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CORDOVA, ALASKA, Till KSDAV, .1A NT A KV 27, l!M(i.
THE TARIFF AND BUSINESS.
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By Way of adding to arguments in favor of a permanent
tariff commission—advocating this reform as a national busi- ,
ness policy—the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
declares iii a pamphlet .just issued, the proposal is not political.
According to this authority before tin* tariff revision of 1909
was determined ufum a commission was urged by advocates
regardless of party. Every time there has been an attempt in
either House or Senate to make it a party measure there have
been affirmative votes from members of the opposing party.
In 1911 the members of the house committee on Ways and
Means—the committee in which party lines are most closely
drawn, the committee which bears the burden <>t the present
method of formulating a new tariff, and the committee which
accordingly understands most completely the inadequacy oi the
facts upon’which tariff bills are now based—unanimously ap
proved a bill for a permanent commission. Champ Clark, at
] lie time the minority leader of the House, and' since speaker,
said; “The demand for such a board is insistent and increas
ing. In fact, it is widespread, and, in my judgment, should be
heeded.”
For sixty years the tariff has ben a source ot constant
friction between government and business, the National Cham
ber document points out. Whatever the tariff policy defer
mined through national elections, its application by ( ongress
1ms been accompanied by controversies regarding tin* facts of
industry and commerce. As these facts have never been au
thoritatively ascertained, except in a few instances, business
men quite regardless of political beliefs find the prosperity of
their enterprises and that of their employes menaced by legis
lation based upon data which is inaccurate and incomplete.
Under such corn it ions consideration of new tariff legislation
incvitablv cause apprehension and uncertainty throughout the
entire business world.
Universal recognition is accorded to those circumstances.
Tn calling Congress into extraordinary session for the last
revision of the tariff the President declared that among Ins
purposes was a desire “that the business interests of the
country mav not be kept too long in suspense as to what the
fiscal changes are to be to which they will be required to ad
just themselves.”
The National Chamber pamphlet, says pointedly:
“A periodic unsettlement of the material progress of the
country without reason or explanation in economic conditions
imposes a burden which is repugnant to every dictate of busi
■ nws efficiency and every principle of statesmanship. The
irequency with which these dislocations of normal conditions
occur is'indicated by the dates of recent enactments—1890,
TK94, 1897, 1909, 1913. All of these enactments affected, not
oite industry or a group of related articles, but the entire range
of American industrial and commercial enterprise, and worse
still, these laws -establish no discernible rule ot general applica
bility, while every one of them has been criticised on the
ground' that it contains gross discriminations against particu
hu- industries and grants corresponding abnormal advantages
for others.
“Tariff legislation as now conducted gives rise to more
irritation, to more suspicion of legislative willingness to dis
criminate on behalf of local or private interests, and to more
undemocratic procedure than any other source in Ameiican
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To prevent these disturbances, which have no excuse in
any orderly system of national government, a permanent tariff J
commission is advocated by the Chamber of Commerce of the
United',States, Jn fact this is one of the earliest subjects which
came before that body when it was organized. At the first
annual meeting, in 1913, about 350 delegates, who came from
constituent organizations in some forty states, adopted reso
lutions urgently advocating a commission. During the spring
of 1913 in a referendum taken among the 343 commercial or
ganizations then in the membership of the Chamber, the votes’
cast, were 715 in favor of a commission and 0 opposed. Each
organization was entitled to from 1 to 10 votes, according to the
number of its membership. In 1915, the delegates in the third
annual meeting unanimously reaffirmed the position ot the
National Chamber, which had' been determined in the referen
dum of 1913. At this meeting the delegates numbered almost *
("100, and formally represented 200 commercial organizations.
“Whatever the policy which Congress means to pursue, the
tariff should be fixed by facts,” is a conclusion of the National
Chamber pamphlet, the contents of which are not printed here
in full. “The legislative function is to apply a policy of tacts.
A permanent tariff commission will for the first time in the
history of the country ascertain the facts authoritatively, make
them as well known as the legislative policy which is be
applied to them, and so enable Congress to give to tariff legis
lation the definiteness which should be the first requisite ot all
legislation.”
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Every once in a while some one takes exception to some
articles in our columns and jumps onto the editor with both
feet. We have kept a careful tab of the desires of 1269 citizens
of this great metropolis, and have come to the conclusion that
it would take 1269 papers edited by 1269 editors to please each
and' all of them.—Valdez Miner. (
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Fast and commodious steamers salting between Seattle, Ketch
ikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
Tanuary 20 .ALAMEDA.January 28
January 30-NORTHWESTERN _ February* 8
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,*'
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explo* '
Ives, S. 8. Seward. 8. 8. Seward, 5th; 8. 8. Latouche, 15th; 8. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT, I
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND- ALASKA ROUTE
N^jXt tailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.January 18
ADMIRAL EVANS.January 28
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, SewAd, Cook Inlet point* and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Porta. ' ■
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
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I Northwestern Ry. I,
Effective October 4th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and |;l
fi Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making £
| connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving 8
% from Seattle. i &
Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue,
•$. Mondays and Thursdays.
j| Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. ^
j§ Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. Si
8 Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. 8
The above schedule subject to change without notice. *!
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pestenger Trains Be- 5*-;
•?. tween Cordova and Chitina. S;
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska |l
8 Steamship Company building 8
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