The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-31

a Pullman was ordered attached.
Arriving at Chicago at 2:10 o'clock
Monday morning Fordney said the
Santa Fe conductor demanded to
know where the large party was"
At this Fordney says the conductor
was invited to look them over. at the
same time pointing to Tincher's
mammoth frame.
The conductor took one glance
and gave the signal to start as we
clambered on, and my friends, we are
here" said Fordney.
In his formal address, the Michigan
congressman and chairman of the
ways and means committee, said, in
part. as follows:
"A Kansas editor expressed the
hope that I could explain American
valuation to the satisfaction of the
people of Kansas. In view of the I'M
usual worldwide conditions of today
cannot help but feel that q. state
ment favoring strong tariff measure
is a direct contradiction to one in OPP
position to American valuation. for
after a very careful survey of the en-
tire situation it was the unanimous
opinion of the majority members OF
the ways and means committee that
tariff law could not be written under
present day conditions that would af-
ford a reasonable degree of protection
WherS protection was most needed,
unless the present practice of assess
ing ad valorem rates on foreign values
| is abandoned.
ut might be we'll at the outset 10
explain the difference between speci-
fic and ad valorern duties and also
| explain what foreign valuation AMI
American valuation means, when used
in connection with tariff legislation.
A specific duty is a duty expressed in
dollars and cents per count, measure
or weight of imported merchandise.
The duty on wheat of 80 cents a bush
el is an example of a specific duty.
An ad valorem rate is expressed in per
cent rather than dollars and cents and
the amount of duty is aScertained by
multiplying the rate by the value. The
duty on manufactures of fur at 40 per
cent is an example of an ad vaIorem
rate. If the value of the imported fur
is $500 the duty collected would be 40
the existing tariff law ad valorem
rates are assessed on the market val
ne of the merchandise in the country
Of origin at the date of expectation.
Foreign Values Not Stable.
1.-THE chief objection to foreign val
uation is the fact that foreign values
of. like articles differ very greatly in
foreign countries. There is no sta-
bility about foreign values at this
time, and consequently no stability
about the rate of duty collected, and
tho determination of the rate that
would afford protection where protec-
ticn is most needed is a question most
perpIexinE to the committee in franz
ing a tariff bill.
American valuation is the logical
conclusion for imported articles from
all over the world which come upon
the American market and are sold
here in competition with each other.
A value is established and using this
value is fair to all.
EOroio,1 Ton1useI,i,,~
"Our foreign trade at the present
time is languishing. Month by month
it is growing less favorable. This ad-
verse trend of trade is occasioned by
the same low tariff measure that
caused the poor showing in 1913 and
1914. The inevitable result of i'm
porting foreign products into the
American market at less than the
American cost of production is the
displacing of the American product
and the displacing of American labor.
| It means industrial stagnation and in
dustrial inactivity, my friends, and
diEniniShfs the purchasing power of
the American people in general.
When our purchasing power decreases
We eat less food and buy fewer
clothes. When we have something
to sell we have difficulty in finding a
customer, and when we want to make
a purchase we find we are short of
funds,
Would Protect All.
Congress is endeavoring to write =
tariff measure that will afford ade-
quate protection to the American in
dustries and American labor. The i'm
porters now as in the past are oppos-
ing. We have studied the matter care
fully and due to unusual conditions
abroad and the extreme fluctuations
OF foreign values, We have been
brought forcefully to realize the ex-
IRENE difficulties Of writing an equita-
Bile law that will accomplish the de-
sired result. If ad valorem rates are
to be assessed on foreign values It
Isl desirable and altogether necessary
that our import duties should be
stable Where specific rates can be
| assessed they should be assessed. A
| specific rate is rate expressed in dol
lars and cents on a given weight,
measure or count of the article i'm
ported. Such a rate does not fIuc-
tuate with conditions in the foreign
market"
Evans Pledges Support.
In few remarks, Jack" Evans, the
newly elected president of the Kansas
! Day club, thanked-the members for
giving him the honor and pledged the
party his earnest support and services
| during the coming year and campaign
The dinner festivities were opened
by invocation offered by the Rev. H.
u. nelson, pastor or the Potwin Pres
| byterian church. followed by the sing
| ing of America Frequently the
audience INDUCED in singing popular
| selections under the directions of w.
| c. Oberlin, of Atchison. song leader,
while special musical numbers were
| given by the Modoc club, of Topeka,
| and Miss Georgia Goodell, of Atchison
| a talented soprano. The Kansas City,
| Kan, high school band, which accom-
| panied the Wyandotte delegation to
the city, as well as the American Le-
! gion bugle corps, helped to make
| things lively by marching and playing
! between the long rows of tables. The
| only thing missing was an occasional
| beat on the bass drums made neces-
sary by the possibility of hitting some
| good Republican on the head instead.
"A: o. U. w. Attention.
Members of Upchurch Lodge, No.
! 24A radrnSf0d RI affand ha fun