Show J i SMOOTS MOOTS THE GOAT i The bureau of statistics of the Ule depart department depArtment 3 f ment mut of commerce and labor tabor has hu an analyzed J 4 the tariff abom abomination and reported the figures to con conI I gross grM gr Regarding the showing made by bythe byI I the bureau Senator says saya 7 i According to the figures supplied by the I 1 bureau the bill as aa pulled passed by the senate 1 on the baste ate I of the Importation of 1907 1107 leaves ve Unchanged the duties dutte on imports t of the value of or oc 4 65 per cent 1 Duties Dutte are Increased on imports of ot the value of l fIilL or Os UM 2151 per cent while 4 the decreases decrease d affect Imports of the value lue luei i i of or or lS i per er vent cent The aver average averI average age of the entire bill hili to Is L I per percent cent nt I I That ought to he be conclusive but the J members of or the senate finance commit committee corn I Ia fl a tee are looking for a loophole of or o escape pe f t t I and have selected Senator Smoot to be becloud beri ber ri r 1 cloud the Ute issue and anti make black look i J white if It possible According to Smoot It all depends upon the method of or com corn computing 3 Five he says MYS ys In substance Is II the sum of two and two If one has bas faith i 1 enough to believe it Iti ItI I i Why should ouid Smoot be the goat of the tha finance committee time there I is a statement to be hi made which does not net dovetail with the facts in the case caa wi caseI i I j the Utah man is I put forward by the tM j crafty Aldrich In this particular In Instance Int t stance Malice the government experts exper taking their figures from rom the senate lle ate bill have i arrived at the th conclusion that the av average avi average i erae increase is 18 5 6 per cent Smoot I fa r enters a dental denial But Smoot has said saH saHI I t t many things during the course cour e of the ther r tariff debate that were notoriously wide ide I k L I of the truth Its a Republican bill and anda andt t a Republican administration The bu bureau buI I j h J reau reu of statistics experts are also alao Re Republicans Ret ReS S t 1 publicans and would not dare falsify deify y iz the figures Who is III to be believed fF Smoot or the tM experts J W Undoubtedly the truth Is on the side aide I il S of the bureau buru of statistics and ad Smoot if i has hae again been used for base ba purposes t j The average increase of or the senate tariff I j bill is Ia per cent without the shadow K of a k doubt and all the Smoots this side 4 I j q of eol cannot alter the fact u |