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Show JriEis $IU IN THE IfflTlFF Bflfcy Department at a fWlo Know What Con- S Actually Meant by k One Provision. I kTARY BRYAN 1 KdORSES THE ACT 11, of Dollars Worth of ISbndise Held in Bond I IS Be Thrown Upon HS U 5. Markets. CNGTON, Oct. 4. Officials of ftriirj department aro at sea to Ett congress actually meant "by Won of tbo new tariff law al-B!ff al-B!ff per cent reduction of duties t. imported in American ships, E condition that tbo differential Hjiai be construed to abrogato or MKy existing treaty between tbo IviB:5iate3 and a foreign nation. I JH1II7 interpreted it is declarod the would give a 5 per cent do- 1 UftQ Roods in American bottoms 1 jjtmatically grant tbo same- priv- Bllo same ships of tho many na-I na-I 'Hsege treaties with tbc Unitod KKuaranteo no discrimination bo-VKelr bo-VKelr vessels and thoso of Amor- I 'Ws construction which would bo 'HUl reduction of o per cent In E'ior Importation from most of AHt'eosntrics of tho world, in-IIHjMBDly, in-IIHjMBDly, $10,000,000 in tovouuo jMfoWframonl, creating n deficit Bwi'iurplus in tho treasury as RHtfjwtmmtcd by tho tariff fram-Vffestian fram-Vffestian undoubtedly' will be rc-RKrWident rc-RKrWident Wilson and Attor-JBlI Attor-JBlI McRcynolds aud ultimately jjHp the United States supreme 1jMpagress Meant. P&tc aud treasury departments JBwusultation over the effect of IfGlR'011' first sna struck in iR'law. Avoiding a literal cou-OJfe cou-OJfe some oflicials contond that. jHrtnonnt the reduction should bo only in cases whoro tho United Pidnot already havo treaties lKrer interpretation of tbo I tB 'or nations with thoso guar-equality, guar-equality, it is poiuted out WBpous questions arise as to twen-"'Ratioris twen-"'Ratioris whoso treaties with ijBjy do not guarantee against MBBptioo. The countries which bo charged tho full TJndor-Wica TJndor-Wica in auy event aro Brazil. Blna, Dominican republic, Ecua-twice, Ecua-twice, German empire (except IjMtfOerman states), Greece, Gua-IKaHi, Gua-IKaHi, Mexico, iitficavagua, Pan-ia, Pan-ia, Peru, Portugal, Russia, JlHpSuMn, Switzerland, Turkey, T and Venezuela. Also tho Hth Great Britain does not fH eclnnIty of treatment for ' or colonies such as Canada Mhbe Democratic tariff law -B'e' activity today was gjlE from tbo halls of con- llBVsL troasury dopartmont, (I'SMry McAdoo and. As-Rcratary. As-Rcratary. Hamlin began tho do--JBfi a pbin of enforcement. TofilcialG declarod that the now J0 tho lowest tariff law in tho jOMg the country, with tho possl-OH? possl-OH? ;,0U of the Walker tariff of PjH! "s amondatory tariff of 1857. Kf1?6111 WiIson and tho con-'Awf con-'Awf ramers of th lw, thoy do-BP8 do-BP8 a "compotitivo tariff" and jRessed tbo conviction that Kould be invigorated and sua-jjKgb sua-jjKgb its operation. Oflicials jBr-y C0Qfiaent that it would nf-jjyjR nf-jjyjR cmmcnt aniplo rovouuo. ..feoDgbly estimated that $100,. .'BtaWiii 1f mor5bandiso hold in 'EnE"1 withdrawn and pay-'K pay-'K t&M6 H?dor tho now Taw. MCnX? th, Payno-Aldrich act, l0 of $10,000,000 to 'SKud ilnt; Treasury officials MHZ theso withdrawals jJHFof tb0Pc5rCOptIble offcct on tho SFffi J,5.cult administrative fea-$17 fea-$17 act.'3 the incomo tax JBIra-i,, cntiroly now venture Hftle of experts to draft mnt ?i n. t-hut to" insure tho IHKrevp,. ",orP commissionor of ;'t0.J liegnn tho task WEj s as B1"iplo a plan as poa- jHKcial announcement has lped on Pago Thlrteon.) FUST SNAG SUCK I iLSl TIFF (Continued from Page One.) been mndo it is beliovod L. F. Speer of Bangor, Pa., at present chief of the corporation tax division of the treasury department will be appointed deputv commissioner of internal revenue in charge of income tax. Bryan's Opinion. Socrotary Bryan today indorsed the new tariff law as the best tariff measure meas-ure since the civil war and predicted the early passago of the currency bill. Mr. Bryan issuod this statement: The tariff law thnt went Into force last night is the best tariff measure alnco tho war, and nil who have taken part In preparing and passing It arc entitled to great credit It Is a better bet-ter hill than wo wore able to pass twenty years afro and I rejoice that political conditions arc surih as to make tho present law possiblo. Former Failure. The Wilson bill was compelled to carry a burden that will not fall on the present law and ought not to havo fallen on that law. The Wilson law provided for an Income tax, which was held unconstitutional by a divided di-vided vote, tho one majority having: been secured by a change of opinion on tho part of one Judge between the two hearings of the case The nullification of tho Income tax portion of tho Wilson law reduced tho government's Incomo until It would not meet tho expenses of the government, govern-ment, and this compelled an Increase of Indebtedness that threw on the bill an undeserved odium which, together to-gether with tho fact that the scnato deprived the bill of some of Its best features, robbed the partv of tho benefit which would ordlna'rily havo come to It from a reduction In Import Im-port duties. Then, too. tho bill went Into operation at a time when financial finan-cial conditions wero bad, and manv attributed to tho law the defects for which It was not at all responsible. Times Have Changed. I mention the law of nineteen years ago because it Is tho only tiling alnco the war with which wo can comparo tho present law. Both economic as well a.s political conditions make It pofiBlblo to do now what could not bo dono then. We have, too. at this time, n united party, which Is a great asset. Tho president and the Democrats of the houso and scnato havo been in full sympathy and have worked unitedly In the accomplishment accomplish-ment of this Important work, Thev share the honors together and tho honors aro sufficient to give distinction distinc-tion to all who have participated. October a marks an Important epoch In the economic history of tho gen-oration gen-oration and I am confident that It will not be long before the countrv will bo able to celebrate a second triumph for the president, congross, tho party and the country when tho now curroncy bill passes and receives tho president's signature. First Effect of Law. NEW YORK, Oct. 4. Tho first effect of tho now tariff to which President Wilson's signature was written last night was aeon early today when tho clerical force at the customs houso was Increased In-creased by fifteen men. In anticipation of on of tho busiest days in the history his-tory of this port. In no clzstoms district ln this country will thore be greater activity ac-tivity during the first few days of the new tariff than at the port of New York, for ln tho forty-eight bonded warehouses ware-houses thoro Is over 70,000,000 worth of goods awaiting withdrawal. Importers havo boon Impatient to got their goods on the markot and It was expected thev would attempt to withdraw more than half of this great store at onco. Thoro Is almost overy conceivable thing ln tho warehouses, but tho chief things are cottons, Uncus, woolens, furs, silks, nuts, leather goods, dried fruits, picked fish and loaf tobacco. SAN' KKANCISCO, Oct. 4. First effects ef-fects of the new tariff law on the Pacific Pa-cific coaBt. It was agrocd here today, will bo felt In Importations of foodstuffs from Australia. In San Francisco the release of great quantities of butter hold In customs storehouses was expected to affect the local markot. Eighteen thousand pounds of Australian butter arrived Thursday, and 50.0U0 pounds more will be here ln a few days.- Australian meats now are selling at prices lower than those charged for domestic meats and tho quantities Imported aro to bo Increased. Butchers advise their patrons that tho Importod meat3 shrink somewhat In cooking because be-cause of refrjgoratlon. Oranges, lemons, raisins, prunes and otljor products of this state will have loss tariff protection than heretofore. Prepare to Collect Tax. WASHINGTON, Oct. " A Collectors of internal revenue wore instructed today by Commissioner Osborn to warn all employers em-ployers charged by tho new Incomo tax law to withhold tho normal Income tax of 1 per cent at Its source, to pay It la j the government, and that If they fall they will be liable for the amount. This provision becomes offectlvo Novombor 1 "As the law docs not opoclfy In what manner tho taxes shall bo withheld," said Mr. Osborn, "It would appear that such means may be adopted as will be bnct i adapted to tho particular business affected." af-fected." The commissioner said ho would pre pare licenses and regulations as soon as possible to enforce the provision, which requires the licensing of persons, firms or corporations, undertaking the collection of foreign Interest, payments by means of coupons, checks or bills of exchange. An application for such license, filed with a collector of Internal revenue, ho announced, an-nounced, would bo considered sufficient compliance with the Jaw until the license and regulations can be Issued. London Times' View. LONDON, Oct. A. The Times says editorially; edi-torially; "Thu Underwood act Is not. ln Intention Inten-tion or effect, a step toward free trade. What its framera aimed at and what they accomplished Is a wide and wholesome reduction of that Insensate protectionism which led Chamberlain to descrlbo the American turlff as a monstrosity ho would never think of urging Great Britain Brit-ain to adopt. "Meanwhile nothing can undo the fact that the American people have at length taken Into their hands the direction of thrj fiscal policy of the nation. The passage of the bill is soniclhln-- more than the triumph of economic sanity. It Is the triumph of self government. It marks the first time that the American electors, having voted at the polls for a reduction reduc-tion In tho tariff, have seen their wishes translated Into legislation by their peers. "Whatever happened, the United States Is not likely again to relapse into the conditions of four ycurs ago that made the Payne-Aldrlch act possible. That Is why President Wilson Is literally justified jus-tified In hailing the Issue of the struggle strug-gle which brought him nothing but credit , -a victory 'for the people.' " |