Evening star., 1935-04-18
DRIVE FOR TEXTILE
RELIEF IS PUSHED
Bloc Asks Temporary Aid
Pending Report on Jap
.aneSe Imports.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Gaining confidence hourly, the Con.
gressional textile bloc pressed forward
today in drive for immediate action
in behalf Of the cotton textile indus
try pending completion of a study Of
bleached cotton cloth imports ordered
by President Roosevelt.
For weeks, the drive to eliminate
the processing tax levied on cotton
manufacture and to erect new tariff
walls against Japan has been gaining
force.
While spokeSmen Of Northern tex
tile mills were calling the Presidents
order to the Tariff Commission "a
step in the right direction" the feeling
was expressed in the textile bloc here
that some temporary action Is impera-
tive while the study Is being made.
Recommendations Asked.
The President asked the Tariff Com
after its survey. Under the law, he
can increase the duty so per cent If
he judges that the facts warrant 1t.
A group of House members-esti-
mated by Representative Martin, Re
publican Of Massachusetts,, to number
between 80 and 50-awaited a definite
date for a mass interview with the
President. already promised by the
White House for late this week.
Meanwhile, the New England House
Democrats we're to confer today with
Secretary Roper.
The New England Democrats, un-
easy about future political trends in
the mill centers, decided on indi-
pendent action although pledging CO.
operation with the general textile bloc.
There was mild furore in the
House yesterday when Representative
Rogers, Republican, of Massachusetts,
was denied permission to address the
House on the textile situation and to
answer references in a recent speech
by Secretary Wallace which she in
terpreted as directed by her.
After Representative Tarver, Dem
ocrat, Of Georgia, objected to her re-
quest for unanimous consent to speak.
Mrs. Rogers made a point Of personal
privilege which was overruled by
Speaker Byrns.
Calls 1t Outrageous"
Mrs Rogers was indignant. Previ-
ously Representative Duffy. Democrat,
of New York, had been given unani-
nous consent to speak on the virtues
OF New York State apple pie, and
Mrs. Rogers told reporters:
Il think it is outrageous that one
member may talk about pie while
another is denied the chance to dis
cuss the need of bread and butter in
our stricken mill areas"
Representative Connery, Democrat,
Of Massachusetts,, said had there been
opportunity for a parliamentary ma
neuver to get Mrs. Rogers the floor,
I was watching for chance to grab
it, but they had US tied up"
The Republicans, meanwhile. seized
the occasion to make fight against
the Democratic leadership and soon
Representative Martin of Massachu-
sets objected to request by Repre-
sentative Randolph, Democrat. of
West Virginia for unanimous consent
to speak for 80 minutes.
Minority Leader Smell passed out
the word that until Mrs. Rogers OBJ
talneo the floor, no unanimous con-
sent requests by Democrats were to
be recognized, but, as the stage was
set for a rip-roaring party battle. Mrs.
Rogers decided to suspend hostilities,
insert her contemplated speech in the
Record, and take to the radio tonight
for new attack on the Secretary
Of Agriculture.