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House Leader Mondell Out
in Opposition to It After
Visit to President.
MAY WAIT UNTIL FALL
Many Others Indorse His
Proposal to Concentrate on
Bevenue Bevision.
SUBSTITUTE IS OFFERED j
Anti-Damping' Bill and New
Scale for Estimating: Tariff
Are Suggested.
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New York Herald Bnrean. I
Washington, D. C.. March It. t
Opposition to enactment of an emer
gency tariff bill as the first work of
the new Confess was voiced to-day
by Representative Mondell (Wyo.1,
Republican leader of the House, after
a conference with President Harding.
Unusual significance is attached to
klr. Mondell's statement because there
ire Indications that It is the beginning
>f a strong movement in both houses
x> kill all stopgap tariff proposals.
Other Representatives who have
conferred with the President have
failed the impression that he is not
in enthusiastic supporter, to say the
least, of the plan for an emergency
tariff based largely on the Payne
Aldrich rates of 1909. The feeling
nmong many Republicans is that it Is
unwise to tamper with tariff rates at
this time when world conditions are
?o unsettled, and that it would be a
better policy to start immediately upon
revision of revenue laws.
Mr. Mondell's views mainly are In op
position to those expressed by Chairman
Penrose of the Senate Finance Commit
tee, who stated recently that there has
been a great need for emergency tariff
legislation and that It should be the first
work of the new Administration. The
question probably will be settled at a
conference of the Republicans of the
Senate Finance Committee and the
House Ways and Means Committee with
Secretary Mellon next Monday.
Mondell Haa Substitute.
In his statement Mr. Mondell ex
pressed doubt that a stop gap tariff bill
along lines of the Payne-Aldrlch bill
could be passed promptly. He suggested
an anti-dumping measure and a resolu
tion providing calculation of the present
tariff rates on the American value and
not the foreign value of products might
be passed. The latter proposal is to
take care of tho low exchange rates.
"One of the Important questions is
Just how we are going to tackle the
allied questions of tariff and revenue,"
said Mr. Mondell. "It has been sug
gested in certain quarters that It would
be wise to take up some measure, for
instaniethe Payne-Aldrich bill, modify a
few of Its provisions, such as schedule K,
and passing it as an emergency measure, i
The suggested programme would be to j
follow that with revenue legislation and
follow that In turn with a permanent
tariff bill which might not become a
law until the regular session.
"Personally I am somewhat doubtful
of the wisdom of that policy. If it were
possible to take the Payne-Aldrich bill, j
for instance, ano with a few changes
pass it speedily through House and Sen
ate so it would be on the statute books
In six weeks or two months after we
met, I think perhaps it would be wise
to do it.
"But I have grave doubts that this can
be done. I am not at all certain that !
such a bill would not when It reached
the Senate, be opened up for a great
variety of amendments and be delayed
for considerable time in Its passage, so
that Instead of procuring what ie sug
gested?prompt action on a temporary
bUl?we might Instead find the Congress
considering for months a measure which
?tart In g as a tenvprary measure, might
finally come to be consW?*ed as a per
manent measure and entirely made ovet*.
It would thus lose the benefits of quick
action, which is the only real virtue of
a temporary measure. We would also
lose in what would become the perma
nent tariff bill, the benefit of starting
the bill as a permanent measure rather
than as a temporary measure.
Wonld Take I'p Revenue Lawn.
"I realise the Importune*; of getting
a tariff bill on the statute books at the
very earliest moment, and if 1 felt that
to could Introduce. p&h4 and have
aignnd very promptly a temporary meas
ure, I would be triad to favor It, even
though It were not an Ideal tariff bill;
but having serious doubts that this ran
be accepted, I am inclined to the opinion
that tho Ways and Means Committee i
should R?t to work soon on a permanent
tariff measure.
"In the meantime they should sub
mit and we should pass through the
House such revision of the revenue lawn
as seem wise. The Senate would then
be occupied in consideration of the rev- '
?nue bill while the House eommittee
was concluding preparation of the per
manent tariff bill.
"If we should pursue thla course
should be able to put through a revision
of the revenue laws and a permanent
revision of the tariff before we adjourn
the special session, say about August 1
If any emergency measure is possible
In advance of the permanent tariff. It
seems to me it must be <onflned to a
simple anti-dumping provision and pos
sibly an amendment to the present tariff
basrng rates on American rather than
on foreign values. Sueh a meaaure
would be of value In saving the sltus
tlon during the period of consideration
of a permanent meaaure.
"While passage of a tartfr
highly Important and shoult
at the earliest possible dat
important to let the peoj
soon aa possible the extc
they are to be relieved
ratii calendar year of th?
Federal taxation."
FIVE HOMKl ARB B
ColiHUU Crrr( Wnrch 1!
1 li ved to have started in
room of the Harper Bugg. *t
to-day laused a lo.ss es
$l?0.000. The buggy plan
reeidenoe properties were di
4
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ny Bidders in Field
to Supply Coal to Navy
WASHINGTON, March 12.?
Many bidders submitted ten
ders at the annual opening to
day of bids for the navy's coal
for the next year, 1,828,000 tons
of bituminous and 51,000 tons of
anthracite being required. Much
more bituminous was offered
than was needed, but only about
half the necessary supply of an
thracite.
Quotations of steaming coal
ranged from $3.08 to $5.04 a
ton. Contracts will be awarded
later by Secretary Denby.
SENATE CONFIRMS
MANY NOMINATIONS
Esch Alone Held Up on Ob
jection by La Follette.
New York Herald Burnan. I
Washington, D. 0., March IS. J
Nino Additional Important appoint
ment* were confirmed by the Senate to
day with a number of consular appoint
ment* recently submitted by the Presi
dent. Except for an objection by
Senator La FVallette (Wls.1, both the
nerwly named Interstate Commerce Com
missioners, John J. Esch and Mark W.
Patter, would have been confirmed to
day. The nomina>tion of Mr. Potter was
confirmed without objection.
Mr. Esch's nomination was objected to
by Senator La Follette, thus forcing
final action over to Monday under Sen
ate rules. This also blocked final ad
journment to-day of the special sosslon
of the Senate. It is believed Mr. Esch
will be confirmed Monday, after which
the Semite will adjourn. Nominations
confirmed to-day follow:
Thomas O. Marvin as Tariff Commis
sioner ; Mark W. Potter, as Interstate
Commerce Commissioner; former Rep
resentative Mapes, Michigan, to be Soli
citor of Internal Revenue; William w.
Husband, to be Commissioner of Immi
gration ; Edward R. Stltt, to be Surgeon
General of the Navy; Smedley D. But
ler, Logan Feland and Harry Lee, to be
Brlgedler-Oenerals in the Marine Corps ;
Harry H. Billany, to be Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-General; Lars Bladlne of
Cedar Falls, Iowa, to be Collector of
Internal Revenue; Clarence Chase, to
be Collector of Customs In New Mexico.
Three consular appointments were con
firmed.
HARDING PLEADSFOR
STARVING IN CHINA
Calls on American People to
I>o All In Their Power to
Aid Victims.
MUCH GIVEN; NEED MORE
Great Relief Accomplished, but
Supplies Still Short, Says
President's Appeal.
i Washington, March 13.?An appeal
j to the American people to "do everything
in their power" toward the relief of
famine conditions in China was Issued
to-day by President Harding, who de
clared that although the nation already
had given liberally to the relief commit
tee the fund still was entirely inadequate
for the task.
"At this, the earliest practicable mo
ment of my Administration," said the
i President's statement, "I desire to add
my own to the many appeals which have
1 been issued heretofore in behalf of the
starving people of a large section of
China.
"I am Informed that the American
committee, the church and other organ
izations cooperating with it, have al
ready remitted several millions of dol
lars to the American and International
relief committees in China, and that a
great relief work has been accomplished.
Nevertheless, my Information is that the
means thus far placed at the command
of theso organizations are entirely in
adequate to the task they confront.
"Since the beginning of this relief
movement a much more accurate under
standing of the grave situation han
bocome possible. The Department, of
State has from time to time made
public information received through
its representatives In China as to the
oondltions prevailing there. The pic
ture of China's distress is so tragic
that I am moved, therefore, to renew
the appeals heretofore made and to ex
press the hope that the American peo
ple will continue to contribute to this
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"The cry for succor comes to ua from
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tion, confidence and good will. The
American nation has never failed to
demonstrate its friendship for the peo
ple of China, and that friendship has
always been reciprocated In a manner
which, I feel. Justifies the hope that In
this hour of China's distress our people
will do everything In their power for Its
amelioration."
PADEREWSKI SEES LODGE.
Wabhinoton, March 12.?Ignace Pad
crewski, former President of Poland
discussed Polish affairs to-day with
Chairman Lodge of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. Mr. Paderewskl
Is the Polish delegate to the league of
Nations and Is on furlough for a rest
In this country. He conferred yesterday
with Secretary Hughes at the State De
partment and Robert Lansing, former
Secretary, at the latter*s home.
It was said that Mr. Paderewskl had
not requested aid of any kind for Poland.
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