UNITED STATES TARIFF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 438, 22 February 1909, Page 5

UNITED STATES TARIFF.

';'■ i: :. statemen^'. by; ;;; Idi.TBLEoit A.rß~pitEss association—coprßianT,, , , '■-■'■■. : '■:■ (Rec.;February-21):'4:30; ■■Vv'; ' ;,; : Now York,' February: 20.\ ': Mr. Taf t,: referring to .the expected 'deficit. of a hundred million.dollars,..said : manj; busi-; .no3s : 'undertakings: wore- only rwaiting a .revisioti of the .tariff,-which >would; bo, ahead. .'He increase;re-i suiting on the -'settlement of :tho tariff question 'would bo sufficient to'.'meet tliodefimt. ..

The New.York.correspoiidcnt of."Th«:Tim«s" that .various cwises ■ iridibato a; grow-, ing'public belief-that something towards - reducing > 'tariff kilties; V Of.' tlijSie, liel'-haps'-'the most.significant is an , .article- con: tributed :by Mr. : Carnegie':to tho, Century ■ Magazine," in^..whichi-ho-exnvessealtho:opinion-that 'riibst:Amerioiinindustries. ,; are no' : lbh'ger: in .heed of' protection: :.' ; Mr: ■■ Payne',- cliairman,' \vho is cftnduotlng the House Comhlittee tariff hearings, promptly sent Mr. .Carnegie - a fornial invitation to' appear.>■ before'':thb 'cOtuinitteo'in! .'Washington, anuj as Americans say, to ."make good" hisstatejiient in favour df' the- reduction 1 'or removal,'of tlw duty oh-steel. ;Mr. : Carnegie; iri- a .'characteristic ' littei , -Hb vllr..; Pnyne,- dev clines to'-. appear befoi'e ,fhe. Tariff "Committcev Mr. ; Carnegie says;.— served my. full time in TOtiSllington Upon ..tariff .'matters,: and. ■bog to be excused further service in,';that:direc-: tiori." ; He.. also suggests"thftt .-the committee should read his. ; entire, : article!' in the ."Ceh-. tury," and hot'merely: the r ' striking" eitraots, :teparnted from the context." ■:-.'>,:-':'..' ~