Evening star., 1925-11-09
TARIFF SEEN ONLY
AS DEBATE TOPIC
Democratic ChaIIengers Are
Unlikely to Force Any
Change This Session.
BY Will. r. KENNEDY.

The fight which looms in the in
coming session of Congress over
whether or not there is to he any
tinkering with the tariff is likely to
he merely scrap between the Demo
cratic party Challengers and the Re
publicans. who are in safe ma
iority. This is quite clearly shown in
interviews indiscriminately with mem
herS. Invariably the Republicans arc
opposed TO tariff revision while with
the same regularity the Democrats de
clare for il. The net result will un
douhtedly he no further revision now
but this will he made an issue in the
next general elections.
The Democratic purpose trickled oui
during the Summer when RepreSen
tative William a. Oldfeld. Democrat
Of Arkansas. chairman of the Demo
cratic congressional committee. who
is member of the ways and means
committee. which handles the revenue
measures. in many speeches in all
parts of the country emphasized tar
If inequalities.
Then Representative Cordell Hull
Democrat. of Tennessee. also a mem
Der of the ways and means commit
tee and recognized as one of the best
authorities in the world on tariff queS
tionS and revenue legislation, served
notice that he will promptly introduCe
resolutions calling for revision all uI
and down the line Ito stop protiteerlns
under the cloak of tariff protection.
VIII Oppose Amy Efforts.
For the Republican defenders Rep
resentative William r. Green of Iowa
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee replied that he will oppose
anv efforts to revise the tariff during
the incoming Congress.
President Coolidge has also let II
be known that he is not in favor OF
legislation to change the present tarltf
schedules.
Almost every Republican member of
the House and Senate has similarly
spoken his opinion that there should
be no tariff tinkerinG. Almost every
Democratic member of the House and
Senate has declared that the tarlf1
should be revised. Here are some of
the opinions:
Republicans
Senator Frank Willis OF Ohio: Con
Eress should not attempt revision OF
the tariff at the peNt session.
Representative James 7. besS,
Thirteenth district. Ohio: II do not
think Congress should touch the ldtHi
at this session.
Representative F. F. Patterson, jr.,
first district. New Jersey mere
should be no tariff revision at thls
time unless shown to be absolutely
necessary
Greater Protection.
Representative Charles F. kiefner,
thirteenth district. Missouri. new
member-'I believe Congress should
not attempt A sweeping revision of
the tariff in the coming session. for
the reason that business conditions in
general do not warrant this chanse
at this time In spite of what the
low-tariff advocates say. business
throughout the country Is fairly salts
factory. While a change in tarif
schedules with respect to some articles
might be necessary and beneficial, yet
a wholesale revision of the tariff law
is unnecessary. However. should a
revision in general be undertaken.
am in favor of applying even greater
protection than is now contained in
the tariff act
Representative John G. Allen, four.
teenth district. Illinois, another new
member-"Don't favor tinkering with
the tariff. p"
Representative Charles +. Fuller,
twelfth district. Illinois-"I am not
in favor of any revision of the tariff" y"
Representative Roy G.. Fitzgerald.