Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-28

tartiLs dUtieS on tne Imports Was Strongly \
urged by ex-CongressTnan Martin A. Mol
rison OF Indiana, a democrat, before iii
membership meeting Of the NorwieA
chamber of commerce Monday night with
a supper at SIS at the Wauregan House,
and President William B. Walker Of the
American Theianos Bottle Co., who was
an added speaker BY invitation, contri0ut-
ed particularly interesting element to
the meeting by his remarks Hl9on manu-
facburing conditions III Germany He has
Just returned from there after two months
spent in getting acquainted with devs1op-
ments In that country.
Swahn's orchestra gave a fine pro-
gramme during the supper hour, during
which the singing was led BY Edwin Hill
and when the menu had been served Pres
ident Charles F. Wells of the chamber
Of commerce expressed brief words Of well
come and turned the meeting over to
James c. Macpherson as toaszna ster.
Mr., Macpherson commended the fine
expression Of community spirit that was
shown by the attendarce OF the 100 bus
mess men at the supper and he Introduce
ed Mr.. Morrison, who has been celat
| gresham from the ninth Indiana district
from the sist to the 64th congress.
He was greeted with great applause
as he began his address upon the Amer
lean Valuation plan for duties on inn
ports
He had believed in 1t, he said, ever
since he had found out about foreign val
nations, He gave concrete Illustrations Of
| how foreign valuation would work on an
advaiorem duty Of 80 per cent. For in
stance. on a shipment from Great Britain
where the cost would be 81 per cent
OF what it is here thesdnty would be s24
on goods from France or Belgium whore
/ tf,.s
| s1g hut on goods from Germany where
the cost is 20 per cent. the duty would
| be S. This shows that a duty laid oil
4 foreign valuation gives the least protection
against the nations from which nianufac-
turers have most TO fear while against the
one you have least to fear the duty Is
| almost enough 20 shut it out Of the mar
ket on q foreign valuation YOU drive
from your market pracficily every ma
ton except the lowest cost producer and
you realize the SMALLEST possible arnoGnt
at the custom house. Foreign valuation
means low proteetion against the coun-
try Of low wages and high protection
against the country Of high wages This
Is not a. partisan question, but more than
Il IL months ago every one recognized that
you could not, with conditions as they
i were in Europe, write a tarin biii on
foreign valuation. But since then the
| legislators have been vacillating from
one thing to another, and If they put this
Il over to another election, there is no tell
ing what win be the extent Of the dis
aster to American manufacturing
Mr. Morrison urged his hearers to bacl
UP the senators and congressman whom
they had elected and not let thean be
tifpen out of congress by eowardice, only Il
be succeeded by lot Of freaks, not dem
Iocrats but like trash brought in by q
8 spring freshet.
E-C0hsressmany Morrison Speaks.
Ex-Congressuan Morrison said in sub
stance:
; Much is being written and spoken ii
relation to fthe proposed adoption Of
, American valuation Of imported goods a,
the basis for rates Of ad valorem TART
duties The law has long defined thi
) value of imported goods as the price a
|, which they were, at the time Of exporta
ton. being sold In wholesale lots In th
principal markets~o of the codntry Of thei
origin. The dennition Of value now pro
posed is the price at which at the tim
Of expectation. the goods were offere,
I, for sale in wholesale lots to all purchae
ers in the principal markets Of the Unit
i ed States.
Under existing law, duties on goods il
American cDstonfh ouses, intended 70
sale In the American market. are no
E based upon their value in America, Blu
s upon their respective values in the mar
:. kets of other lands. This result is a
4 variance with the commonly accepts
y / doctrine that property Of equal quaint
f ties, qualities and actual values sl1a'
bear equally the burden of public tax
] es
s The proposed adoption of the America
e standards IN lieu OF innumerable foreig
standards, is a single, concrete questio
| Of large public Interest and worthy 9
, earnest consideration. It has provoke
4 much opposition and denunciation, br
!, lis opponents have not shown = filling
= ness to debate the question. Indeed, the
!. have thus far refused to state the cues
!. ton as it really is. They have confuI
|, ed the terms in which they spetk {
i American valuation and ingeniously
: as being everything that 1t Is not.
Specific and Al valorem Duties.
= 1t Is & matter Of common knowlede
! that tariff duties are broadly divide
4 into specific and ad valorem: specific d.
4 ties being based on quantity. numbe
y size. weight OF some other propeTty nj
+ Including value. ad valorefn duties bein
d based upon a fixed per centum Of ii
q VdlUe OF Inc BOOQS III dOlthIb. OOIil'
I times an article bears both specific an
= ad valoren1 duties at the same time, sue
! duty being designated as compound
A specific duty has no relation to Wait
and is not affected By change in Il
standard of value: nor Is the specif
! portion Of a compound duty.
!. win Make Lower tariff Rates.
II Foreign valuations literature sometims
asserts that American valuation wi
= make higher tariff rates, while it is pc
Z fectly patent that It will tend to nal
4 lower rates. For some time, howeve
they have been silent as to rates ar
\ assert that American valuation will NAL
! higher duties. The valuation being on,
determined, in fixing the rates the col
gress may as easily provide for low;
duties as for higher duties, as the COZ
gress may elect to realize lesser or Tor,
d er revenue or to give lower or high,
petection TO assert that American va
uation will 1naaee duties higher or loF
= er, is to indulge in confusion Of tern
that Is inexcusable in the serious d
= cussion Of a public question:
i The unaninity with which inports
IA are carrying on their present canipait
;. Is beautiful They are of ons mind
complaining OF high duties under t
n pending tariff bill. but, as If by pr
arrangement, none Of them challenges
:, single rate carried In the bill. II Is I
clear for controversy that the a6opti'
Of an uniform valuation, although It
higher than any former valuation, max
neither high duties nor low duties.
M duties are too high the fault lies IN t
- rates and in the rates acme; and yet t
= importers stubborny refrain from chi