The New York herald., 1922-04-14
Senator Gooding of the Com
bination Indicates Support Of
House Tariff Principle.
SIMMONS DENOUNCES BILL
Declares 1t Highest Ever Writ
ten and Most Unamerican
Measure Ever Framed.

wAsHINGToN. April 13 ASSOCIATED
Press) The Democratic attack on the
Administration tariff bin was opened
to-day by Senator Simmons OF North
Carolina, ranking member of the Sen
ate Finance Committee. who, in a
statement. characterized il as "the
most un-American bill even framed
Senators of the Republ.can-ag -agricul-
tural-tariff bloc held tho first of a
series OF meetings for the considera-
ton Of rates in the measure which
were fixed by the Finance Committee
majority at figures below those sug-
gested BY the bloc. Senator GoodinS
of Idaho. chairman of the bloc. said
also that it was the purpose TO take
IN American valuation at the meet
ings.
There is 4 strong sentiment in the
Senate for American valuation" he said.
MANY OF our members arc strongly I'm
uressed with the principle" He would
not say whether fight would be made
on the floor, admitting that II would be
difficult to have the valuation basis
changed in the Senate, because OF the
great task that would be involved in re-
writing practically all OF the ad valorem
rates In the bill.
support for southern BIoc.
1t their session to-day the bloc mem
hers. after hearing spokesmen for the
southern Tariff Association. decided 10
stipport the increased rates asked for by
that association on peanuts. rice and
copra. The association also urged that
rho duties on sugar be advanced from
cents 10 -. cents pound OF full
duty and from i.60 to cents on Cuban
sugar. but the bloc he's yet TO determine
whether Il will support these increases
In his statement attacking the tariff
bin. Senator simmons said that eve
ctrsory examination indicated that u
was the highest tariff bill ever written
He added that tariff more unsuited
to present conditions. II we are to par
ticipate In world trade. could not We'll
have been framed"
"If Il is adopted" Senator Simmons
continued. 1--WE will hardly hear much
more about a Republican tariff bringing
prosperity. " will be at least one Re-
publican tariff condemned Tor bringing
In many instances u ts eN-
cessively higher than the Payne Aldrlch
with added provisions authorizing the
President under certain conditions t. in
crease these rates within limit of ~
per cent.
900 far AZ the so-called protection ac-
corded agriculture Is concerned only =
small fraction Of tho duties imposed on
agricultural products will be operative.
They would have no effect. good or bad.
The duties on a few agricultural prod
ucts would result In an advance In prices
Swapping Dollars for Dimes.
"The high and excessive duties inn
posed on manufactured products would
Immediately result In a great increase IN
the prices OF things that the farmers buy
but do not produce. The result OF this
so-called protection to agriculture VIII
be. so far as the farmers are concerned,
the swapping Of dollars for dimes.
"Thc main purpose OF these high duties
Ia to maintain the excessively high prices
now obtained for products OF Industries
other than the farm. The operation Of
the bill necessarily will penalize our OK
mort business. which viii mean In the
end curtailment OF production and in
creased unemployment on tho farms. IN
the mines and In tho factories"
Senator Simmons and other minority
members OF tho committee. with the aid
of more than dozen experts, arc ana
lyzing the bill 20 as to be able TO present
the minority report withing tho nine
days permitted BY tho majority.
At special meeting yesterday Of the
board or directors OF the National Coun-
Gil OF American Importers and Traders
held at It's office In the Flatiron Building
resolutions were unanimously adopted
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