| Show J- J 11 Of o. DEMOCRATIC j f TARIFF SCHEME J IS BEGUN IN THE HOUSE Gardner Voices Republican Skepticism Skepticism t tic ism as to Country's Future I r Under Rates Proposed PAYNE TO LEAD FIGHT FOR L REPUBLICAN WOOL SCHEDULE April 23 Beginning n-Beginning Beginning the debato in the House today on ont W n the Democratic tariff revision re bill Representative ti Oscar W. W Underwood t b UL bf Alabama the majority leader predicted great relief for the tho nation through the passage passa e of the thc pending bill R Representative AU Augustus P. P Gardner of i Massachusetts voiced Republican can 81 skepticism for the tue country's future under Buch EDell a tariff s system stem and Representative e Clyde Kelly Keny of Pennsylvania exl expressed ex ex- i l pressed the opposition of the new Progressive party to all tariff bills framed mcd I under the present system Representatives Payne Moore roon and Fordney Fordner will make the principal t speeches for the minority of the wa ways s 's and means committee the first nam named d 1 favoring Republican substitutes for the woolen and cotton schedules Iud and the j oilier ether two making the fight against the bill as a whole R Representative Garrett of or Tennessee see to Ho n-hom n Speaker Clark has referred as one of the best parliamentarians Inthe in inthe the the will preside throughout the debate ebat while the bill Is technically b before be b.- fore tore the House as a committee of or the liole Denounce Protective St Mr Ir Underwood rn In hi outlining the th bill e criticised the protective tariff theory based d on the difference In cost f t It f production a at t home and abroad and ed the competitive tarl tariff th theory thory or declaring it would strengthen American AmerIcan Ameri Amen 9 can Industry and anti send American products products products prod prod- into the tho worlds words markets He lie de denounced do- do the ral raising in o of taxes b by tn protective tariff as unjust because he eai said aId it taxed equally the workingman land and th the thc multimillionaire He lie pointed l lout out that the tho rates In the pending billI bill I were cre substantial reductions from the rates in the ed existing law and d declared that the lower rates would res result lt Ina In Ina a a. reduction In n the cost of oC living to he consuming p public Underwood lid did not discuss th the Income tax feature t of Jr the the- the bill leaving that to n- n c Hull Hun of Tennessee eec who will 9 ok aIt litter liter 1 t c Sa People Wanted Divan Change pr r Representative e Gardner r admitted I 1 that the tile people of the nation had re repudiated re- re the Payne tariff and that the Republican party had hal been dislodged ged from froni power because It had been too slow flow to recognize growing evils c ann f permitted a far tal too powerful oli oligarchy oil oil- garchy to run the government its WR Ita way instead of or the peoples people's wa way r. r He lie cautioned cau cau- the Democrats to 10 live lh up to their theil promises to 10 the tho people declarIng declaring I ing InS that lie he believed that if the they did I not the people would turn to the new Progressive s lc party r Suppose Suppo o that thai the Democrats fall fail to carry earn out their radical program ram said Mr lr Gardner would the co country turn lo 10 our people I doubt it The people wish 11 to tr try some of or these lle new ideas and antI arc willing to risk th the consequences conse cons 1 o of their proving pro disastrous Tho The R Republicans have ha not given gl t them what thc they wish If It the Democrats follow our example It need surprise D no one should hould the people turn to tho Plo party part in fact this is tho the only nb direction in which I can see sec a future for that party In presenting the views vic of ot the Progressive Pro Pro- ho party Representative criticised the present method of or tariff 1 legislation He said that the ruder Inder bill like er e every other tariff billin bill In Jn the history of or the country countr was Continued on Page 2 Column 1 1 ATTACK TT ACK BEGUN ON ONI I DEMOCRATIC TIC TARIFF f Payne to Lead Fight right for or Wool 1 I Duty Duty Underwood Underwood Opens Debate 1 Continued rage Page e I 1 I fr framed mell on a basis of insufficient Information in information In- In n- n 1 formation and political and nonpartisan log The Tho solution o oi of the t tariff I problem ho he declared only would be found foun In tho th adoption of or the tho hc e policy of 01 placing the tariff In the I hands of ot a n capable nonpartisan com corn I m mission I es io n. n I thc Representative i of or W Wyoming I attacked the Jho h biU which he lie characterized characterized character character- as an jan uncanny combination of ot otery every ery nyu I form of or D Democratic heresy hersy He Re attacked tim the Democratic caucus I and arid President Wilsons Wilson's activity lt in lu the framing framing- of or th the bill Representative thc Hayes o of California declared I that free tree sugar ugar meant ob obstruction Ce of or the tl b beet t sugar Jn industry without an any substantial benefit to th the consumers consume of ot sugar ugal Ilo lie said sail the cutting oC ot tariff on nona emons would Injure Insure in injure In- In jure sure that industry o nn and 1 that the proposed proposed pro pre pos posed tJ re J revision lon would ruin olive oll oil oU beans and dry fruit ruH In CallI California Call Call- I fornia lornia turning th the marlc market t for these thoo products over o to 0 foreigners Representative Currey of ot California spoke along the same line I Il of or Time Tn When the House louse con cn convened d Mr 11 Underwood Un Un- derwood as asked unanimous consent nt that tI tho the general genera debate close when the house adjourns Monday evening Tho Tue n Republican leaders ca ors and H Representative Murdock Po Progressive ressi a leader argued d for Clr some time over fI the tho division of t the minority time tir between the the Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans and progressives It was finally agreed to give i c the thc Progressives cs five hours of oC the minority time lime Al Altogether Altogether Altogether Al- Al together about fifty flit hours hauls of or general discussion In tho House will wUl be bo al lJ- lJ owed lowed Other parl parliamentary 5 caused delay dela before Mr 11 Underwood began his Tho The enactment of or this bill Into law r lawwill will mark the uil end o of bf nn an era in the tho fiscal administration of ot this country and antl the Beginning e of a nov new one he lie he began while Democrats applauded cel Mr Ir UnderWood Underwood Under Under- wood dl discussed tho ho origin of the present pres pros exit ent high tariff system declaring that St It t was Instituted Institute as an emergency during till the civil war Var These unjust war t ta es he be said s have Ilia c been main maintained tul ned over ever since and aUtI thoE c who had hail amassed fortunes under un- un iler der it have controlled the government o t 1 except for one brief bric Interval In his discussion he followed closely ho the arguments outlined in the report ot of f tho the Democratic majority of th tha the ways vaya aan an and means committee fon r lUchU flanked l u. u Our great t responsibility declared lr Underwood Is s th Interest st r- r t rights r if f the great mass of if consumes t among th the he American people our Industry must bo ho l as or to the time rights of ot the thc conium con- con umer ium r. r i Referring to the Increase a t in th tIme the cost of pt living ng Mr Underwood Ful sold raid A lOA great proportion of or th this Increase vas yas caused b by the abnormally high given ghen to the groat great manufacturing turing re Interests tg of or this country countr under lh tim o Republican tariff Mr Ln Underwood said that the passage a J of or the Democratic bill would not not Im Immediately im- im mediately bu be followed by jy reductions in time tho cost COtt of 01 living Hut But I b believe l c ho he added that tho t. t within with with- in a a. rea reasonable time after th the merchants merchants mer mer- chants havo have disposed of or tho the goods bought under high protective c tariff tho the people of the tho country m will find the cost con conof of ot living HYing decreased o k Prot Mr rr Un Underwood vigorously attacked att the tho theory of or founding a protective t tariff on tho the difference in cost COt o of production production pro pro- at al home homo and ami abroad A A dut which will equalize the aera av- av era crage difference in cost of production between two tono countries he said laid protects pro teds no flO one since 1 nee I It t is more than Is needed b by the tho most moat efficient producer and ancl lofs les than Is IJ needed ded b by the less Jess ef efficient ot- ot producer You ou Republicans cannot write a successful tariff bUt bIll on that and arid tho the proof of ot It Is you ou never hac The Democrats applauded l I 1 dont don't ont nd Mr Underwood continued that In this bill hili we vc have h heh h be hen en n able ablo to wipe vipo out at nt ono one r fell swoop all tho the iniquities and injustice and amid rank that you ou Republicans have havo engrafted In the tho hod body politic tic for tor tho the last decade But wo we have played fit fa- with no one We c h have vo had no favored manufacturers dictating our ourma jr r ma rates tea tes j I Used Ur T. not Ax x Rat But Jt wo 0 have havo not gone at this tariff with an ax There are arc m many n Industries that havo have been en built entirely upon the tho basis of your our protective system and wherever where It has haR been n possible with substantial justice to the great borl body of or consumers umers we vc have hn lowered this tariff wall walt with a a. an and not M w I an ax lX Germany through l Its ls s ambassador here hero has protested against t two a administrative administrative admin admin- features s of or th the pending tariff tC bill One concerns th the proposed examInation examination exam exam- of ot books of oC German exporting houses for tor the purpose of 01 ascertaining domestic sales rales prices to guard against of exports Tho The other protest Is against the pro I provision that German poo goods do Imported In Am American bottoms shall enjoy a fA differential of or 3 per cent in duty It is declared d to h hin be beIn bein in violation of or treaties with Germany which guarantee the vessels of or that country equality of f treatment nt with American vessels esser In the matter o of duties duties du du- du- du ties and charges Most of ot tl U j embassies an arid and Jf legations atlen In HO tar far 11 0 r refrained from front making representations IJ on n the samo same point until the tariff Mil 1111 was as formally for for- mally before the House Th Tho Au Austrian government o i i Is about bout to follow Collo tl tJI Iad lead of the Germ German n government and others aro are preparing to do so 50 all pointing out that the proposed ed legislation will de- de existing trade anti nul commerce tr treaties with the United States Secretary Bryan bv hy direction of the President has refrained retraIned from rom answering answering answer answer- In ing an any of ot these ar arguments but has promised to tran transmit tho the protest to Con Congress r so o that it may rn alter lter the pending pend pend- in lug ing 1 legislation if It it desires to do so 10 before be- be fore foro the law lav 1 IS s finally Jh enacted 1 rn S O Over O I Income Tax Mr Ir Underwood did not tako take up the Income tax fe feature tur of or the bill In detail declaring JC pr e Hull Hun of Tennessee Ten Term e was ng responsible t tot for r framing tr that proposition and would explain It laterI later I l 1 believe e this 1 ts is isan an n honest honc t re of or the tariff tarr downward Mr Ir di- Underwood Underwood Under- Under wood 1 said in III In conclusion I believe belle that It will not in any way a Jeopardize c legitimate industry industry and and b by legitimate industry I dont don't mean the tint mills that have hare gorged themselves on dividends I and an l allowed e floors floore and machinery to rot rOl Legitimate Ji American merican S industry lr I ht to the firing line hue b by open competition com coat om- om petition will carry American tn rt and American genius to tl the markets of ot time tIlt world A As s Mr tIr It Underwood concluded the t of the House after a burst or of applause rush rushed to lo congratulate th the tho majority leader leador He lie was waG forced to hold holdan an impromptu reception I Gardner OileD for Republican Representative Gardner of or achu- achu sett took the floor to open the side 1 of tho debate Representative c Gardner gave C a. two ren reasons ons for dismissal of or the Republican party part part from power one ono that It obstinately obstinately resisted reasonable reforms and another the fact tact that the country countr desires a a. revision re of the tariff much than the Payne Pano nire fai reaching far law n. a-n. He lie paid laid a tJ tribute to tn- tn Payne Pane of or New York with the statement that the tho cotton and wool schedules hall hail been written into the law lav over his prot protest protect lIt Mr Ir P Payne nt he lie said al schedules I 1 approval Over O and ind F K never nc met your our your protest and against t your will win the they were voted Otel Into the law la which bears your name T t through the th's four Years that th have hlL passed you IOU have o uttered uttered ut ut- ut- ut no word to defend yourself a at t the expense e of or your our coworkers You have e had a weary burden of oC reproach to bear hear and right generously have c you borne It The The he head bead an and front of or his party's partA offending offending of or- fending ho said was that we te failed to move more with the tho age age Republican generals general h s declared could coul not adjust th their h views to modern schools of ot thought ht They TIe persisted in governing the country countr their thou own Wa way and not the tho country's way wa he lie said and so soe we e all came cam to grief t. t The nation will not have vc th the Pa Payne n low law If It necessary the tho nation would rather elect a Con Congress of numbskulls and charlatans who would 1 administer a ancon anew anew new elixir rather than tItan r retain a a. Congress Con Con- gross gress of or who Insist on compounding compounding com corn pounding the tho old formulas which th the tuition nation refuses lon longer er to 6 swallow allo P Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- r- r haps hap the tho old political physician ma may in the time end prove proc rl right ht Perhaps theno tho the thone new no political physician may mno turn out outto outto outto to bo be only another Dr Cook Coole Democrats d Too Radical Jert legislation lation he lie said was was was' ex expected cx- cx from the new Congress ami anh h hi lue hisaw saw no reason to believe the tho Democrats were a gathering of ot rogues Such uch they would be le accounted he asserted If Ir the they dl did not satisfy the th country countr He ne predicted that some orne o er overdue re reforms reforms re re- forms Corms would L-c L enacted and that It would b be necessary for the Democrats to keep absolutely their promises to the people pe-ople It if thc they wished to be retained In power Mr Ir Gardner declared 1 actual conditions condi condl- greatly hampered tho ho D Democratic tariff revenue without harming legitimate mate mat industry Clumsy as f It iI la Is he said nall misleading misleading mislead In ing to lo th the farmer as It lo Is Inconsistent an and unjust 9 ns aro uro many o of its pro pro- visions this bill D nevertheless Is an at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt jo to carry out the time promises which the tho Democrats mad made to the people Th Therein lie lies Ilea the difficult your dIffie your promises prom pron- |
