Show ii N ADVOCATE OF nm TIN PLATE PLAn Dun 1 John Williams Makes Plea Be Before Before Before fore the House Ways and Means Committee PAYNE READS A LETTER WITNESS ACCUSED OF HAVING VOTED FOR BRYAN l 00 co New ew York Nov O 27 Resolutions 4 asking t f r the creation of si i perma permanent p na nent tariff commission were today 0 passed by b the board of ot directors 0 of or the Merchants association of ot 0 this Ity rUy The Tile for tor foran 4 i So Soan I an ar early comprehensive and thor 0 c Eh ih revision of or the tariff Provision Is asked In the expect expected 0 I ed fd tariff legislation by congress ss for forthe fort 0 t the th tb negotiation or commercial l agreements with foreign n on the basis of ot a maximum and d mint mini 0 roam mum tariff conceding the mini minimum k mum rates to foreign forel n countries 0 i which reciprocate by b giving mini mb l 4 mum nUm rates on American products 01 J w 1 i WAshington Nov 27 2 t ves ts s of labor appeared before the ways was I and ard means committee of the house houe to today today I Iday day to advocate the maintenance of the thet I t ty on tin John Williams an official of or the Association of Iron Steel Steela a J I Tin Workers asked that the duty c tin plates lates be maintained and that r top t e P of drawback In exported tin tint r t 1 tures be abolished The lo i of the duty he said would demoralize ize j e the American industry As Williams was about to leave the sand s wd Chairman Payne read a letter I der the th seal eal of ot the United s of ot lean can of protesting against Williams appealing before the commit ee te to represent tin workers The letter r ve e as a a reason the fad fact that he had hada a d Bryans election This led Mr Williams Illiams to denounce the ther r 1 ai al union But you OU are ar In the employ of or manu manua fa a asked Mr lr Payne Positively rosi ly not ur mr was the reply i Radical Reform Advocated Tariff n nIm m so 50 radical as to exceed that urged urd b by Democrats was wa as advocated advocate by b Jesse F Horton of ot the New York I I Tarin ItI J r 1 H employed by the Western eltern I Bar B ar ITO n association ass eIa Jon Including I n plants Plan ts I In Ohio thia Tn and Missouri asked tat the ame aie differentials be between between tween tWe steel and Iron ir Q bars barR be Rid aid that the tu duties s bo lo high lo the John W V rf o 7 To lev n Heal fr e Importer and nud co rope rc e t that the duty in n th be 00 reduced V VIt I If It YOU rou want to rali rai revenue ou Ill OUst eh st Id Jd reduce the rates advised MM Mr lr T VI aion Uton Now the American Amerl an manur t ers get all the benefits and amI the gov v nothing for the rates are pro h l 1 j Pig Pi Iron Should Be Free TC i cn Nelon Elon Lyon Lon c v r of or a company manufacturing wire t In Tarrytown N Y took the thi Iad ul to ank ak for a removal of the tariff I I pig iron fron Representative nep Griggs s In ln tired cred red q Are re you making any money A little but not much muth was the re He claimed that If It the entire tariff tad Ld been removed from pig Iron during t te e last year American manufacturers f ild ld d have bae received more mort than they received for the product in fn I M In that year ear he added a profit as made for the steel teel trust does not I due unless It produces produce at a profit Mr Ir Lyon said that the removal of or the th d ty on pig Iron would mean a in m n of ot cost of oC on hs output of ot ow re rc articles amounting to a year How much would that reduce the thee I 1 roe e of eggbeaters to the consumer r fC fer c no family Is complete without an gb ator queried Mr Ir Cockran Could Reduce Prices V H they the are very cheap now no re ye reI yel r I l lel tr lr Lyon Lon Would WouW you reduce your price 4 1 a ai t tn n i Insisted Mr Jr Cochran Cockran T r hope Pf to be able to IQ o do o so M o oi replied Mr lr L Lyon on Tn 1 i an Sn attack on the steel trust Mr Len i von said that during durl g tha th panic last fall tall Jr r great President Roosevelt who IS AS s our lat land d In righteousness allowed steel trust to turn 70 iO per cent of ot t f fr er r out to starve stare He said the president this r r P to absorb Its competitors f t ft Tennessee Tenness Coal ConI Iron company compan t WI We Pai are also alsa told continued Mr lyon at President Roosevelt promised this j t Immunity from prosecution so t tr came out boldly and told us they the uld not reduce their price of ot J Why Wh our great president Is fol rol b l Wing mg ng the Standard Oil company to Prevent event it shipping oil a few cents I I aper saper than its competitors and lets Ls t S S steel trust go scot free treE while from m the public through the vt tariff from to a n rear vear ear I I is beyond my m comprehension comp Representative T Vre land of or New ew York behalf l halt of f a constituent George W Continued on Page 2 I AN ADVOCATE OF i iTIN TIN PLATE DUTY Continued From Page 1 Kern who manufactures razors asked for tor a a specific duty on razors The pres present present present ent duty dut averages 50 per cent ad valorem valo valorem rem but Air Mr r Vreeland argued that a higher duty was necessary If It 1 the indus industry n du try was to become profitable In the United States S S Erland of Philadelphia asked for foran foran foran an increase of at 10 per cent In the duty on ball bearings b Dwight Divine of New York desired that the tariff on pocket knives be re retained retained retained Increased duty on small sizes of at chains and a reduction on large sizes was a re request request request quest of at H F P Mattern of ot Lebanon Pa and Thomas T Woodhouse of ot Trenton N J Representatives Nicholas Longworth indicated that he was against unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary protection The total Imports on chains equal only a year ear he said You manufacture in this coun country country try tl worth and yet you want Increased tariff Night Session At the night session A H Washburn ashburn or o 0 New York representing Importers of bronze powder used for tor the gliding gilding of wall paper and other colors for the pur purpose purpose purpose pose asked that the specific duty dut of Ot 12 cents a pound on that article be changed to SO O 0 cents ad valorem as to favor the tile lower grades C W V Jefferson of New York representing r representing pre an importer of ot mica asked that the tho specific duty of 6 cents per pound on mica ml a be abolished leav lean leaving leavIn ing In only the 20 Opel per cent ad valorem duty dut F W tt Waver Water aver of oC Boston a manufacturer manufacturer asked that only ad valorem duty dut be increased from 20 per cent to 40 41 per percent percent percent cent Vance Brown of Asheville N C q 1 manufacturer and B C Grindstaff of at Sylvia N C a manufacturer of domes domestic domestic domestic tic mica asked for a modification on the tariff rates upward Arthur V Davis Dais of at Pittsburg a manu manufacturer manufacturer of aluminum asked that the du duties duties duties ties on alien aluminum be retained The same rates on silverware as the present were asked for tor by Samuel Barber of the New England Manufacturing company Asking that the present duty of CO 30 10 on lead lend In tp ore are be retained 1 C E Allen of Salt Lake City representing mine owners in Utah and Edward A speak speaking speaking ing InS for tor the lead Industry of ot southeastern Missouri addressed the committee Milton Ii L speaking for the lead manufacturers asked for a reduction tion tto on lead ore and said that the manu manufacturers manu man manufacturers were willing to have hate the duty dut taken off of of manufactured lead articles provided M they the get their raw materials free of duty dutT At 1145 the committee adjourned until am tomorrow |