The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-24
CANNON STARTS
PAPER PROBE
Speaker introduces Resolution
Providing for Inquiry.
Threats to Curtail Output COnclu-
Sive Evidence of Conspiracy in
Restraint of Trade.

Washington, April 20.-A definite
step was taken to-day toward solu-
ton of the wood pulp and newspaper
cost question in the introduction by
Speaker Cannon of a resolution for
the appointment of select committee
of six members TO investigate land
obtain all possible information" as TO
the reasons for the increased prices
of white paper, Ito the end that need
full legislation may be enacted"
The resolution which was referred TO
the committee on rules, of which the
speaker is chairman, empowered the
committee to sit in Washington or else
where during sessions of the house
and recess of congress, and confers tn
usual authority of subpoena, the ad-
ministration of oath, etc.
Following is the resolution in part:
Whereas, 1t is alleged by the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Associatio
that the cost of paper to the users
thereof is at least $60,OO0,000 per an
mum greater at the present time than
it was two years ago; and
Whereas, 1t is alleged by Others
that the cost of news print paper to
newspaper publishers magazine publish
ers and printing house managers will,
under the price now asked, be $65,OOO,-
900 greater for the current year than
heretofore; and
Whereas, 1t is alleged by the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers association
that the price for print paper has in
creased from 35 TO 80 per cent. during
the past few months; and
Whereas, 1t is alleged and asserted
that the alleged increased price of pa
pepper is in part the result of COM
bination and conspiracy on the part OF
wood pulp and paper manufacturers
dealers to control regulate and monop-
Ollie and restrain interstate and for
eign commerce and trade in the manu-
facture and sale of newspaper print
manila, fiber and other kinds of paper
and paper products, and,
Whereas, it is alleged by the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Associatio
that the International Paper Company
and other paper manufacturers and
dealers have threatened to advance
and have advanced the price of print
paper $22 per ton during the last few
months, and,
Whereas, 1t is alleged that this
great advance in the price of paper is
made possible by the duty OF So pei
ton on print paper being the same rate
of duty for the last Is years and in
the last three tariff laws;
Now therefore Be it resolved, Tha
the speaker shall appoint select com
mittee of six members TO investigate
and inquire into all the said
alleged facts and to Obtain
all possible information in re-
gard to the same to inquire into
the elements and conditions involved
in the production and supply Of wood
pulp and print paper insofar as the
same are or may be affected by any
combination or conspiracy to control
regulate, monopolize or restrain inter
state or foreign commerce and trade
in the manufacture, supply distribution
or sale of wood pulp or paper of any
kind, or any of the articles entering
into the same, or any OF the
products of paper and insofar as the
same may be affected by the import
duties upon wood pulp or paper o.
any kind and insofar as the same may
be affected by the rapid destruction
of the forests in the United States
and the consequent increasd in the pric
of wood which enters into the manu-
facture of wood pulp and also to in
quire whether the present price o
print or other paper are controlled II
whole or in part by any combination
of persons or corporations engaged II
commerce among the several states, o.
with foreign nations and if so to in
quire into the organization, conduct
methods and practices of such corpors
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