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in the cost of production here and
abroad.
The pressure for an extra session of
Congress to revise the tariff has come
in large part from the agricultural in
terests. Farm leaders have insisted
and are still insisting, that no scheme
OF farm relief will be effective unless
tariff rates are raised on many of the
products of agriculture which now are
imported in varying amounts. In the
aggregate, the agricultural importa-
s1ns are heavy and the farm leaders,
IN and out of Congress, are insisting
that they be stopped.
Had it not been for inSistent demand
from the farm leaders in the campaign
and since the campaign there probably
would have been no extra session this
Spring. Many of the Republican lead
erS in the House and Senate look on
the calling of an extra session early in
the new administration with misgiving.
They foresee much trouble for the
President and the Republican party.
The demand of agriculture, however,
for higher tariffs and for quick legis-
lation to bring them about has fallen
In completely with the plans of the in
dustries that are dissatisfied with the
1922 rates. The leaders of these in
dustries will not oppose general in
creases in agricultural rates, but they
will demand that in return for votes
for higher rates on products OF agricul-
ture, votes be given for higher sched-
ules on many manufactured products.
Basis for Controversy.
At this point there are many posi-
bilities of controversy. Some of the
agricultural leaders. in Congress and in
the farm organizations, insist that. while
the agricultural rates must be raised to
a high level, the rates on the things the
farmer buys must be held down.
It is not unlikely that most OF the
agricultural members will be found
voting for high schedules on agricul-
tural products and then facing about
and voting against increases in the
rates on manufactured products which
the farmers largely consume.
It need hardly be said that II such
a situation arises there will be quite as
fierce contention over the new tariff
measure as developed in 1922, 1913 or
1909, when Republican insurgents OF
the Middle West and Northwest made
their famous revolt against the regular
Republican organization led by Uncle
Ice" Cannon in the House and Senator
Nelson w Aldrich of Rhode Island In
the Senate.
Serious Revolt Recalled.
In that revolt, in which men like
Dolliyer of Iowa, La Toilette OF Wis
consin. Nelson of Minnesota and others
of equal eminence turned loose the bat
teries of their oratory against the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, the Taft ad-
ministration, almost at its beginning
became ineXtricably involved, with po-
vn.nir hnrnY1P
a matter of history. It can haroly De
imagined that in this instance history
will repeat itself.
one reason why it is not likely to do
30 is that, because of the Increased IN
dustria,ization of the South, it will not
be possible to yoke the South up with
the West in any such revolt against the
tariff demands of the East as that OF 70
years ago.
some of them reviewing the troubles OF
the party with tariff revisions in the
past look on the coming overhauling OF
tariff schedules with nlisgivings ana
foresee the possibilities of serious polhi-
cal effects in the 1880 elections.
Scope Uncertain.
The question most frequently asked
In Washington concerns the scope OF
limited revision of the act of 1922 or a
general revision? Conflicting views are
expressed on this matter by men OF
high rank in Congress. President
Hoover. it is generally understood, ia
vors an upward revision OF the agrlcul-
tural rates and a limited revision Of the
other schedules. In other words the
administration is looked on as opposing
the idea of general revision.
R,rf tho Indications are that unless
the President takes a positive stano
against general revision and goes to the
point of letting it be known that he Is
prepared to veto such a bill, Congress
in the end will pass measure which In
effect will provide for a general re-
vamping Of tariff rates.
Committee Hears Demands.
The hearings before the House ways
and means committee have been marked
by a great number Of demands from
many industries for higher rates. Mem
bers Of House and Senate from the
leading industrial States for the mos
part are taking q stand in favor OF
numerous increases.
AS the situation stands the prospects
are that the tariff bill will be writer
four times before it is finally enacted
into law. The House ways and mean.
COIilIulIOcc uOW ID CAlkdBC0 IA PlCpd1 Ale
the bill. Fifteen subcommittee arr
taking up the different schedules ant
going into them exhaustively, taking
into account the testimony set forth il
the recent hearings before the ways ant
means committee, of which Representa-
tive w. c. Hawley of Oregon is chair
man. The ways and means COMMITTEES
viii have bill ready, which is expected
closely to coincide with the administra
ton views, soon after the extra session
opens The House organization is Sucl
that the bill will be driven to passage Ii
about the same form, perhaps the iden
tical form, in which it is reported from
the committee.
House Action to Be Speedy.
On being passed by the House. whicl
probably will be in three weeks ate
the session opens, the bill will be sen
to the Senate and referred to the flnanc
committee, of which Senator Rec
Smoot of Utah is the head. That com
sure to make revisions in the form o
the bill as it passed the House. Score
of industries will demand a bill o
broader scope than the expected Hous
measure.
The finance committee can hardl
escape giving hearings to some exten,
although they will be limited as mucl
as possible. The bill will be before tn
"Why Suffer
INDIGESTION"
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