Show t I GIVE 1 SUGGESTIONS FOR FORr 1 J r ARIFF REVISION Any AvY comprehensive review of ot wool In the thc United States takes u ua back groW growIng rk to the tho time timo of ot Columbus for It The he whO ho first brought sheep to our was as horts This Is the introduction to the vol- vol brief prepared b by Frank J. J In the tho Interests of ot the National Na- Na association and nd nd Knitted Monday to the ways was and committee at Washington when means mean I th the matter mutter of oC wool tariff came up The Tho brief briet Is comprehensive embracing Probably ably ever every anglo angle of ot the Industry Indue First the history of at the Industry i Is traced r especially that part which reto re- re birth of oC wool legislation In lu Ind to tho the d nf f J ton I 1 I i I tn From F 1516 t to 1912 says as a's the brief i the tho tho wool SoOl tariff has hns boon boen revise 1 el times an average n duration J for tor each tariff of or years cars and four tour months In some tho the duties on wool were high nd in others the duties were vero too low Jaw In either case casa depriving the grower of ot the full tull benefit of oC existing tarIff The civil chU war Is cited as a primary cause for Cor the present basis baRIs of ot wool woolI duties duties- As has boen the custom of oC I this governments government tho the sheep were called upon unon to M again r return turn prosperity to the theland theland land and funds of or the federal trEasur treasury Tho The revenue commission then thon In existence exist exist- ence enre asked d to devise a ascale ar r t. t scale ecale of ot duties that would raise revenue and encourage and mannA manu mann A The They m met t at Syracuse N. N t. t y In The Tho Morrill bill was the result While It has hns been repeatedly I 1 changed the principle upon which It has been based has remained un un- un changed Out Duty on 00 scoured Wool ool t The record of ot the tho S Syracuse meeting clearly shows that t In 1865 most of ot the I wools merino at that time shrank en an average 60 to 70 per cent says the brief Australia and South America Amer Amor- i. i lea ica were nations and com com- 1 The Tho conference reached the con- con elusion that the average a shrinkage of ot all del desirable wools of the merino type was 66 3 2 per fer cent and upon this basis basist t I I th the entire law was predicated Congress Con Con- gress gres In levied a n. duty of or 10 cents n a pound on all nil merino wools wool A Imported w r jn In the grease plus 11 per cen cent t ad valorem valorem va va- va- va lorem If It washed double anti and If scoured f treble tho grease dt duty Thus we e see 1 that the intent was to place the dut duty on t the scoured wool obtained and not upon p the grease and dirt curt The law of ot 1867 discriminated against the grower rower of coarse wool In that It admitted such uch wool when washed at the same dut duty as If It Imported un un- washed hed The Thea a washing of or these wools materially Increased the yield of oC 4 scoured wool obtained for tor the dut duty It Itis Js is referred to as one of at the Jokers of ot schedule K K but It really became such uch only after it was continued In the law Jaw of at 1890 at ot which time our coarse wools should have been beon pro pro- Our protection must be measured not b by the dut duty on tho the grease pound but b by the dut duty paM paid to obtain sufficient dent clent wool to make a pound of at scoured wool Production Increased In In 1890 the tariff was Vas again revised and tho the duty raised 1 cent per grease grense pound In accordance with this In Increase increase In- In crease production likewise Increased cd so 80 that b by 1893 we produced 3 pounds the greatest amount In the history history history his his- tory of ot the Industry Then came camo an election and wool was pI placed need on tho the free Creo list with a consequent fall faU In production production production pro pro- In 1897 the tariff was wat again revised and a dut duty of ot 11 cents per pound Imposed on gr grease aso wool Production Production Production Pro Pro- again Increased All th the tho foregoing makes It evident that thal there exists a an Intimate relation 1 h. h vV O This of ot course courso up the question of or our absolute protection at nt the Present present pres Pres- ent time The permanent establishment of or the frozen meat trado In 1880 Is cited as a matter destined to materially reduce American protection The brief points out that the th road had been heen paved for forthe forthe forthe the sale of ot mutton and a n. change In the tho type hpe of oC sheep was tas demanded The Tho production production production pro pro- In foreign countries of ot lI light ht cross bred wool naturally follow followed d. d The skirting of ot foreign fleeces became general genera general gen gen- era eral and our importations were largely skirted wools wools- These Influences nc's have reduced our actual protection to but little more than one half of what was originally original and what the In law W of ot the supposes It Is 15 toda today Wo We call the tho attention of ot this committee committee com corn to the tho tact fact that under no form torm of at wool duty can the wool grower be bo benefited to the tho full tull extent of that dut duty After describing the defects of ot the different sorts of oC tariffs tho the brief brier brings forth the final conclusion that thata I a specific dut duty on the scoured Imported wool is Js best The brief brIer closes with a relief belief that tho Incoming Democratic administration administration ad nd- ministration Is IJ sincere In Its advocacy of a better tariff and suggests that tho the following allowing of those suggestions sus Is an aid In n accomplishing this end I STANDARD OIL Ok IS UNDER SCRUTINY Government Inquiring Whether There Has Been Violation of Dissolution Decree Washington Jan 29 The Tho question whether there has been violation of the decree dissolving the Standard OH company compan In accordance with the tho mandate mandato mandato man- man dato date of tho the supreme court was considered considered considered consid consid- ered today at a conference at nt tho the department department department de de- de- de of oC Justice bj by James Jarnes A A. Fowler Fowler Fowler Fow Fow- ler assistant to the attorney general Charles B. B Morrison special assistant and Oliver E. E I Fagan agan an attorney of oC the department nt Morrison and Fagan Pagan Fa Pa- gan In Immediate charge of at tho the governments government's governments government's gov gov- oil all Investigation In have Just returned from Crom Pittsburgh where they Inquired Into the operations of ot the former former for tor- mer subsidiaries of the trust No conclusion was reached as to whether tho situation warranted the Institution of at contempt proceedings The question will be settled Bottled however before beton the expiration of ot Attorney General Gen Gon- oral eral WIckersham's term of office 1 March larch 4 The situation in Texas where John D. D Arch Archbold old II 11 C. C FOlger Jr and W W. C. C Teagle of at the Standard Oil and others have been een Indicted for Cor the alleged vIolation violation vio vie lation of or the Sherman law also was discussed In connection with a n report from ruin United States Attorney Atwell of oC Dallas making suggestions and as the result of ot a recent supplemental Investigation of ot condi condi- Under orders of oC the attorney general because he believed the evidence enco was Insufficient to sustain the indictments the warrants for or the arrest of at Archbold Folger and n Teagle have been held up Judge Meek of oc Dallas a few days dnn ago Issued a new lIew set of ot warrants war Before DeCoro making an any further move the tho attorney general will examine carefully Mr Atwells Atwell's report |