The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-15
No. DAKOTA TOWNS
HEAR HAUCEN, IOWA.,
IN CAMPAIGN TALKS
Chairman of House Agricultural
Committee Speaks for Pres
ent Members Return
DEFENDS TARIFF POLICY
G. O. P. Credited With Passing
Real Laws for Farms in Ses-
sion Recently Closed

Glendale, N. D., Oct. 15.-tP)-
Praising the record of Republican adj
ministration in the legislative branch
of the government during the past IL
years, Representative Gilbert M.
Haugen, Iowa, here tonight opened a
brief speaking tour in behalf OF the
three North Dakota congressman who
are seeking reelection.
Congressman Haugen, chairman of
the house committee on agriculture,
will speak On Wednesday night at
Darlington and on Thursday at
Hillsboro, delivering the same adj
dress at each place, under the aus
pieces OF the North Dakota Republican
state committee.
Congressman Haugen opened his
address with a discussion OF the re-
Gently enacted tariff act, which, he
said, made material increases in the
agricultural schedule, and placed
agriculture on a parity with indus
try" Prior to the enactment of the
1880 tariff, he said, the spread of
protection between agriculture and
industry was 40.08 per cent, which
disparity the new law wiped out. He
also dwelt on other accomplishments
of the present and preceding con-
crosses to sustain his declaration
that "the Republican party has been
the supporting pillar OF the national
government"
A Record of Judicious Laws
practically every wise and judicious
law, especially laws beneficial to
agriculture, now on our statute books,
was placed there by Republican con-
crosses.
"In the last II years. during which
the Republican party has had con-
troll of the legislative branch of the
government, congress has passed more
laws beneficial to agriculture than
were passed in all the previous his
tory of our country.
mot only did congress pass new
laws, but it amended and bettered
practically every agricultural law
than had been placed on the statute
books under Democratic rule"
The American Farm Bureau feder-
alton. according to Mr.. Haugen, found
that the 1890 tariff law increased the
Tariff on agricultural commodities
liz per cent, as compared with a
SAB per cent increase for agricultural
products. while the Federal Tariff
commission, after an independent in
vestigation, found that agriculture
will be benefited to the extent of GO
per cent Of the increases in the total
duties on imports of agricultural pro-
ducts, as compared with 80 per cent
increase on industrial products
I'm other words" Mr.. Haugen said,
"the increase in the tariff for agri-
culture was more than two to one over
industry"
Industry and Farming Dependent
Increases in the duty on the pro-
ducts of industry will not be mater
tally felt by the farmer, according to
Mr.. Haugen, who cited the statement
of Secretary of Agriculture Hyde that
80 per cent of what the farmer buys
is now on the free list, SO per cent are
commodities which the farmer pro-
duces. leaving only II per cent pro-
duced outside of the farm or not on
the free list.
I'm view of these findings" Mr..
Haugen continued. there can be no
cause for alarm-certainly not by one
who believes that a protective tariff
or tariff for revenue shall be just and
fair to all concerned"
Mr.. Haugen declared himself a be-.
lever not only in a protective tariff,
but a tariff effective all along the
line. In order to maintain our high
standards Of living, high wages and
adequate returns from ones labor"
he asserted, "a protective tariff is
required by underpaid labor under