The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-03-27
The Tariff and Politics.

II
. that the tariff should be removed fro
politics. In the Taft administratic
a there was a tariff board. II came BAG
late in the Wilson administration, an
the new tariff machinery is trying ,
Z get to work in the present administrs
ton.
The Harding administration gave il
tariff commission a real job. which
to investigate schedules and to max
{ Recommendation { the President
who in turn has been authorized 4
E put the elastic" provision of tn
! Fordney-Mc Cumber measure into op
Grafton. In short the process contem
pilates that the President may raise
or lower. the rates on schedules tc
meet the changing conditions in for
eign commerce.
About the time the presen tariff law
was passed complaints began to be
filed with the tariff commission, and
these asked for Investigations that
would determine whether rates should
be changed. Almost Immediately there
was friction among the commission
ers. The explanation that has finally
leaked is to the effect that the COM
missioners disagreed as radically as
the congressman about tariff-making.
and no sooner had they looked over
the Fordney-M cCumber act than some
OF them decided that il needed some
changing" Other members of the
commission said this would amount
to a reversal of the work Of congress,
and they insisted on taking up sched-
ules that had not been debated or dis
puted in congress. To which their
colleagues replied insistently that the
conspicuous schedules should come
hrst. Finally. an appeal reached the
president. As things have quoted
Town in the tariff commission contro-
iersy it is regarded as a sign that the |,
does not propose to e,
lave its heavily-belabored tariff law r
Ipset in the first few months of its #,
'peration. In any event the positive /;
sord has gone out to the tariff COM .
that its business is to 'investi- 8
ate and report" 1t is up to the pres :
lent that act upon these reports. =,
that the commission has been :,
Did rather firmly that il has not the =
nal say-so, the air is beginning to =
lear. :.
Taking the tariff out of politics is
long. long trail.
A Hold-up Suggestion. e
Considerable publicity is being given ;,
the suggestion made to the Presi- :,
that so far as possible all work .,
, curtailed on public buildings. The ;,
laho is that the present building :,
being carried on by private in a.
rests will eventually be transferred .
the public building projects, and ;,
anufacturers and dealers in building :,
a~terials can likewise shift their mar -
is. In effect the proposal is appar- a,
tly made for the purpose OF furnish :.
3 a buffer" between an active and
lctive season in building operations. =
Roping Radio ha
Radio broadcasting has been run m,
ig so wild OF late that Secretary a
Hoover has been using the A,
and facilities of the Depart 60
mt OF Commerce to rope the ami m,
H. in the hopes that radio may be m,
ned and used for domestic purpos- ar,
As a result there has been another cd
'longed conference of radio experts
Washington.
he practicability of radio is threat
d by the rapidly increasing num-
OF broadcasting stations, and these ,
the present time run into the hun A.
The commercial interests en- ii
ed in radio are anxious that wave ..'e.
yths shall be allocated so that they h.s
give the greatest good to the no;,
number of people, and they !,
E joired with the radio amateurs ~
PRESSING this point upon the gov anu
nent Ii would seem that a propo- /.
N so apparent to everybody would ~
Oily be put into operation, but the ="
itary authorities" seem TO be the ,
cipal DIRECTORS, and they insist an"
there shall be no "~favoritism to- uo"
! broadcasting and amusement use ,po'
ado, which would interfere with VIII
necessary utility in the operation way
hips and aircraft" This viewpoint '"e
voiced by Commander d. c y
ham, the naval representative at
Hoover conference, and indicates ~
Important objection that prevented -
from passing a law to control
license broadcasting. Meanwhile mn
jazz continues, and amateurs all ~"
the country spend hours listening ~