The Washington times., 1924-08-01
Will CITE!
IMPORTS
RESIuT
Declare They Have Not ElimI-
mated Composition From
Abroad but Increased II
b. WILLIAM. HARD

BY WILLIAM HARD
The Republicans, as it is planned
viii have two lines Of defense
against the Democrats on The
tariff in the course Of the horse.
3Oot-and-dragoOns' attack upon the
tariff and upon the Tariff Com.
mission which the Democratic
national committee has been pre-
pairing for months and the ma
terial Of which is now at the dis
pOsal Of John w. Davis for his
development into his chief issue
during the coming campaign.
The Tariff First.
The Republicans win claim in the
first place that the results Of the
present tariff have been splendid
even in the matter Of the en-
cOuragements Of imports.
The Democrats say that q tariff
ought to do something toward en-
ccuraging imports. The Republi
cans are skeptical on that Point and
are not much in love with iInporta
but In their campaigning this fall
they are preparing to say to the
Democrats:
Very well. Have it your own
way. Imports are q fine thing.
Good! Now look at the imports
which our present alleged high
tariff bill has encourAged!'
They then will stress the follow.
Our total imports in the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1922, just be.
lore the enactment Of the present
tariff law, were 81. sos, 0OS DOB.
Our imports in the fiscal year
ending June 80 Of this year were
$e.S61,147,532.
They increased by more than
one.third.
It is the finest Republican tariff
with the finest Democratic results
that ever happened.
The Republicans win press the
point that they have not elini.
mated competition from abroad but
In fact have increased it.
That ID the first line Of defense.
The second IL that President
Coolidge has done his best with
the tariff commission scas left to
him by President Harding.
Sometimes . Contest.
Several Illustrations not gen
orally known may be given out Of
the archives OF the commission.
For instance:
Various applications for investi
cations into various animal and
vegetable oils were made in the
tall of 1922 and in the spring Of
1923.
The infinite heart. breaking and
nlind-wr6cl1in complications OF the
tariff questian may be well seen
in the matter Of these applications.
The tariff is sometimes thought
and alleged to be a contest be-
tween the wicked manufactures
and capitalist and the poor con-
sumner ana farmer.
Now note:
It was manufacturers who came
forward to demand q reduction Of
the duties ON oils. They needed
them from abroad in manufactur.
ing such things as soap.
And It was farmers, through fed,
erations of milk producers, Aspe
Oially, who came forward to resent
and resist all efforts to reduce this
tariff on oils, considering that oily
substances can be produced from
milk and also from corn and also
from peanuts and also from cotton
seed grown in this country while
simultaneously the wicked manu-
facturers Of soap. who ought tc
be for the tariff, seem to want tc
break It down in order to import
the cheap coolie oils ont Of soya
beans in Manchuria and cocoanuts
IN Dahomey, Africa.
Thus the anti-tariff manufactures
got aligned before the Tariff Commits
zion against the pro-tarifE farmer.
Thereupon everybody in public lite
nobly rallied to his principles.
Yes, that's exactly and precisely
true.
Three members Of the Tariff COM
sBion-Marvin, Burgess and Gras.
Gie-have been associated IN business
or In marriage with great manufac-
turing protected interests.
Deadlock Produced.
They nevertheless voted with the
farmers against any Investigation
into the tariff on oils. They did it
twice in the hitherto publicly upra.
corded proceedings OF the commits.
sion-once in October 8 Of last year
and once on December 20 Of last
year.
Meanwhile the three members Of
the oonmission-Co lbertson, Costl-
gan and Lewis--who deservedly have
the affection and the confidence Of
the farmer, but who always have
been all out for tariff investigation
and tariff reforms and reductions
when needed were recorfIAd voting