New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1923, Page 12

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 192, ESENT TARJFFS ARE ACGEPTA3: Hageobarth Says Only Excellent Cause Should (mnon Change . By _The Assoriated Press, Denver, Col, Oet, 3.—Delivering Bis address as ohairman of the We “ €rn Tariff association to the Western Tarlft congress here today, Frank J, Hagenbarth of Salt Lake City, Utah, declared “present tariff schedules feeting husiness should not bhe dis. turbed unless there is some compel- ling reason for such actio The tariff congress, of non-partisan eharacter, is the first meeting of pro. ducers In the west to consider the fariff as it affects this part of the | United States. Delegates represepting practically every producing organization in the west, chambers of commerce, hanks #nd the press were in attendance when the meeting was called to order. Tt was expected that the tariff du. ties affecting sugar, wool, dairy pro- | ducts, and stocker and feeder eattle | would come in for discussion during the seasions, which will continue to- meorrow Mr. Hagenbarth sald hi/part; Must Advise President “It must be our function in the | west to bring In & proper and orderly | manngr to the attention of the presi. dent, and to the tariff commission, and aven to congress and its personnel when necessary, the underiying facts which make for prosperity in the| west. We cannot permit the selfish- ness of human nature tef ravish our industries. We are trying to build up a commonwealth amid the mountains and plains west of the Mississippl, but we cannot do so in poverty, “No one industry in the producing west is strong enough to withstand at St. Louis, Oct. 1, 2, 3. Boy's Will Is The Wind's Will Some lucky youngster is to be awarded this Mulvihill trophy in the model plane cnnlekt during the big international air meet Even now Juvemle entrants are test- ing out their rubber-band propeller engines for the grand hop-off. the organized and wealthy manufac- turing interests in the east. Tt is for the piurpose of giving voice to this thought that we are met here togeth- er. Our motto must he that of Alex- ander Dumas' ‘Three Musketeers,” *One for all and all for one. “Let us approach our prohlem with respect for our opponents and with due regard for the right. We are here to permanently organize the Western Tariff association. This assoclation, which_we shall perfeet, will serve as a medium for the proper presentation of facts before the Tarlff commission in Washington whenever any group of our organization, or any western product, is under attack. We hope to demonstrate effectively and perman- ently to the commission the commer- cial and economic factors involved, and as affecting the west. prise to even its most ardent cham- pions and this revenue by the way has come at a time when it was soraly needed by the American taxpayer. Opponents' Claims “Opponents of this provision charg- ed that it was unconstitutional; that it the tariff commission and the presi- dent could be given authority to low- er or raise the tariff 50 por cent, they could be given authority in like man- ner to raise It or lower it 99 per cent. Thus doing away entlrely with the constitutional provision that taxes and the ralsing of revenue should he solely a function of congress. Other opponents saw a grave danger in giv- ing to any body of men the power, virtually, to raise or lower the values of production and industry in this country to the extent of billlons of Was Non-Partisan | dollars annually. Others again saw “Congress in its wisdom )\a’u"ti‘lhul such a provision would mean a what was known as the emergency | constant unsettling and instability of tariff measure and, I might say, in|business. They claimed that if it wag passing that this measure came nearer | Lad to have business unsettied by con- being a non-partisan measure than |gress every four years in the writing any tariff measure ever passed by |of a new tariff act, how much worse congress, Later on in the summer of | was it to have business constantly 1922, the Fordney-McCumber tariff|agitated and fearful of the actions of sct was passed®after many months of |a body of men who had the power arduous consideration of the various|from day to day to practically rewrite new problems involved. Tt was freely | schedules of the tariff, predicted that this measure would | saw the apparent necessi gtop the flow of imports into and ex- [the alarming conditions of foreign ex- ports from the United States. change, for some sort of a flexible “As shown by the record’up to date | provision, were desirous that it be a contrary result has been accom- (limited in its operation for one year, plished. The stubborn facts in the|or two years at the most. case show that a prosperous America “Notwithstanding all of this oppo- was enabled to buy generously from |sition, the elastic provision was finally an impoverished FEurope, notwith-|written into the law as it now stands, standing the so-called high tariffs im- |and now it is contended that the tar- posed by the act. The revenue de- |iff commission, by the rules and regu- rived from the act has been a sur-|lations which it has adopted, is vio- MAURICE TOURNEUR PRESENTS lating the spirit, if not the letter of the law, The commission has appar- ently seen fit to so construe the law that it has anthority to initiate move- ments to change the tariff without a preliminary hearing. This, the law does not contemplate, M1as Too Much Power “It is with much temerity that T presume to criticise any ‘act of the tariff commission, or any act passed by congress. However, our aftersight is better than our foresight. The ac- tual operation of the law, as it is ap- parently proposed to he administered, gives the tariff commission arbitrary rights over the values of property, which must glve us pause, and cause us to stop, look and listen. President Coolidge has said 'Give administra- tion a chance to catch up with legis- lation.’ In the present instance he fore the ink is fairly dry on the Ford- ney-McCumber ta . agitation haa begun for“the reduction of tariffs, It is a singular coincidence that com- plaints for reductions up to date which have been filed with the com- mission are leveled principally at agri- cultural products and so-called raw materials, “It is a wholesome comparison to know that notwithstanding the im- ‘position of what is called a robber tariff on wool and woolens that the average increase in the price of clothes and clothing in February, 1923, as compared with 1913 was 26 per cent less than the increase in the cost of carpets, which were on a free wool basis. The figures I use are tak- en from reports of the department of commerce, “We have no political role to play. MILTON SILLS = e ISL] LOST SHIPS, A Frst National Picture Nor de we wish te be known as liviag n glase houses d casting stenes at our neighbers whe may have & just cause for complaint against certaln tariffs. Let our sele purpesc be the |seeking of daylight and justice and te proteet our weaker .individual mem- [ bers through presenting & unm-ou | trent guided by u-m of actien.” SEERING FOR TWIN ' SISTER FOR BABY Foster Mother ol cnna Wants Another Like Her ‘ ¢ years old Mary Smiles, adopted In England last Jung by Mrs, Christopher Bmiles, wife of an Qrange, N, J, cotton manu- facturer, sailed abread with her fos. ter-mother on the Pittsburgh, to help search for another baby just like her for a sister, Mary-Mary was found last June after, Mrs, Smiles had hunted elght years and made three trips to Eng- land in quest of a foundling with a particular kind of smile, a specific tingle of golden hair and perfect blue cyes, When Mary-Mary came here she was the most photographed and most interviewed passenger on the ocean liner that brought her, Moving pie- ture makers have deluged the Bmiles with offers to star Mary-Mary. “But we don't want her even to dream of such things,"” sald the fos- tersmother, “We wantgper to grow up just a well-behaved little girl ¥ho does as whe Is told, Is polite and keeps her smiles and her trocks in order.” T PLANS S.~—Managing WHE Oct. TO USS Washington, Director Meyer and Director Mondell representatie of the department of ogrieulture were divected by President Collidge today to leave immediately for the central northwest to discuss with the wheat zrowers of that sece tion the formation of cooperative marketing assoclations which might avail themselves of government funds under the new rural uNlI(n act. G JL\IIH\ uu\m WAVE Berlin, Oct. 3.—Raids on food stocks and the increase of crime in the rural districts have prompted the central government to address an ap- peal to the federated states suggest- ing closer co-operation among the lo- cal police forces for the henefit of the at lurl:n of the war finance corporatipn and n, country whether for the tained for the especially refine requirements of market. It is a easily stored. We mean literally this! Heating, lic building, is possible without the necessity of ashes and cin- ders. 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COOLIDGE SENDS FORMAL GREETING Tells Tarill Congress Protection| Is Boon fo Gountry Denver, Oct, 3.~President Calvin Coolidge in & message read at lhf‘ opening session of the western tariff congress here today declared “the ohvious necessity for maintaining a proper measure of protection to Am- erican industry and preduction In ghe face of chaotie industrial conditions following the war has unquestionahly Brought us nearer to a national soli- darity on this lssue" The preside: message A8 mndc' publie by officials of the congress fol- lo Discussi as they & perity of the west, adeption of & plan \l- remeve the tariff from partisan | party pelitics; voicing oppesition to |revision of the present tariff act at this time, and organization of a pers manent western tariff association are | ehjects of the meeting, 10 STUDY WATER IJOWER pravements o Hold Convention in Atlanta, Georgla, Atlanta, Oct. 3-~A study of the engineering aspects of the ter power projfets at Tallulah Falls, Ga., near this eity, is expected to bé made by visitors to the annual convention of the American Soclety for Municls “To the western tariff association: | P! Improvements to he held here “My greetings and sincerest good November 12 to 16, The falls, one wishes to the western tariff association | of the state's beauty spots, was_har- at the opening of Its conference. 1 |nessed several years ago and now fur- have heen mucli pleased to learn of the the fine prospect for a representative gathering and the helpful considera- tion of the subjects that have come before it, T wish it were possible to accept the cordial Invitation to be present at the conference which to my regret, it is not, 1 wish to ex- tend to those who will be gathered, ut this time the assurance of my most sympathetic Interest In the vigorous effort they are putting forth to bring about a broad and thorough under- standing of the problems invelved in the tariff question as It is presented to the country at this time, “I think It can fairly be said that there has never been a period In our country's history when =o little of sectlonal interest entered into the consideration of this question, The obvious necessity for maintaining a proper measure of protection to Am- erican industry and production in the face of chaotic industrial conditions following the war has unquestionably nishes hydro-electric power for ‘ndustries of this section, The reading of papers, and general discussions of subjects relating to en- Igneering, city zoning, transporta- tion, sanitation and municipal Im- provements will take up most of the time of the mecting. 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