Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
La Toilette Says Effort to
Blame Politics for 0epres-
sion wont Go Down"
TARIFF REVISION PLAN
DRAWS FIRE OF G. 0. P.
Borah Asserts Convention Agreed
Only on Opposition to In
creased Taxes.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

julius Barnes and the United States
Chamber OF Commerce. which has Just
held It's annual meeting in Atlantic
City. we're targets of Progressive Re-
publican Senators last night, among
them Borah Of Idaho and La Toilette
Of Wisconsin.
Neither OF these Senator'S liked Tire
tenor OF the remarks of Mr.. Barnes.
chairman, of the board OF the chamber,
who had blamed politics and govern
mental interference with industry as
chief causes Of the worldwide indus
trial depression.
Both these Progressive Senator'S de-
clared that the only thing which Mr..
Barnes and the Chamber Of Commerce
had been able to agree upon was oppo-
sition to increases in income and in
heritance taxes.
mo Moses Appeared"
There was only one thing that I
cleaned from the proceedings at At
lantic City and that was that no Noses
appeared" said Senator Borah. Con-
having no plans. It would appear from
the results at Atlantic City that there
were no plans submitted there. They
were only clear. conclusive and unan-
imous as to one thing, and that was
they did not want any increased taxes
levied on those who were represented.
Senator La Toilette said that read
ing of dispatches from the convention
city showed that the industrial and
Ry, al La III # 1r 7f-Tg
represented in the chamber was seek
ing to avoid any responsibility for the
depression.
Their effort 10 blame politics and
politicians for the tragic situation in
which the country now finds ITSELF said
Senator La Toilette, will not go down"
Democrats Agree on Tariff.
One part OF the address delivered by
Mr. Barnes at the closing banquet of
| the convention of the Chamber of
ticular approval by Democratic Sens-
tors in Washington and at the same
| time was hit by Republican regulars.
| That was his recommendation that the
tariff be revised Mr.. Barnes proposed:
the establishment of tariff schedules
on economic principles facilitating in
ternational trade, with only due pro-
living standards"
Mr.. Barnes statement was hailed by
the Democrats as a concession TO the
tariff proposals Of their own party and
a reputation of the Smoot-Hawley
tariff bill These were the views OF
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi,
ranking minority member of the Sen
ate Finance Committee, and OF Senator
Cordell Hull of Tennessee, who for
many years as a member of the House
was tariff spokesman for the Demo
Gratis.
Bingham Against Tinkerlng.
Senator Bingham Of Connecticut,
Republican member of the Finance
Committee, on the other hand, declared
fatty against any tinkering with the
| tariff at this time. He insisted that
| Barnes statement reflected not the
| opinion of American business, but OF
few international bankers"
The Barnes recommendation on the
| tariff, following closely on the heels
of similar proposals by Gen. w. w.
Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and to a lesser degree, re-
marks made by Chairman Smell Of the
| House Rules Committee, gave impetus
| to the talk of tariff revision at the
| coming session of Congress.
It was pointed out last night that
a combination Of Democrats and Pro-
gressives in House and Senate in the
| coming session could put through
series of tariff measures reducing rates.
| Just as the Congress in 1911 tackled
the Payne Aldrich tariff law and sent
a series of bills to the then President
Taft who vetoed them.
Democrats to Seek Cut.
Senator Hull said the Democrats
would at all times be active in their
efforts to bring about a reduction Of
tariff duties where such reductions were
needed, and Senator La Toilette de-
clared that the Progressive Conference
held recently in Washington was
already on record in favor of reduc-
ing the Unfortunately high tariff duties
of the Smoot-Hawley law.
If the Progressive Republicans and
the Democrats should unite next De-
cember to shove through bills reducing
some of the tariff duties, the admins
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