The Washington times., 1929-05-29

Criticism already directed against
the measure in the Senate forcasts
liberal rewriting Of the measure by
the Senate Finance Committee under
chairmanship of Senator Smoot (R)
of Utah. Final passage is not ex-
pected until late fall.
Republican House leaders de-
clared that they had won a smash
ing victory in passing The bill by a
vote OF 264 to l47, gaining 20 Demo-
cratic votes while losing IL Repub-
lican.
Democrats bolting to the Repup-
lican side included Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen, Democratic CONGRESSIONAL
from Florida, who long crusaded
against Republican high tariffs.
Helped From South
The Democratic supporters Of the
bill included also members from
Louisiana, happy over a boost in
the sugar tariff; members from in
dustrial centers who. fought for the
new rates on boots and shoes, and
Texas and Florida members VINO
were gratified with vegetable, fruit
and wool rates.
Republican opponents included
handful OF dissatisfied farm bloc"
members, who declared that agricul.
ture got half a loaf in new high
rates while building material and
manufactured articles were sent sky
high.
Representative Beck R.) of Penn
sylvania, former solicitor general,
YAo1 a.f n,,k~ A. Rg
places vastly more power in the
President to raise and lower duties
under the flexible provisions.
These Going Up.
Among the important tariffs
boosts were the rates on wool and
cotton textiles, rayon, boots and
shoes, plate and window glass, pot.
terry, many chemicals and metals,
cement. brick, lumber, wheat, corn,
flax, butter, milk, potatoes, wool,
hides, vegetables. fruits, live cattle
and sugar.
Opinions of advocates and oppo-
nents of the bill differed widely.
They include:
Representative Hawley R.) of
Oregon, chairman of Ways and
Means Committee, THE bill COM
plies with the promises made in the
Republican platform, affords a larger
measure of protection to agriculture
than given in any other tariff bill
and readjusts duties in other lines
in accordance with their ascertained.
needs. 1 believe it will result in
maintaining the prosperity of the
United States.
FulfilIs Pledge.
Representative Fort R.) of New
Jersey, secretary OF the Republican
National Campaign Committee: '"The
Republican party promises a revi-
sion of the tariff to assure the do
mestic market to the nations agri-
cultural producers. The bill fu1fillS
these pledges in letter and spirit.
Additional and adequate protection
is given to every agricultural prod
uct which has suffered or is threat.
ened by foreign competition, except
one or two emi.manufactured ar
ticles where the foreign product
comes in on a quality basis
Representative Collier CD Of
Mississippi. member of Ways and
Means Committee: 1T is a bad bill
and will raise the cost of living $780,
OOO, 900 to $500, 100000 a year. Agri-
culture gets some slight benefit, but
for every 10 cents the, farms gains
under the bill he will pay out 80
cents"
Many Countries Hit
Representative Haugen CR1 of
Iowa, Chairman of the Agricultural
Committee - From the farmers
standpoint the bill is much better
than other tariff bills"
Foreign countries chiefly affected
by the new rates are: Canada on
live cattle, dairy products, potatoes
and lumber; England on leather,
shoes, pottery and textiles; Ger
many on chemicals and metals;
Czecho. .Slovakia on shoes and pot
terry: Italy and Asia Minor on citrus
fruits and nuts; Cuba on sugar;
Argentine on corn, hides and flax:
Mexico and Caribbean Islands on
vegetables; Japan on cheap textiles
and pottery: