Fight "Expected Over Taxation of Farm Products cox, seectaL sevice Washington, Aug. 20.
Reconvening in special—session after its two-months recess, the U.S. Senate finds tariff revision as its major task. The Hawley-Smoot Dill, already passed by the House, has been the subject of finance committee hearings during most of the recess and the committee's report will be turned in as soon as the Democrats finish their minority recommendations.
All indications are that the tariff debates will be marked by intense Ditterness, as the allied farm organizations—embracing 10 national bodies—were dissatisfied with the relative levels on agricultural and industrial rates as passed in the House, and ab the midsummer hearings they made a profound effort to secure further increases on farm|'! products while simultaneously seeking to discourage threategpd Jereases on factory products, Farm organizations have waged Propaganda campaign throughout the summer in favour of an average ad valorem level of 40 per cent on agricultural products. It is} alleged that at present, farm prod-nets have an average protection of but 22 per cent. while industrial products enjoy an average protec-Hon of 40 per cent.
The export debenture plan, which] failed of enactment in the Farm Relief Bill adopted prior to the recess, will be revived by an amendment to the tariff bill, and a drive for it will be led by Senator Norris, the progressive Republican of Nebraska, with support from other progressive Republicans and some Democrats,
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