Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15

said that no reasons had been given
and that he had made no inquiries, but
in response to questions by Senator
Caraway he told the committee that
he and Burgess had often differed ma
terially about tariff schedules.
Chairman Marvin identified himself
as having been secretary to the Home
Market Club prior to becoming head of
the commission in 1921. The Home
Market Club, he said, was an organi-
cation interested in the protective tariff
as the best policy for the United States
The activities of the club aside from
the publication of a magazine, which
Marvin said was distributed among
members, were conferred in the holding
Of meetings addressed by public men.
Senator Caraway asked Marvin If
the purpose of the club was to increase
duties on the. various: articles. Marvin
had said that manufacturers, retailers
and professional men were members
and Caraway wanted to know If the
organization had any political activity.
No Political Interest.
Marvin testified that the club was
not interested politically, that it did
not support candidates for political Of
nee or oppose them and that It did not
Senator Caraway brought out that
Marvin, as secretary of the club, ap-
peared before the committees of Con-
gress when the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill was being discussed in 1913.
You were advocating higher rates?"
Caraway asked.
II did not ask for higher rates."
Marvin said.
you we're just before the commit
on the value of protection?" Caraway
suggested.
Marvin said that, in substance, the
observation was correct. About 800
persons belonged to the club when he
was its secretary and executive officer.
located, for the most part, in the New
England States, he said. In response to
questions, he said that the club coll
lected about $45,000 while he was con-
nected with it, and explained that, in
addition to dues, contributions were
accepted from members. He could not
recall the payment Of more than $500
a year by any one member and remem-
bered that one of the largest contribu-
lions made by the American Wooden
GO. was made up among about 20 mills.
Paid $1,000 Salary.
As secretary Of the club he was paid
a salary of $4,000 year, he testified,
and later Senator Blaine brought out
that he left the position to 60 to the
Tariff Commission at q salary Of $500.
There were three or four other salaried
officers Of the Home Market Club. Mar
win told the committee. He is now an
honorary member Of the club, but said
h had not participated in any of its
meetings since going to the commission,
although he had gone to one dinner.
Senator IN hA
remembered that the clubs secretary
testified during the committee hearings
on the Payne Aldrich bill that the club
had 16 representatives in Washington
interested in getting higher rates. Mar
win insisted that nobody representing
the club was here for that purpose, but
he conceded that some members might
have been here, interested, as he said
he was in the mechanics Of tariff max
ing.
The witness was insistent, in reply
ing to questions asked sarcastically by
Senator Caraway, that the interest of
the club was in tariff as a policy. and
not in rates or rate making. Cara
ways observation was that he was In
Washington at the expense of his Or
ganization just to get an education
and Marvin replied that it was very
educational.
The differences between Burgess and
Langenbach developed out of the dis
cussion Of rates on porcelains, domestic
and foreign, the chemist told the CONF
mittee. He said that it had been his
view that high tariff on hard porce-
.lains manufactured in the Orient and
Europe could never displace these ar
ticleS in favor Of earthenwares manu-
featured in this country.
It was Burgess contention, he said,
that these articles could be displaced by
tariff rates and the chemist said that
Burgess was particularly insistent that
a high tariff would cause these articles
eventually to be manufactured in this
country.
Was Newspaper Writer.
Chairman Marvin told the commit
tee that he became secretary of the
Home Market Club in 1911. Before
that he said he had been an editorial
writer on the Boston Journal. He ap-
peared before the congressional COM
mittee investigating the lobby soon
after the Wilson administration came
in, the witness said.
Mr.. Marvin gave the committee the
names Of number Of men who had
been members Of the Home Market
Club, who have called upon him since
he became chairman of the Tariff Com