The Washington times., 1922-04-11
SENATORS
WILL VEST
POWER IN
Draft of Measure Differs IN
Many Respects From
That of House.
BY JsART ) CAAaPBELr-
International News seryice.

Aftsr n1ny- -months of delay, the
so-ca1led p41nanent tariff bill,
radically different in many impor-
tant respects from the form in
which it was passed by the House
last year.. and revolutionary In
some of its administrative and
other vital provisions, was report
ed favorably to the Senate today
by the Republican majority in con-
troll of the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
Wide Power Given President.
For Che first time in the long
eventful history OF tariff making
and unmaking, the President would
be vested by the bill with sweeping
discretionary power to change and
fix fates on imported articles, and
even TO bar foreign products from
this country whenever he deemed
trade conditions warranted such ac-
ton.
In tariff legislation made by the
bill is the establishment OF high
protective duties on agricultural
products which have heretofore
been invariably placed on the free
list in both Republican and Demo
cratic tariff measures.
The generous protection" the ag-
ricultural interests would be given
by the bill, for which a precedent
was established by the existing
emergency tariff law, was dictated
by the so-cslled Republican "Ag-
ricultural.T Tariff Bloc" whose lead
ers include Senators Gooding. OF
Idaho, Capper of Kansas, and Nc
Nary OF Oregon.
Farmers Big Beneficiaries.
While the farming and live stock
interests OF the West and South
west are expected TO derive rich
benefits from the bill, the manufac-
turing interests, particularly of the
East. find themselves in the un.
precedented position OF being de-
prived OF their customary share OF
compensatory duties because OF the
impracticability, the bills authors
contend, of their being given rates
on manufactured goods proportion
ate TO those imposed upon raw ma
terials upon which they have here.
tofore had TO pay no duty.
IL is believed. however, that des-
pite the pronounced dissatisfaction
with which the manufacturing and
importing interests may regard the
tariff system proposed, that the "Ag-
ricultural Tariff Bloc" an off-shoot
of the original Agricultural Bloc"
VIII force the passage of the bill In
much the same form in which IL left
the hands OF the Republican Senators
who dominate the Finance Commit
tee.
The ultimate consumer" is the
one who is certain to feel the real
pinch" OF the measure. II Is esti
mated that while the bin win raise
approximately between $500. 600. 900
and $500 900 900 In revenue. that II
win boost the already high cost OF
Lying about 2.0o0. 900 900 or sa.oo0.-
100000. II not more.
Necessities Protector
Almost everything that the aver
age man and woman eats or wears,
nearly every necessity OF life, has
imposed upon II tariff which Ia ex-
pected to increase materially the do
nestle article price while providing II
with ample protection" from it's for
eign equivalent.
While c0nceding that the bin would
cause living costs to roar In many
instances 20 even world war levels,
Administration spokesmen contend
that the general effect OF the pro-
posed tariff WALL would be hene-
fetal 20 the country as whole. and
would restore prosperity. and main
tain production and wsgs~ al such