Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09
GARNER STARTS.
TARIFF FIGHT.
Texas Scion Demands Equal
Benefits for Farmer
In House Bill


WASHINGTON, Jan e-tR-Ef-
forts Of Representative John N.
Garner. house minority leader. to
form q coalition OF democrats and
pr~ogressives for the purpose Of Sc
curing adjustment Of tariff dates
upon a basis which would assure
agriculture equal benefits with in
dustry, indicate that Eastern re-
publicans will encounter numerous
difficulties If they attempt In the
house to restore to the bill the dis
crimnatory rates eliminated by the
senate coalition
In a recent interchange with Re-
preventative Ramseyer OF Iowa. the
minority leade revealed that the
program OF the house democrats
proposed q vote on the rates writ
ten into the tariff bill by the Sc
nate coalition and to send to con-
ference only the administrative pro-
visions.
IF the progressive republicans are
consistent in their declarations that
they favor rates which viii assure
parity between agriculture and in
dustry. they should join with the
democrats in voting the senate rates
and sending to conference only the
administrative sections OF the tariff
BILL" the minority leader said.
Pronounced Step
The senate has not completed is
work, but the agricultural rates
written into the bill by the senate
coalition make 1t obvious that while
the measure may be far from per-
feet 1t Is the most pronounced step
ever taken toward securing for agri-
culture some measure Of benefit
through tariff legislation"
Asserting that IL had been the
campaign years and 70 vote ad-
ditional tariff favors for industry
whenever adjustment Of tariff rates
was under consideration, the
minority leader declared it Is the
duty Of the progressive republicans
TO take advantage OF this opportuni-
ty to render a service OF inest1ma-
able value to agriculture"
at believe the progressive repub-
licans are sincere in their declara-
tons that the burdens OF agricul-
ture must be reduced; that the Haw-
ley bill is not representative OF the
interests OF agriculture: but the
trouble with many Of them IS that
their devotion 70 the republican
party is stronger than their devo-
ton to the farmer. If they favor
equitable tariff rates they should
have no hesitatancy in going on re-
cord. Voting the rates will limit the
work Of the conference to the ad-
ministrative provisions, and viii
greatly expedite final action.
Farmers Ignored
The farmers OF the United States
have for years demanded equality
Of benefits under the protective tar
If. In each campaign the republic
can have issued their promises to
recognize the rights OF agriculture.
but In the adjustment Of tariff rates
they have consistently ignored the
demand Of the farmer.
The Hawley bill, was In my opin-
fon, the most indefensible piece OF
tariff legislature ever submitted to
congress. Its response TO the farm
er's plea for equality was an in
crease in the rate on practically
every commodity the farmer is COM
PEELED TO buy, increases which
brought from every agricultural sec
ton Of the country a storm OF pro-
test against the unfair discrimina-
ton"
The senate expects TO complete
work on tn. tariff bill shortly after
February /. In that body the coal
ition Of democrats and p~rogresSives
in full control. They have smoothed
out many Of the most glariag in
equalities Of the house bill by in
creasing rates on agricultural pro-
ducts and pairing down rates on such
industrial products as are receiving
protection.
Smart Rates Satisfactory