| Show DEMOCRATIC TIC PLANS IN NEXT CONGRESS CALL FOR ASSAULT ON TARIFF BUT NO ACTION Y Ye Several Southern States Have Deal Developed De- De Developed al Industries Under Protection and andI I Effect On Their Representatives Representatives Representatives tives Is Watched v nt Il By T SI IL 1 t or of The E Copyright Consolidated 1925 1 25 by the th Consoli Consoli- dated Pres Press As Association WASHINGTON April 18 II Democratic strategy during the tho coming session of calls fora fora for tor a great assault ault upon the thc tariff But the strategy does docs not nOl call for any action UI action up or down The Democrats want the Issue to go over Into Into the campaign ot of o 1926 1 and thus once more the Idea that tho Iho tariff can be bo taken out ot of politics is dissolved The tariff will prove a fine tine talk talk- talking talk Inc log ing point In the tho next session of congress which L la 10 a long lone one The president has taken his bis stand squarely on the tho issue National Chairman Butler of the G 0 O P mi rn has taken hl his stand and even cven x hough all the rocks In the world should fly from their firm base these two stalwarts will remain steadfast and true to e cr every prin- prin principle principle prin ciple of protection WAX WANT RATES n The tariff Issue in a way has been precipitated b by the Republicans Republicans Republicans cans or at least a coterie of them Th The cotton manufacturers manufacturer of New England feel that heir their rates rate of protection on the fIner Iner grades gradel ot of goods are too low They say laJ t that the hev must be protected from from rom the thelow thelow low cost of goods roods of Europe Europ ur or mut lower lo the tho th wages ot of o the th In- In In-du In y iry in their section of the coun- coun ry coun-ry rv ny Several other Industries are arc said aid to feel teel that the th Mc Fordney-Mc- l C umber rates aro arc too low and the they cite the th fact that the president under the thee flexible provision of ot the b act has tas felt himself called Up- Up Upon up upon on to proclaim hither higher rates ratu in ina Ina a dozen Instances There have been suggestions therefore that In the coming congress which Is to be bo safely Republican certain schedules should bs be b re- re reopened reopened re reopened opened and adjusted upward The Democrats Democrat have ha met suggestions with undisguised glee In effect they virtually have havo dared th Republicans to spring sprint a move I i along loni that line Une The Democrats In he senate senat feel that with the as- as of certain recalcitrant Re- Re Republicans Republicans Re Republicans publicans they might turn the tables on the regulars and revise the he h c schedules downward instead ot of upward FROWN ON OX TI JU TINKERING IU G President Coolidge and Chair Chair- Chairman Chairman Chairman man Butler have taken cognizance of tho the tariff uneasiness in theIr own party and publicly have stat stat- stat stated ed ad there should be no attempt to tinker with the tariff at the th com corn com cornIng Ing congress Nor do they favor favora a piece meal revlon revL-on must It-must be beall beall benil all or none and nd both th d dint nt and r nutIe Butler aro inclined to leave well enough alone This stand ta is I particularly significant on the part of Mr Butler because he ha is a New England textile man man- manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer who believes the th tariff is II entirely too low on the tb products of his looms The Th upshot of the th whole busi busl- busi- busi business business ness will be b much tariff talk but o butr to 0 tariff revision at the coming comins on leaving the th wh whole le subject fo o be fought fought foucht out In the elections next year yar The Tho tariff discussions may de develop several leveral unexpected angles anglee not the least of ot which will be th thc thi attitude of ot certain southern states tates which have ha forged to the front In- In In Industrially In late years ars and have ha been heen prospering under the th Republican lican tariff policy polley Even Enn the most moat casual survey cy of the south reveals the revolutionary change chane which has come over that section sInce the Democratic pArt party definitely committed Itself to free trado trade or orto orto orto to a tariff for revenue only Louisiana heretofore has held It a sort lort of Isolated position among amone the southern states on the th ques ques- question question tion because of her production ot of sugar the crop crOl which has baa b the keenest foreign competition Louis Louis- Louisiana lana iana has h been a protectionist state But Dut other commonwealths lot of the south Bouth have come Into pro production of commodities which the Republicans always have bave regarded as entitled to tariff protection and It will be b interesting to see lee C what Influence the business men of ot the tho south will have e upon the th politicIans politicians clans In the coming coining campaIgn The Th wool schedules always have been the subject of greatest Dent Den Democratic attack but now Texas Texal Democratic to the core ha has be- be become become come the greatest wool producing state tale In all the th Union She Sh also Iu has her cattle catti and her lumber has h her lumber Ala Ala- Alabama Ala Alabama bama bania her steel Georgia and the Carolinas their vast new textile mills against which New England It is fighting for Its life Ute and Flor- Flor FlorIda FlorIda Flor Florida ida has a citrus crop which she Is Isas isas Isas as eager eater to protect as tho the Republicans are of ot the ha crop of California It It often otten his has been said that the tariff is ii a local Issue If that bo be betrue betrue true then hen It Is growing more and more moore local to the southland |
