The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-16
CALLS HOOVER
'HYPOCRITE' ON
TARIFF STAND
Pat Harrison LaSheS at
President for 'PractiCing
Deceit on Public
BILL 1T WHITE HOUSE
Statement Written Before
House Passed Measure,
Senator Asserts.
BY PAUL II. MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent


dent Hoover was directly charged
with making misleading and err
roneous statements in defense of the
Smoot- Hawley tariff bill, in an at
tack made in the senate today by
Senator Pat Harrison (Dem., Miss
While the bill was on its way to
the White House for Mr.. Hoover's
signature, Harrison charged that the
Republican leaders, including the
President, were practicing "hyp-
ocrisy and deceit" to mislead the
public about the terms of the meas
IRE.
The statement issued by the Pres
ident Monday night announcing he
would sign the. bill, did not mislead
the f1nancerS in New York, Har-
rison said. He quoted press dis
patches showing the market was
reaching new low ground for the
year during the early trading today.
Tried to Sidetrack Grundy"
What we have known all along
must now be known to the coun-
try" Harrison declared. Last
week the Republican leaders here
were trying to devise a plan to pass
the bill without the vote of Grundy
because they knew it would stigma
tie the bill with Grundyism."
But Grumpy had pride in his
own handiwork and refused to vote
against the bill. He knew. his hands
in large part had brought forth this
piece of woi K"
Following this, Harrison asserted
the Republicans knew all along the
President would sign the bill. He
said a copy of the bill head, 1.-THE
Tariff Law of $780," was printed in
the government printing Office last
week before the measure passed the
senate or house.
Cant Fool the People"
Mr.. Hoovers statement of Sunday
night was written, Harrison said,
before the bill passed the house Sat-
urday.
do you think you are going to
fool the people by such practices?"
he asked.
81 don't suppose there was ever a
document with more misleading
statements and alleged facts which
do not exist than was contained in
the Presidents statement"
Prior to Harrison's speech, mem
bers of the Democratic Western Re-
publican coalition told the senate the
stock market slump following Pres
ident Hoover's announcement of his
intention to sign the bill was what
they expected"
The bill was signed today by Vice
President Curtis after brief cere-
mony in the senate. 1t arrived at
the White House at Ito p. m.
In his Sunday night statement
designed to alleviate any apprehen-
sions which might exist, Mr.. Hoover
announced he would sign the bill,
although he did not believe it was
perfect.
Lauds Flexible Provision
He said he wcsid seek to remedy
what he considers its injusticeS
under the flexible provisions, which
he called "the outstanding step of
this tariff legislation"
He said final action in the meas
ure is necessary to stabilize business.
1.-The President will discover when
the voices of the people are heard,
as did President Taft, following
passage of the Payne Aldrich law,
that this one is unpopular and will
be disapproved and condemned by
them" said Harrison.
Mr.. Hoover criticised the measure
less than did many Republican
leaders who voted for it, including
Grundy and Reed of Pennsylvania,
projections
In the statistical section of the
Presidents statement he took not
only the rate averages Of the bill,
but balanced them with all free
goods, and thereby concluded that
the proposed law increases the tariff
orlly % per cent. BY these figures
he fixed the existing rates at 1873
and the proposed rates at 16 per
ent.
The inequalities the President
promised to remedy under the fexi-
BILE tariff provision as the occasions
arise. He lauded the flexible clause,
contending it takes the tariff out of
the log-rolling atmosphere Of con-