The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-03
CANNON WANTS
INVESTIGATION
INTRODUCES RESOLUTION RE.
FERRINe TO PAPER TRUST.
CLARK GETS wRATHY
Representative From Missouri, Do
nounces Twelve Members Of Com.
mittee for Not introducing Bill
Placing Paper on Free List.

Placing Paper on Free List.
Washington, April 2.-In his ca
pacity as member of the house
Speaker Cannon today introduced q
resolution directing the attorney gem
eral to transmit to the house the pa.
pers bearing on the investigation into
the affairs Of the print paper trust.
This resolution is as follows:
Resolved. that the attorney general
he directed t0 transmit to the house,
II not incompatible with the public
service, such papers and information
as may be in possession OF the de.
Iartment showing what steps, 1t any.
have been taken to Investigate the acs
tions Of the International Paper COM
rany Of New York and other corpora
ttons, joint stock companies or cor
porative combinations engaged in the
manufacture OF wood pulp or print
paper or the sale thereof. and what
steps have been taken to prosecute
said corporation or. corporations, joint
stock companies or combinations for
violation Of the law. in case reasons
for such prosecutions may have %.
peared from investigation. informa-
tion from the department OF com.
merce and labor or otherwise"
Another to Strauss.
A resolution giving similar direc-
tions to the secretary Of the depart
ment OF commerce and labor also
was introduced by the speaker as
follows: sa
Resolved, that the department Of
commerce and labor be directed il
not incompatible with the public
service to transmit to the house all,
papers and information which may be
in the possession Of the department
relating to, any steps which may have
been taken by the bureau Of corpora
tions to make diligent investigation
into NE organisation, conduct and
management Of the business Of the
international Paper company Of New
York and other corporations, joint
stock companies or combinations en-
gagged III the manufacture Of wood
pulp or print paper or the sale there.
OF, as said bureau Of corporations is
authorized to do by law Of the Unit
ed States, and all the papers and in
formation in his department which are
the result OF such Investigations, IL
any have been made"
Tells Purpose.
In reply to q question. as to the
purpose Of the resolution, Speaker
Cannon said:
"The duty on print paper is Is per.
cent ad valorem and has been the
same under the Dingley law for . pc
riod OF 1S years. It is said that the
price has been advanced within the
last few months largely more than
equal to the duty.
"The publishers Of the United
States, represented by Herman Rid
der. claim that the manufacturers Of
wood pulp and print paper have BY
agreement and combination even COW
ering arrangements with Canadian
manufacturers arbitrarily limited the
production and advanced the price Of
print paper. "
IF the claim Of the publishers Is
correct, the manufacturers Of print
paper are subject to penalty and the
trust can be dissolved and enjoined
by proceedings in equity in any of the
United States courts where they or
any Of them can be found, and IL the
claim Of the publishers 10 correct the
advance in the price Is not due to the
duty but results from illegal trust and
combination.
IT the small duty were repealed it
would not interfere With the illegal
trust agreemsnt.
objsct 81 Resolutions.
"'The object Of the two resolutions
is to ascertain:
"First. when the department Of
commerce and labor, through the
bureau Of corporations. had made In
quiries, II any, touching on the prem
ises.
Second, to ascertain what steps
have been taken by the department
Of Justice, Il any, to investigate touch
ing the premises, and II there is rea-
son to believe that the law has been
violated or is being violated. what
steps are being taken to enforce the
same."
Later IN the day Representative
Champ Clark Of Missouri denounced
Speaker Cannon and the twelve rs.
publican members Of the committee
on ways and means for persisting in
their sAfmaal ~ l>easn~ q. halS Nee