New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-06
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He Won't Vote
For High Tariff
I'm Protesting Rates on AL.
monds, Wisconsin Sena-
tor Declares Nation Can't
Keep Out All of Imports
Johnson Assails Stand
McCumber Presents the Pc
tition for Cloture Signed
by Fifty-two Republicans

From Tho Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July s. - Senator
Lenroot, of Wisconsin, Republican, in
speech in the Senate to-day, in which
he protested against the high rates on
almonds, threatened to vote against
the tariff bill if such rates were to be
put into the measure to any consider
able extent.
While it is not generally believed
the insurgency of Senator Lenroot will
go to the point of bringing him to vote
against the bill, it is regarded as synp-
tomato of much insurgency against the
bill among Republican Senators from
the agricultural states.
If there is comm odity produced in
the United States" said Senator Len
root, that permanently and through
all the years will cost three times as
much to produce as that article can be
imported for, can such rate be justi-
fed by any protectionist? If we are to
have any market for our surplus prod
ucts we must permit some imports to
come in. We cannot raise tariff wall
that will keep out all imports if we de-
sire any market for our surplus crop
of wheat and corn and other cereals
and products of the soil.
Unlike most agricultural products,
the tariff wall to smut out the importa-
ton of almonds will not bring the
price down. The cost of production
will not be lowered, for the brief Of
the almond growers of California
shows that the difference in the cost of
production is not due to war conditions,
| is not temporary situation, but is a
permanent enc, and that the difference
will rather increase than decrease be-
cause Of the increased value of the
land upon which the almonds are
grown"
Senator Lenroot approved co-opera-
tive organizations, such as the Raisin
Growers Association Of California, the
Almond Growers and other assoeia-
tions. He said, however. that if the
proposed duty were to be adopted the
almond growers would add the differ
ence between cents and 10 cents a
pound to the price which consumers
would be required to pay The in
crease, he said, was 100 per cent over
Payne Aldrich rates.
| II have not made I'D my mind" said
Senator Lenroot "as to whether, when
we come to a final vote upon this bill,
| shall vote for it or not. | want to
do SO if l can, but if such rates as this
are to be voted into this bill to any
considerable extent l want to say very
| frankly that l shall net support the
bill when it comes to final passage.
In response to the attack Senator
Johnson criticized Senator Lenroot for
voting for a high duty on candies. He
read an article in which a candy manu-
facturer was quoted as saying that con-
| fectionery stores were making 300 per
cent profit.
After long debate the increased du-
ties proposed by the Finance Commit
tee on almonds and walnuts and other
California products were adopted.
Senator McCumber this evening pre-
sented the petition for cloture on the
tariff bill. 1t is signed by fifty-two Re-
publicans. Eight did not sign. Presen-
tation of the petition to-day means
that, under the rule, vote will be
taken Friday on the question whether
debate shall be limited.
Republican leaders in presenting
the petitions are seeking to bring a
certain moral pressure on the Demo-
cra4s to wind up the debate and pass
the bill, and to make it clear to the
country that it is because of Demo
cratic opposition the bill is delayed
Senator Lodge supported the petition
for cloture