Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
SPECIAL SESSION
URGED ON TARIFF
Senator Mcclellan, in Reply
to Vandenberg, FaVorS
Drastic Cuts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August I5.--United
States Senator X. D. Mcclellan today
advocated the repeal Of the Emoot-
Hawley tariff act ct an extra session Of
Congress, and an immediate rs per
cent reduction of rates IS they exist
after the acts repeal.
The Tennessee Democrat mailed q let
ter to Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
Michigan, suggesting that Congress also
should consider a reciprocal tariff act
to encourage foreign purchasers by Of
fering another 25 per cent reduction In
tariff rates to each nation increasing
its American purchases Of wheat. cot
ton and manufactured goods by IS per
cent
ANY nation increasing It's purchases
by so per cent in any one year would
have a benefit of a so per cent reduce
ton in duties under the proposal
Such plan. he said, would ''unques-
tionahly work in the interest Of our
export trade, and this Is what we i'm
mediately need above all things except
to put our people to work, and this
would aid us greatly in accomplishing
that desirable end"
Cites Recent Challenge.
Mcclellan said he was replying to O
recent statement Of the Michigan Sem
ator in which he was asked to explain
his votes for increased rates on cement,
rayon fllamentS, china clay and silver
ore.
He said that during his last election
campaign he visited an East Tennessee
town where people were walking the
streets because of the closing of q ce-
ment plant. The owners said Belgium
was shipping cement here for less than
it could be manufactured on this side.
Mcclellan said he carried out his prom
Use to vote for an increase in tariff on
cement in the preliminary stages, but
felt obliged to vote against the bill as
whole The same. he said, was Sub
stantially true concerning his vote on
irayon.
His vote on china clay was on the
earth itself, he said. adding that he
voted for decreased duty on the manu-
featured article.
The prices of all have gone dowr
since the increases were made, he said
asserting that he made a mistake ir
all three Of these preliminary votes.
He ma se another mistake, he said, ''ir
think.~g we could better the position
of silver by tariff"
Asks vandenberg's support.
Considering 'the many THOUSANDS Of
items increased by the industrial pro.
visions Of that bill, the four that vol
refer to SIS having been voted for by
| me are of such relatively infinitesma
| importance that they certainly did no
| deserve the time that you gave then
in your letter" Senator McKellal
wrote.
The Tennesseean urged Vandenbers
"as member of the young guard
vigorous, active, intelligent and a love-
of your country" to ask President
Hoover to call an extra session.
He advocated legislation to remove
|. tariff barriers" relieve unemployment
and wheat and cotton growers. abolish
| the Farm Board, authorize an organized
| system of exporting corporations to dis.
| pose of SURPRISES abroad and to de-
crease the running expenses of thu
| Government.
| Congress, he said, should take i'm.
| mediate steps to aid in every possible
! way the two great industries of ON
| country. Of raising wheat and cotton
| and especially to dispose Of, in some
| proper way, the S'arpluses in thost
| products" and added:
THE 1900, 900 bales o. cotton (hele
| by the Sterilization CorporAtion) is vir.
| tually indestructible by time, and there.
| fore should be stored and kept Their,
until the price of cotton reaches thu
price OF its cost to the Government"