Show THE TARIFF REVISION The progress of revision of the tariff does not seem very encouraging Moreover in many cases the principle of levying no more duties than will make up the differences between the labor cost here and abroad seems to have been strained to the utmost Of course in that construction the cost of the raw ma ma- material material has to be reckoned by the same rule But even then there seems to be discrepancies Then I there is often a division of opinion on many things which one class put down clown as luxuries an and 1 another class necessities For instance very man many people look upon tobacco tobacco tobacco to to- bacco as a vicious luxury but there is not an officer in the arm army that will not testify that it is a necessity We suspect the tho revision when completed will be open to much complaint We hope it will be followed by a tariff commission of experts to pursue the investigation investigation investigation in in- and from time to time report to fo the gov gov- |