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Show u u VIEWS CONFUCT ON TARIFF BILL I Pending Measure Attacked and Defended in Statements WASHINGTON' May 1. The pending pend-ing tariff bill was attacked as "tho worst blow ever dealt the consuming public' In a statement Issued Sunday iby Senator Pat Harrison. Democrat. M isMsslppl, and was defended by 9en-ator 9en-ator Kdwin Ixidd. Republican, North Dakota, as "the first attempt at a j really constructive tariff." "It was concocted behind closed (doors, dictated by special Interests scintillates with liicom lytenclos I and radiates with wrongs" declared Senator Harrison. "Instead of relieving; reliev-ing; the six millions unemployed, and tho millions whoso wages aro being cut. it will add heavier taxes and greater burdens." "The present tariff is the first attempt at-tempt at a really constructive tariff that would afford any real degree of protection to agriculture and Industry." Indus-try." Senator Ldhdd'8 statement said. "By properly adjusting our tariff, by writing a tariff fair to all sections of the country, we sh;ill Increase diversified diversi-fied production in the United States by producing moro of thoso products wo import and reduce the quantity of thoso of which we havo a surplus. "The farmer has never complained when he had to pay a fair rue tor farm machinery or other products when he received a roasonablo return for his farm products. He docs, however, how-ever, object to selling his products in an open, unprotected market in competition com-petition with the cheap labor of Asia and Europe." OO |