New Britain herald., 1923-10-03
PRESENT TARIFFS
 ARE ACCEPTABLE
HassnbarIh Says Only Excellent Cause Should Occasion Change
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hy The Associated Pssss.
 Denver, Col, Oct. a.-neliKeFinl
 his address as chairman of the West
 ern Tariff association ta the wesiert
 Tarir congress here today, Frank ]
 Hsgenbsrth of Salt Lake City. Utah
 declared "presenl tarin schedules af-
 feeting business should not he dis. turbed unless there Is some compel.
 ling reason for such action"
 The tariff congress. of nnn.partisan n character, is the first meeting Of pro. dneers in lhe west 10 consider the isriff as il affects this part Of the United states.
 Delegates renresenling practically every producing organization in the west. chambers Of commerce. hanks snd the press were in attendance when the meeting was called to order
 ft was expected that the tariff du. ties affecting sugar. wool. dairy pro- duets. and stoeker and feeder cattle would come in for discussion during the sessions, which will continue toe morrow.
 Mir. Hagenbarth said iinnarti
 Must Advise President
 ''ft must be our function in the west to bring in proper and orderly manner to the attention of the presl. dent. and to the tariff commission. and even to congress and its personnel when necessary. the underlying facts which make for prosperity in the went. We cannot permit the selfish ness of human nature to ravish our industries. We are trying to build up a commonwealth amid tho mountains and plains west of the Mississippi, but we cannot do so In poverty
 No one industry in the producing west is strong enough 10 withstand the organized and wealthy manufac- turing interests in tho cast. II is for the purpose Of giving voice to this thought that we are mel here togcth- CT. Our motto must he that of Alex | ander Dumas Three Muskcteers, one for all and all for one'
 Let us approach our problem with | respect for our opponents and with | due regard for the right We are here to permanently organize the Western Tariff association. This association, which we shall perfect will serve as medium for the proper presentation of facts before the Tariff commission in Washington whenever any group of our organization, or any western product. is under attack. We hope to demonstrate effectively and perman- entity to the commission the commer- cial and economic factors involved, and as affecting the west ,
 Was Non parfisan , Congress in it's wisdom passed what was known as the emergency ( tariff measure and, I might say. in l passing that this measure came nearer l being a non-partisan measure than 2 any tariff measure ever passed by ( congress- Later on in the summer of ' 1922. the Fordney- McCumber tariff 3 3ct was passed" after many months of a ,rduous consideration of the various f new problems involved. It was freely 5 predicted that this measure would s top the flow of imports into and ex- [ ports from the United States. C As shown by the record up to date p 1, contrary result has been accom- Ii ,lshed The stubborn facts in the 0 ,ase show that prosperous America vas enabled to buy generously from si n impoverished Europe, notwith- W tanding the so-calIed high tariffs inn a ,osed by the act. The revenue de- if ived from the act has been a sur la