The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-12
WATSON DENIES
TARIFF RIFT I

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publican leader Of the Senate, today
declared that the President and
he are in entire agreement on
tariff legislation.
He denied reports Of discord
which followed In the wake Of a
conference yesterday between the
/ President, Watson. and Senator
Reed R.l Of Pennsylvania, which
led the White House to deny state
ments attributed Ito Watson that
the President had laid down IAN
American yardstick basis OF tariff
making.
G. D. p. Unites
Watson also predicted that the
bitter Senate fight over the tariff
would be ironed out and that the
Republicans would present virtually
a united front.
THE President and / are In entire
agreement, said Watson. There
is no discord between us at all.
Referring to his conversation with
newspaper men after the White
House call, Watson said: II told
the boys that we are all together in
wanting an adequate. sensible
tariff"
He repeated that he and Reed
had expressed the opinion to the
President that some of the House
rates are too high, but declined to
discuss the report that the Presi-
dent had taken the same attitude.
Leaders in the fight for a tariff
on boots, shoes, leather, and hides,
f11N
list in the HawIey bill. today re-
ceiyed powerful support when Sena-
tor Watson announced that he
favored a duty on hides and a com.
pensatory duty on shoes.
The action Of leaders of the au-
tomobile industry in announcing
their willingness to accept a cut
in the automobile tariff IS being
used as an argument for lower
tariffs in many industries which
have achieved almost complete
dominance of the world market.
Opinion is varied on the effect
of the protests delivered by %
foreign nations. Senator Borah
R.l. of Idaho, declared that they
would have little effect on the
Senate's deliberations.
Own People Kick
But, in my opinion" ne said,
1.-THE real kick against the House
tariff bill is. with our own people
and not with the people abroad, 1t
is the American people who have
justification for serious protest;
And / myself am giving more at.
tention to that than am to objec-
ton abroad.
II do not think that in all the
history of tariff legislation there
has been such an utter disregard
of the pledges of 4 party as are in
corporated in the House tariff bill. z
Unfair and Dangerous
Senator Simmons CD Of North
Carolina. ranking Democrat of the
Finance Committee, renewed his
attack on the House bill with the
declaration that 1t il unfair, dis
criminatory and dangerous.
The American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON, through Chester III. Gray,
legislative representative, continued
its fight for higher agricultural
Appearing before the finance
committee. Gray urged that many
articles which displace American
farm crops as substitutes. in
GLIDING sage, tapiooa. cassava.
srrowroot, bananas waste bag.
ging. sugar sack cloth, oil bearing
seeds and vegetable oils be re.
moved from the free list and made
dutiable 81
Want Chemicals Free
Virtually the only articles which
the farm bureau representative
asked be left on the free list are
agricultural me- chinery and chemi
calls which enter into the making
OF fertilizer
Both Senator Root fR.l OF Utah
chairman OF the finance COMMITTEES,
and Senator Watson were making
efforts today to speed UP work ON
the new bill. They are still hope.
full Of reporting Il 20 the Senate
on August 10.