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Tariff fight exposed profiteers and East West rift in Congress
The piece attacks importers as profiteers in a tariff debate, citing Senator Watson of Indiana who brands foreign and domestic traders as bandits. It details inflated markups for a shotgun and a 400 day clock, plus high clothing costs blamed on profiteering rather than raw material costs.
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Congress
Senator Walsh
Tts
Walsh
Boston
New York
Watson
Indiana
Senate
United States
Senator Watson
J. L. Galeb
New York City
Chambers Street
Germany
Peter Korn
Stumpp & Walter
Farmer
Republican Congress
Washington
Tom
United States Senate
Tommy