Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-09
white House Plan To Uphold
GrHndy Tariff-Worst In
History.

"iththe completion of the rate sche Jules
OF what has become generally known as
the Grundy tariff bill, the concensus of
opinion outside the Old Guard contingent
10 that the Republican majority of the
Conference Committee has produced the
worst tariff bill in oil history.
At White House breakfast. attended
Dy the Republican tariff conferees and
chief leaders OF that party in both Houses
II was decided to reverse precedent in
voting on the provisions and rates in con-
troversy and have the House vote first
instead of the Senate. The press reports
Oh the breakfast contained no reference to
any protest or indignation by the Presi-
Gent or his guests over the exorbitant rates
OF the conference bill. or sympathy for
the plight of the taxpayers if it become a
iaw' but was confined to a matter of pro.
cedure with a view of weakening the
oenates stand on the flexible tariff and
aeoenture clauses and its opposition to the
nieher rates in controversy by having the
mouse sustain the administration view. as
u Is assumed II will, in advance Of a SEN
ate vote.
This Is regarded as cruel test for many
western Republicans in the House. who
VIII have TO cast record vote to sustain
the President or vote the Known sentiment
OF their constituents as well as their own
In opposition to the administrati tons view.
In the opinion Of opponents Of the con-
ference bill. the White House breakfast
table decision perfects the Grundyizing Of
the bill with the Presidents consent and
participation.
IL is estimated that the Grundy tariff bill
will add $1,000, 100000 in costs to the
consumers.
The wooden schedule alone is expected
to cost 100000, 900 on clothing and wear
ing apparel.
Hides. leather, boots and shoes, approx.
mately $25O.OOO.OOO.
Cement. $80.OOO,OOO.
Lumber. $50.OOO.OOO.
Brick, $l5.OOO,OOO.
Thing. $25, 100000.
Sugar. $50. ZOO. 900 in addition to the
$2l6.000,O00 now paid by the consumer.
Steel and steel products are still favored
in the new bill
Pig iron, on which the duty was reduced
to rs cents ton by the Senate. has been
put back to LIZ l-2 cents ton as fixed by
Mr.. Coolidge under tine flexible provision.
The Senate reduced the high rates on
crude aluminium and aluminium household
utensils to the low rates Of 1918 Demo-
cratic tariff. and the cOnferees have put
them back practically to the rates of the
FOrdney bill. The sole beneficiary Is the
Aluminium Co. Of America. controlled by
the Mellon interests.
Textiles have been granted the highest
rates ever known. Wooden wear was in
creased from 56.4 per cent to 1884 per
cent. and grades Of cotton and wool cloth
ing commonly worn by the farmer and the
workingman were increased from 40 per
SOua W sE'Os pci NCuts dOCOtuiuB "
cratic floor leader Garner. one Of the con-
ferees.
Apparently the only function Of the
conferees, said Mr.. Garner. with respect
TO these textile schedules was to find the
highest rate and then adopt it.
There is not an II dustrial schedule that
has not been increased" continued Mr.
Garner. THE burden upon agriculture will
be increased instead Of decreased. and
instead of the farmer securing lief the
industrialists are granted power to extorl
additional profits"
Rates on sugar, cement. lumber. shingles
and silver, together with the debenture and
flexible provisions Of the bill are the item.
upon which the conferees disagreed. and
which are to be voted on In both houses.
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