The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-10-19

ing Committee. that part Of the Re.
publican organization In Congress
that is designed 20 see Republican
legislation put through. Mr. Greene
felt himself called upon 10 support
tue compromise agreement made by
the conferees OF the two Houses and
hurry TO settlement this Tarin that
had been dragging for over twenty
months. And he voted for IL unhesi-
tatingly He voted for II because he
was a member OF the party organiza-
tion responsible for the party pro
gram ia Congress. but he also voted
for IL because he was a Republican
and a Protectionist and was elected
By the people Of Vermont. farmers
and all TO so 20 Washington and
help pass a Protective Tariff
Mr. Greene said that the PROPOSE
tion to put Potash on the free list
was carried In those last days simply
By a shrewd Democratic trick. There
was opposition 10 a part of the Dye
schedule in the bill known as the
Dye Embargo although IT was not
actually an embargo at all. Under
the rules OF the House. just before
final vote is taken on such measures
or propositions. those opposed to the
bill as a whole are permitted 20 offer
what Is known as a motion TO recon-
NIT. which gives them a chance TO
put up some amendment of import
ance they would like 20 see adopted
The Democratic leaders cleverly
made up a composite motion that in
cluded both the Dye Embargo" and
free Potash" These two things
were joined together like Siamese
twins In the one motion TO be voted
up or down with one vote. A mem
ber might be for one and against the
other, but he had but one vote and
he must make up his mind which
way IL would go. Anybody can see
the cleverness OF this Democratic
trick. A minority for the Dye En-
barge repeal mot enough to carry 1t
If II stood alone) and a minority for
free Potash (not enough to carry II
If 1t stood alone) thus combined In
one Eyes" vote on this motion to re-
commit would carry both PROPOSE
tions. And that 1t what happened.
The Democrats simply wanted TO
show publicly that the Republicans
could not make their own tariff. and
they got enough Republicans to join
with them to put the change over as
Mir. Greene explained. Mr.. Greene
said it was not telling tales out of
school to say now that he walked
away from the Capitol that after
noon with the two Democratic lead
srs who had put up the scheme and
they were laughing like schoolboys
At him for the way his party "fell for
t." When they met that morning
heir motion to recommit had only
,ne item. The idea of adding Pot
ash TO it then came to them, and
he jig was on.
This is the true story Of that i'm
,ressive revolt that the New England ,
arm paper shrieks so loudly over Z
,ut did not explain in detail. {
II was a well-known fact that the I
World War showed the American I
armers that they were dependent I
lpon Old World supplies for their {
'otash for fertilizers. When the $
var cut off that supply of Potash Z
o the American farmers people be- [
an TO get busy to see If they could b
evelop a domestic supply, and at =
reat expense and much effort some 4
tart in that direction was made. 4
'otash in America is developed by n
arious processes requiring some Y
liant installment and skill in opera I,
on. 1t is not mined comparatively r
rec as in Germany and France n
here our supply now comes from. O
he American production was plainly d
makeshift during the war, but it "a
ayeloped 20 such an extent that =
tier the war. It seemed 10 many A,
ioughtful men a reasonable thing X,
do TO try to continue the domestic =,
reduction and see whether in the
Ia Il could be made sufficient and
-aetlcal enough in quantity and in
ice SO as it would forever after be ht
NECESSARY for us 70 import French
ID German Potash So the propo- vi
ton was originally made to pro
ct Potash for FIVE years, az rate A
eularly diminishing and ending IN b.
e free list the idea being that If
the end or Eve years Potash q r.
meieut supply was developed in VI
Is counrty then tho protective duty
,uid not be- needed because the In So
frv could take care % itself H. s1.