Show WHEELER ASKS I S ur IN I TARIFF AHlff t RATE ON RAYON AfO Senator Would Relieve Cotton Industry and Farmers by Move 1 WASHINGTON N. N Jan 27 AP APpall Ar- Ar Arp Appealing pall for a t. t r reduction In the tariff on Rayon raw materials and arid arne Wheeler r Democrat Montana asserted d In the senate to todAY today today to- to day that British interests controlled In iii this production country If It theres there's one schedule In this entire bill that Is going to take millions millions mil niH- lions from frOth the tho American farmer and put It In th tho hands of ot the tho greatest great great- t est t trust In tho the world It Is na Rayon ol he said f Tho Tho American Viscose co company ch chief f rayon producer J Is o owned l and controlled b by London Interests Its he cr r. r d ridding It had hail piled plied up millions In profits und anti had paid tremendous dividends In cash and I Ih stock Lt Asking a rate of ot 35 5 per cent on and grouped rayon filaments Hand and single le yarns arn In of or rates ff rn In the bill ranging ranging- from 45 15 to 50 I per c cent nt Wheeler Im not seeking seeking- this reduction I II In tho the n name mc only of or th the tho American AmericanS S consumer r. r Im I'm asking It also In name of or tho cotton The cotton Industry Is In Inthe Inthe the doldrums doldrumS' Practically all cotton colton manufacturers are hoping there will b bo bb a reduction In the tariff b because ray ray- cn cn Is so o necessary in their Industry Indus indus- try tr Scarcely one of them however how how- vcr ever has dared ask a n decrease as ns the they are afraid o of or retaliation from Crom this powerful trust p W Wheeler directed his assault par par- r on tho the proposed minimum duty of ot 45 cents a pound saying this was equivalent to SO per cent ad valorem |