Mr. McKEE. Mr. Chairman, upon this question of a duty on iron, and upon all other ‘qnestions pertaining to the general subject of a tariff, I am willing and anxious to go for the very highest duties that are necessary to protect every branch of our industry. I do it not alone with a view of building up our manufac turing interests, but, as has been well said by the Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. BU‘SDY] of giving employment to the men who are engaged by these various manufacturingestablishments, in order that they may be well clothed and fed. We need protective duties not forrevenue alone but in orSgr that we may build up on our own 1 soil manufacturing establishments by which we may manufacture everything that is necessary for our use, so that our own people may not be dependent upon foreign countries for their supplies. This policy I consider of prime necessity. In regard to the article of iron, I wish to make this statement, that in my own district, which has a considerable interest in the question, 15 years ago the manufacture of iron was quite an active business. Before the war 9 10ths of the capital invested in the manufacture ofiron and we manufactured ig metal iron alone hadbeen taken out of the business. Itwas cornpletely broken down. The waritself only re'estalished the business in part. During the last year and a half pig metal has been imported from Europe and sold upon the Ohio river, within sight of the very smoke of our furnaces, at 4 dollars perton less than they could manufacture it, thereby crushing them out and preventing them from engaging in the business at all. And it is so in reference to all other branches of our industry, and will be so unless the duty is made sufficient to enable the manufacturers to renew their work. Unless you put upon this single item of pig metal alone a sufficient tariff to enable the manufacturers to go on with their work, all the capital invested in the valley of the Ohio must be with drawn and go into something else, and thus 1000s of people heretofore engaged in the business will be t rown out of employment. Now, sir, I think the duty is too low. I. should like to sec it increased 3 dollars perton over what it is; but as the Gentfrom i Ohio has moved to increase it only one dollar, if the House will a ree to that Is all be content. For myself, owever, let me say that I will 0 for the highest possible duty, and I hope the house will increase it as proposed.