, 1922-10-12

Washington papers warning its GUS
toners Of an increase in the price OF
wool clothing which it says will be
necessary under the new protective
tariff. A recent advertisement in
serted by this concern began as fol-
lows:
SENATOR SIMMONS SAYS: TAR
IFF WILL COST CONSUMERS
THREE BILLION A YEAR"
1T will be gratifying to know that
our customers will lot pay one cent
OF the three billion.
increasing the cost of woolens
means higher clothes prices. Forum
atclv we bought heavily this season
and have a good stock on hand: also
have thousands of yards contracted
for future delivery bought before the
rise.
I'VE could make more by holding
these wOolens for the rise. but we are
~tailors. not SPECTATORS
Lnn-worth Gave Warming
Representative LOngwOrth. of
Ohio, took occasion to discuss this ad-
yortiscment and others like it on TIE
floor of the House. He denounced
the representations in the ADVERTISE
mcnt to the effect that the tariff on
wool would neccssitate an increase in
the price of clothing as being a W
right falsehood and "willful perver-
sion He warned the country to eX-
pect such deceptive advertising to be
put out from now on by those who
seek to profiteer off the people and
furnish as an excuse the new tariff.
a Campaign Of Deception
Representative Longworth's atti-
tude in his matter is the same as
that of other Republican members OF
CONGRESS. They do not intend to
permit a deliberate campaign OF mis-
representation Of the pending tariff
to be carried on by profiteers who
seek to discrcdit the tariff as a cam
outage for their unWarranted ad-
vance in prices. Republican leaders
anticipating hat such an effort Will
be made. are fully prepared to meet
it Congressman Longworth in the
course of his remarks said: This
advertisement urges the public to
buy now at present prices because
as soon as the new tariff goes into
effect the prices will necessarily be
very greatly raised. There appears
this statement: /
Awful Pervcrsion
Le average ad valorem rate in
The observation-disclosures tariff for
revenue only law was 31.6 per cent.
Tho average rate in the present Sem
ate bill is rs per cent.
BASED on annual consumption or
use Of clothing, the tariff protection
to domestic manufacturers under the
existing tariff law was $265. 900 900; !,
under the senate bill 1t jumps to
1928, OOO,O 900. The estimated total
cost to the consumer under the I'm
derwood bill was SAT-, 900 900; I'M
der the Senate bill 1t will be $1.132.-
0OO,O 900 - on increased cost OF
1855, 900, 900"
Now, gentlemen. hat statement is
an absolute, and l assume. a wilful ,
p%erversion of the facts. as I am about
to point out. Further on they say:
"A thousand new satisfied custom
ers are worth more to us than future
profits in stock. To induce 1000
men to try our service. we are maxi
ing 1t an object to buy now before
And again:
increasing the cost Of woolens
means higher clothes prices. Forum
ately we have bought heavily this
season and have a good stock on
hand"
Mark that, gentlemen.
None Under False Pretcnccs
Fortunately we bought heavily
his season and have a good stock on
hand; also have thousands OF yards
contracted for future delivery, bought
before the rise.
I'VE could make more by holding
these woolens for the rise. but we are
tailors, not SPECTATORS"
Now. gentlemen. I repeat that this
Is a wilful perversion OF the facts.
$500 --l1,hxoNI rt{fh Tho ctniatnF
desire to obtain money under false
pretenses from their customers.
Tariff Rates Compared
The highest rates provided in the
Senate bill are very much lower than
in the existing law. read from the
existing Law the rates OF duty i'm
posed on wool, commonly known "a
clothing wool. They are: Unwashed
is cents per pound; washed. 30 cents
per pound; secured. 46 cents per
pound.
The highest rate on secured wool
in the Senate bill il SO cents .
pound. In other words. the duties
in the existing law are IL cents .
pound higher than the highest rates
in the Senate bill. Therefore. II the
tariff would have any effect on the
price Of woolens, as this nan says 1t
Will, lIS GlL0Cl Will UC ~ BLOully uO
crease the price Of clothing. ZAP
plause.)
Furthermore, am reliably in
formed that the American Wooden
Co. has recently issued its list of
prices for the coming year on all
grades OF woolens, and that those
prices are in every case at least as
low and in many cases much lower
than the wholesale existing prices
Of wooden goods.
Now note that this advertiser
says
"Fortunately we have bought heav-