Show MANY Mil APPEALS APPEAL r fOR FREEH fREE HIDES Shoe and Leather Manufacturers ers Appear Before Ways and Means Committee PACKERS GET THE PROFITS CHAIRMAN PAYNE AVOWS HIM HIMSELF HIMSELF SELF ON THIS QUESTION f 4 Washington Nov No 28 Hides returned re ref returned f turned to the free tree list and duly du on f 4 leather goods belting and shoes shoe ma 4 reduced f 4 This Is expected to be the result resul of off 4 f the united appeal of or the tanners and f 4 the shoe and leather and belting man manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers for the free entry of hides 4 4 made before lafore L fore the house ways and Ind 4 means me ns committee today f 4 There were ere numerous charges charees made 4 today that there Is a monopoly In 4 4 4 control of Americas production of 4 4 hides Important t admissions also 4 were made by b the leather people regarding re I 4 4 garding the amount of ot protection re reV V 4 by hy their Industries f I 1 H 4 I Washington Nov 28 38 When hearings h before the house ways was and means committee for the consideration of ot the schedule of ot the tariff covering sundries began bean It was expected l that It would develop the most radical tariff i reduction testimony that has bus yet been presented at the hearings hearing This atti attl attitude attitude tude tu e was expected to be assumed more particularly p with regard r ard to hides and leather coal agricultural implements and works of ot art The sundries sundi es sched ched schedule t r ule ale Is of or greater general interest than any other of or the tariff I Shoe Shoo and leather leath r manufacturers from every everY part hart of or the United States were scheduled to appear before beor the commit committee committee tee today toda to make maUe a strong fight to have hides again placed on the free list The Republican members of ot the committee i are said to look favorably upon a ro re reduction on the duty on hides especially as it has been the policy obey of ot tb th f Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt R velt administration to take every possible ble hIe means to increase the trade rela relations relatIons relations I between the United States and South America whence most of ot the hides s are art imported Profit for the Packers Representative Champ Clark of o Mis Missouri Missouri and the other Democratic members mem members members bers of or the committee probably will seize the opportunity to probe Drobe the so called beef beet trust and testimony in inthis inthis Inthis this connection will prove interesting as those who favor free entry of oC hides con contend cont contend tend t nd that the large packers are the only ones who derive any benefit from the present 15 11 per cent ad valorem duty dut on hides hide They The claim that the farmer who is supposed to be bc protected bythe by the pres present present present ent duty dut does not get any an benefit from the tariff because the packers fix their own prices for the animals they pur purchase purchase purchase chase from the farmers There also will be many requests for free entry of coal Educational and art institutions throughout the country countr have urged the committee to recommend favorably the placing of works of art on the free list The tariff for revenue members of the committee will argue arsue against such ac tion and the arguments In hi favor faor of such illch will wilt prove interesting In view of J Andrew remarks regarding I IJ the free admission of articles Those favoring the free entry of works of art claim that it would be in the interest of education to encourage the importation of f art objects I Tanners Opened the Ball The tanners started the contest in lively fashion today by b asking the com to restore hides to the free list Fred Vogel jr of Milwaukee declared that the tariff of or 15 13 per cent on cattle tildes hides did not protect stock raisers and added that the domestic consumption of hides and skins was inadequate and and was not increased or stimulated by the tariff When len David P Leas Lens a Philadelphia manufacturer of or leather stated that the Chicago packers had a monopoly on hides to which every ever man woman and child paid tribute Representative Bou tell suggested that the way a to break up gip that monopoly was to put not only hides but shoes free list If U necessary we tanners are willing to have shoes on the free list added air Mr lr Leas Drop out that qualification and we Will be getting setting together interrupted Representative Clark There was vas so much applause over Oer a suggestion by b Elisha Cobb of o Boston to place hides on the free list that Chair man Payne Pane found difficulty difficult in main order Telegram From Shoe Men r Chairman Payne made malle public the fol lowing telegram from A E Little Co shoe manufacturers of Lynn J nn lass ass lassAs assAs As probably the largest ers em of A omens fine line shoes in the world we desire to go oh 01 record as declaring the present tariff on such shoes as we manufacture wholly unnecessary to our state and a distinct injustice to the consuming public We favor faor the com coin COlU abolition of this tariff in welcom ing In the tha competition of the world We Ve should be glad at the convenience of the ways nays Wa s and means committee to present arguments for the removal of the duty on boots and shoes like those of at our own manufacture Can Beat eat the World Put hides on the free list and tilt the American tanner tunner will beat the world was the statement that Elisha Cobb of Boston another manufacturer of leath er made to the committee as a n result of the tho questions by 10 Representative Gaines Mr Ir Cobb was led to say that the tariff on hides added to the cost of at the upper leather ii It a shoe to the con sumer only ani 3 cents f So this tribute of or 3 cents enLe a n shoe that every man woman and child is paying pa to the huge monopoly is not so heavy after all aU observed Mr Ir Boutell Mr Ir Cobb qualified his previous an sacr by b F saying that the upper leather was has as not all aU the leather that went Into a n shoe Edward P Alexander of or ew York representing leather belting I asked for free hides and did id not n object to the putting of belting on the he I free list provided ides hides h were free Duty a Rank Injustice II IL M of Hill Bill of Cleveland Cleeland representing I thirty tanners making enameled leath er fOr declared that the tariff of at 15 per p r cent rent I I on hides was a rank Injustice to every eer body except the packers i The duty on hides was denounced as asa asa a n bounty bount on one industry for the benefit of another by C M 31 oI Jones Tones president or of o the New England Shoe Leather as association He Be predicted that within three rears years every independent tanner J t t 1 o 0 f would d be e driven out of business s by the th packers Chairman Payne asked him to conclude con conclude conclude clude his argument as quickly as as possible possible possible ble because thirty persons were wait waitIng waitIng Ing lag to be heard I 1 know knon that all the free trade papers will not accuse me of hurrying this in investigation investigation but bit r I want it understood that I r have havo always been in favor faor of ot free hides said the chairman They The have forgotten that Mr r Jones Tones declared that t at a change hange of 3 to 5 cents In the cost cosi of leather in a shoe meant a change of oC 50 per cent in hi its service Paynes neighbor then appeared He Hc was Chase McCarthy McCarth a shoe manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer of Auburn N Y He introduced his plea for free tree hides s by saying sa he be belonged belonged belonged longed to the same church as Chairman Payne Get a little closer to the stenographer stenographer stenographer directed Mr Payne I dont want any of ot this to miss getting in the record Mr Ir McCarthy said that the consumer r would stand a better botter show for the same I money if hides were brought in free John JohnW W Craddock of Lynchburg Va Ya Vai YaI i spoke for southern manufacturers in inI I favor of oC free tree hides Charles Keifer KelCer of or Chicago represent representing representIng ing the th Wholesale association said that the removal of the duty on hides would woula benefit the tIte whole country count countI I The discussion on hide leather rates i was concluded by b arguments by John JohnH H Hanan president of or the National Boot Shoe Manufacturers association a tion and by John E R Wilder secretary s of the National Tanners association Pleas for Higher Tariff A demand for a duty on surgical s cat catgut catgut I gut any and on refined wool grease was wasl l made by Charles Heber Clark of o Phila Philadelphia Philadelphia I delphia You may ma think this duty on catgut Is funny but If you get appendicitis and andare andare andare are stitched up with impure catgut you youma may ma change your mind said Mr Ir Clark The discussion of the duty on leather leath r gloves developed into a dissertation on the luxuriant fancy of women and the return of prosperity Frederick W Brooks of New York representing glove importers asked for fora a reduction of duty while Former Rep Representative L 1 N Littauer of Gloversville Glovers ville N Y T manufacturer of gloves asked that the th duty dut on mens gloves be retained and that the duty dut on women s sand and childrens gloves be increased so as asto asto is I to t build up their manufacture in this country countr I Style and Luxury I This Tills is a matter mattero of style and luxury luxury luxury ry explained Mr lIr Littauer You may ma maI land j j I j place an increased duty dut on a luxury land I and it does not decrease the importation jj j tion Woman oman will pay pa for what she fancies He explained that fine gloves gloved were made entirely from the imported leather and declared therefore that it was an injustice to American manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers to allow allo a big leather gauntlet or ladles ladies long gloves to come in at the same duty as a small glove The duty dut should increase so much per inch for a glove that extends away awa up the arm said Mr Littauer During his argument about the cost of labor Mr Littauer said there were no millionaires in the glove business Then I have been misinformed about one of or my friends observed Mr Clark Injection of Politics of the profit in the manu mann manufacture manufacture facture of gloves Mr lIr Littauer said that there had been such a revival of pros prosperity prosperity prosperity since Nov No 3 that he could not get enough men for his factory Mr Ir Clark contended that that was caused by a conspiracy of Republican business men to hold up all orders until after the election to Influence the re result result sult suit Chairman Payne ended the discussion b by suggesting that the debate be b post postponed postponed until the next ejection election E 1 J T Baler Baker Ba er of ot Kansas City lt general president of the United Brotherhood of Qt Leather Workers on horse goods and Charles A Rogers of ot Hartford Conn C nn asked for in jn Increase of oC the 45 per cent duty on harnesses ha and sad saddles saddIes saddies dIes to 65 per percent cent Edward EdwardJ J Dietsch of New York asked for or an Increased duty on fancy aney leather l goods James Jame R H Marshall of Fall Fan River Mass a fur hat manufacturer asked for tor an increased duty on fur hats hatsH hatsH hatsH H B a straw hat man manufacturer ur in New York asked for the retention of the duty on straw braids |