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Professor Taussig's testimony before the Senate special committee which opened its investigation of the Tariff Commission on Tuesday contains this statement: "The endeavor seems to have been to make the tariff commission not an organization for unbiased inquiry on facts, but one for preparing such recommendations as are known in advance to be acceptable to the party and the Administration in power...
...Began consideration of the Gooding "long and short haul" bill, which would prevent railroads from cutting their transcontinental freight rates to compete with water-borne freight. ¶ Adopted a resolution for an investigation of the Tariff Commission by a special committee of five Senators (see below...
...second amendment was proposed by Senator Norris of Nebraska. He charged that the President had exerted pressure on the Tariff Commissioners; that in the case of David J. Lewis, who was appointed from Maryland, President Coolidge had demanded his resignation in advance so as to be able to oust him if he voted against the President's wishes. Senator Norris also spoke of onetime Commissioner Culbertson, now Minister to Roumania: "Culbertson had on the one hand a threat held out against him that he was perhaps going to be removed from office because it was claimed that he had violated...
...Bruce is a Democrat, but what might be called an independent Conservative Democrat. He has frequently voted with the Republicans and against the Democrats on such questions as taxation, the investigation of the Aluminum Co. of America, etc. However, he had declared himself for a thorough investigation of the Tariff Commission...
This event calls to mind the curious reversal of the tariff situation which is taking place in the United States. In the days of Cleveland and Bryan the Middle--Western farmers were vigorous opponents of the large protectionist manufacturers. Now, as the Canadian Forum points out, many manufacturers are becoming free trade advocates while numerous agrarian organizations favor a reasonably high tariff. Particularly do the farmers see the need of duties on agricultural imports which can be produced at a much cheaper rate in Canada, Argentina, and New Zealand. The manufacturers, on the other hand, due to improved, automatic machinery...