The border vidette., 1932-03-12
ARIZONA DELEGATION sON JOB

The following letter from Carl
Hayden, one of Arizona's United
States senators in Washington,
to Mr.. Bertram L. Smith, OF
Bisbee, Arizona, is self-explana
tory:
Washington. Feb. q, 1882
Mr.. Bertram L. Smith,
Bisbee, Arizona.
My dear Mr.. Smith:
] am ia receipt of your letter
OF February 19. and beg to say
that [ can readily understand
how those who are so deeply in
terested in a better price for
copper might have misunder
stood what has been going on
here in Washington because the
Arizona Delegation in Congress
has not given publicity to every
move that has been made on
behalf ou the red metal. We
have exercised our best judg
ment on how to proceed and
have faith that the course we are
following is the most expedient
one to pursue ia order to obtain
the results that we are all seek
ing.
I am glad to take this oppor
tunity to say that the street
rumor aud gossip which is giving
expression to misleading and un
justifiable statements as to the
lack of sincerity on the part of
the Arizona Delegation ia Con
gress in its efforts to bring about
the enactment of tariff on cop
per is without foundation in fact.
I prepared and passed through
the Senate, with the assistance
Senators Wheeler and Vanden.
berg, a Resolution directing the
United States Tariff Commission
to report upon an import duty on
copper. Pursuant to the terms
of that Resolution the Tariff
Commission, last month, sub
mitted its report and the bill
introduced by Congressman
Douglas is predicated upon the
facts developed by the Tariff
Commission.
The Constitution provides that
all tariff legislation must origin.
ate in the House of Representa-.
tives, and the Douglas bill clear
ly sets forth in its preamble the
vital need for tariff on copper.
I have assisted Mr.. Douglas to
the best of my ability in support
of his efforts in behalf of this
legislation. No action has as
yet been taken on the Douglas
bill since we cannot expect to
receive Committee approval of
it as separate measure until
the Revenue bill is disposed of.
. The latest plan we have is to
ask the House Committee on
Ways and Means to include an
import tax on manufactured ard
unmanufactured copper articles |
aud alloys in the Revenue bill,
which is now pending before |
that Committee. Statistics are |
available to show that some
revenue will be obtained from
this source. To take care of |
the entire situation it is not only |
necessary to levy an import duty |
on copper, but compensatory
rates must also be fixed on man.
ufacturers of copper which are
now protected to q degree under
the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Ac'.
The indications are that q com.
plete agreement is in sight be
tween the producers and fabri
Gators of copper with respect to
such duties. The lack of such |
an understanding has been q
great handicap up to this time.
1t is expected that the Reve |
nue. bill will be reported to the |
House of Representatives in
ABOUT two weeks and at the |
present moment we are hopeful !
that the measure will take care |
of copper in the manner I have
suggested. Whether or not sue
cessful, we are not overlooking
the opportunity TO impress upon
the Committee the need for
tariff on copper. II that method
fails, and it may fail, we still
have a second line of attack
which will be promptly develop
ed by asking for a hearing on
the Douglas bill. H. j. Res. 259,
before the House Committee on
Ways and Means, as soon as the