Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-04
TARIFF PUBLICITY
FIGHT TO co ON
Garner to Speak often of
Conference Progress ITO
Keep Nation Informed"

~ the Associated Press.
In spite of Senator Shoots decision
to make immediate announcement OF
the rates agreed upon py the Senate
House tariff conference, Representative
Garner, the Democratic leader, believes
the battle for publicity is not COM
pletely won and he intends to carry it
further.
He now intends to speak in the House
every day or so and describe the cir
cumstances leading to the agreements
Smoot announces. but that, he says, is
Q question Of obtaining recognition from
the presiding officer.
This story of publicity isn't over" he
said today. 1T is not always possible
to get recognition on the floor of the
House whenever it is wanted. II can,
however, every day or so I intend to
speak for few minutes after the morn
ing session of the conference so the
public can have picture Of what is
going on"
For Immediate Publicity.
The Democratic leader has long been
arguing that the rates agreed upon in
conference should be made known at
once. He said that Shoots action,
which reversed an arrangement ap-
proved by the committee, means that
Tor the first time in O century the de-
ciSioniS Of q tariff conference are to be
made public immediately.
Shoots action came after yesterdays
session, in which 80 disputed tariff rates
were settled by the conference. AS the
10 members. i've from the House and
hve from the Senate filed out, Garner
said to the waiting press correspondents
that he was ready to announce what
had been done.
Come inside" interposed Smoot, who
appeared in the doorway. IN give you
every rate agreed upon. want to make
sure that all you fellows get this ac-
curately. He then told in detail Of the
rates agreed upon.
Chairman Hawley of the House WAYS
and means committee, who introduced
the tarif bill, said ut the time he
thought 1t had been decided to wait
until schedule had been completed
before any announcement was made.
Yes but Jack Garner says he's going
to give out what we do every day, and
I'm going to do 1t myself" was Shoots
statement
Senator George, Democrat, Georgia,
said last night that an analysis Of the
votes Of Democratic Senators on the
tariff bill would show that their votes
Tor rate increases were cast in an eff
fort to give agricultural products equal
protection with industrial products.
Democratic Votes Explained.
In statement issued through the
Democratic national committee, in re-
ply to that of Senator Watson of In
diana. the Republican leader, which
enumerated the Democrats who had
voted for raises, Senator George said
that the Watson statement had been
issued to prepare the public for presi-
Dental approval of the BILL
Care has been exercised not to di-
rect attention to the important fact
that the extra session was called and q
limited revision of the tariff recon-
mended by President Hoover for the
purpose of equalizing agriculture with
industry" he said "The Democrats
voted generally for increased rates fol
agricultural products"
That Democratic Senators may have
voted for certain increases in rates and
against decreases in certain rates is ad-
vanced as Justification for the practi-
cally solid Old Guard Republican vott
Tor higher duties on sugar, lumber, ce-
ment and brick" the Georgian said.