South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-08
SENATOR SEES
G. 0. P. DEFEAT.
In TARIFF BILL
Lafollette Says Party Car
Avoid Downfall Only by
Rewriting Measure.
J CLOTURE MOTION FAILS
All Democrats and Five Re-
publicans Vote Against
Limiting Debate.

WASHINGTON July .- Defeat
of the republican motion for
cloture on the administration
tariff bill and !ramatc at
tack on that measure by Sen.
Iafouetts II Wisconsin. a re-
publican mernber OF the committee
that reported %. featured Friday
proceedings IN the senate. The vote
% invoke the existing cloture rule
was IS 20 IS. or nine less than the
ncces sary two-thlrds majority. The
democrats were a unit against the
motion. which was opposed also by
FIVE republicans.
Delivering the first Of a promised
series Of attacks on the tariff. Sen.
I.afouette declared the only way
the republican party could be saved
from defeat in Novem Der and from
disaster" IN the presidential cleo
ton in 1924 was 20 recommit the
bin for rewriting on the basis of
"the old republican principle" OF
merely equaIizing the difference in
the cost Of production at home and
abroad II that ought not be done,
he added. legislation should be
abandoned
Recalls Political Upsets.
Characterizing the bill as even
worse than the Dingley and the
Payne-AIdrich law (which. he de-
clared. had caused the political up
sets IN 1910. 1912. 1914 and 1915.
Sen. LafoHette asked his collea CUES
n they thought toe people had for
gotten: II they thought the people
would calmly accept the burdens
in 1929. which they so decisively re-
FUSED 70 carry IN 1910 and 1917.
Powerful indeed. must be the In
huences which can bludgeon
through this legislation" he said,
when the political leaders respon-
sible for It know that II means the
defeat Of their party and the end OF
the political lives Of most OF the
leaders responsible for this bill"
Taking up specifically the cotton
schedule I'm the bill. Sen. Lafollette
declared the rates as reported 20
the senate in many instances were
from Il TO go percent higher than
those IN the Payne-Aldrich law and
from 100 10 200 percent higher than
those Ia the existing statute. He
said the committee majority had re-
moved zone OF the many jokers
slipped into the cotton schedule
and lowered some rates so that Ia
bles OF comparison ne had prepared
were not exactly accurate. He add
ed. however that he understood the
committee majority did not intend
10 lower the rates below the level Of
The Payne-Aldrich law and presented
many tables 20 show that the cot
ton manufactures had prOspered
under the Underwood law rates
Smoot Defends Schedule.
Sen. Smoot OF Utah. ranking re-
publican on the anance committee.
defended the cotton schedule de-
claring the average OF the rates
was not above the average in the
Underwood law though some were
higher. Others. he added were
lower He said the committee ma
5ority still was working on the
schedule and would bring IN new
amendments and that at the proper
time ne would present an analysis OF
She schedule 20 the senate
Returning 20 his attack. Sen. La
toilette expressed the wish that sen
ators would consider the tariT bill
not as owners Of stock IN cotton
mills wooden mills and other indus
tries but as representatives OF the
De7ple. giving attention TO the effect
Continued ON PnEe Two