Show SOUTH DEMANDS I PROTECTIVE TARIff This Is the Claim of Business Business Busi Busi- ness ness ss Men Appearing Before Before Be Be- fore Senate Committee WASHINGTON Jan 9 Sout Southern ern business men nen plen have awakened to to the tho need of a n protect protective ve tariff tarin the senate senate sen sen- ate finance committee was told to today today today to- to day day by John II H. KIrby of Houston Tex president of the Southern Tariff association Were not feeling our politicians on this question any longer said Mr Kirby The Th whole South Is awak ened on this question Mr Kirby said the South was asking asking asking ask ask- ing for justice He added that ItI it I I wanted the same consideration as asI I that given other sections of the country country country coun coun- I try and acting Chairman McCumber I declared that the tariff question would be bo treated by the committee as a national and not a s sectional one Charles B. B Claiborne a New Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans banker gave It as his opinion that 90 per cent of the tho bankers banker banker of the South favored a high protective tariff for the coming coming- year at least Discussing conditions In the Louisiana sugar Industry Mr said sald on the basis Of e the cents a pound poundon on on raw sugar 1 m in in the Fordney Fordney Fordney Ford- Ford ney bill his bank could not and would not make loans to th the tho Louisiana sugar producers and that that with such a tariff the Louisiana sugar industry would have to quit the tho field Mr Claiborne said that reports to the contrary notwithstanding the public pub pub- lie lic utilities of the country the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads and industries generally were never In a worse condition than they Pare are today His own theory was that the United should devote its efforts to saving Itself and not he rest of the world I think it is national egotism which I makes us think we are ordained to toI I help all the world |