law they be-