Evening star., 1922-08-12
SEEK T0F|X DATE
FOR TARIFF VOTE
Senators of Both Parties Are
Interested in the Nego-
tiations.
VOTE FOR FLEXIBLE PLAN
Senator Calder Delivers Address
Lauding Protection System as
Beneficial to U. S. Industries.

with O1npTOInlSe heAlUlC dho
scientific" tariff plans approved last
night, the Senate got back today to
consideration of committee amend
ments to the sundries schedule under
program more sharply curtailing
debate. AS the last of the highly con-
troverted subjects was out of the
way, leaders on both sides began
negotiations for an agreement for a
date for final vote, possibly early
in the week after next.
Although the rows over the "fexi-
BILE" and scientific" plans kept the
Senate in session until nearly mid
night, it recessed under an agreement
10 meet today at 10 am. Senator NC
Cumber, republican, North Dakota,
pilot of the tariff measure, explained
that the extra hour was to give op-
portunity for Senator Calder, repub-
lican. New York, to deliver a pre-
pared address on the tariff before the
iifteen-minute limitation of debate
rule became effective at IL am.
After modification in many particu-
lars, the flexible" tariff provision,
authorizing the President to increase
or decrease rates within radius of
80 per cent, was approved, SO to 20,
with three republicans-Gooding. Nc
~
democrats, BToussard and kendrick.
supporting. Under an amendment by
Senator Bursum, republican, New
Mexico. approved "a to 10, the pro-
vision would become imperative July
l. 1924.
Public Hearings Required.
The President could not change any
rates until after investigation and
public hearings by the tariff commits
sion, which. however. was not di-
rected to recommend rates. as was
suggested by President Harding in
his letter yesterday to Senator Nc
Cumber. In that letter the executive
indicated that he would call upon the
commission for such recommenda-
tionS.
The scientific" tariff proposal ap-
proved by the Senate, 81 to 13. was
a committee substitute for the origi-
nal FrelinEhuysen proposal and
would provide that the President or
Congress have the assistance of the
posals in the Frelinghuysen amend
ment were incorporated in the COM
mittee plan, the commission being
authorized to ascertain:
Conversion costs and costs of pro-
duction in the principal growing, pro-
duciRg or manufacturing centerS in
the United States and abroad.
Import costs of representative arti-
cles competing in American markets
with American products.
Selling prices in this country and
abroad.
All other facts which would show
the differences in or which affect
competition between articles of the
United States and imported articles
in the principal markets of the
United States. Senator Frelinghuy-
sen urged that the commission be re-
gresS. beginning December l. 1928.
and every six months thereafter, but
his amendment was rejected. "a to 1S-
Senator Calder's Address.
Senator Calder. in his address. de-
cared that strikes and 'the tariff
blockade here in the Senate are
hamstringing the prosperity not alone
of this country. but of the world"
while the whole world is strug-
Cling against tremendous odds" he
said, toward period of prosperity.
peace and normal living. it is not
only tragic, but a calamity that the
United States is not today in a healthy
condition itself. Where there are not
strikes there are grave industrial
problems. many of them traceable
directly to business paralysis, due to
tariff uncertainties"
Describing protective tariff as
Americas prosperity insurance" the
New York senator said the argu-
ments that a protective tariff at this
time would result in a decline of eX-
port trade could not be supported by
the facts: Official records showed.
he argued. that every time the coun
try had enacted such a tariff exports
had increased very materially.
Life or Death to Industry.
"When the tariff Is a question of
life or death to industry, as it is to-
day with hundreds of thousands of
factories in this country" senator
Calder continued, cit is the duty OF
Congress to legislate in their inter-
est. when their interest is the inter-
est of our people as whole.
I'VE have heard great deal during
this debate about the tariff and the
consumer. If we legislate to enable
men and women to produce every
consumer will be able to take care
Of himself. The American market
is our greatest and our best market,
but the moment we begin to barter
that market to foreign producers,
from that moment we may begin to
measure the downfall of this country
as a nation of people who are too
proud to produce"