The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-26
CARNEGIE WILL NOT
TALK TO COMMITTEE
Steel King Says His Magazine
Article Fully Expresses
His Views.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Sereno
Payne. chairman OF the house ways and
means committee, today received reply
TO the invitation which was extended to
Andrew Carnegie 10 appear before the
committee at the hearing on the metal
schedule Mr. Carnegie thanks Mr..
PAYNE for his invitation. but asks to be
excused.
''I am no longer In business, and in
my Century article read the letter
companion TO that OF My Experience
with Railway Rates and Rebates l have
said all that have TO say upon the sub
icct Manufacturers will appear before
YOU. from whom you can obtain The re-
quired details"
Speaking OF his article. he continues:
when YOU read IL YOU Will discover
that my faith in protection, wherever II
Is proved 10 be necessary. Is as strong
as ever and that | continue also TO pc
Ueye that the surest way to secure needed
protection is 10 reduce protective duties
from time TO time. and finally abolish
them when no longer needed.
Reduction of Duties
Pursuing this policy, our party has
already reduced duty upon steel rails from
SIS to 81 and other duties m TE sTeatsT T,c,, on
made great reductinos. is case In point:
IL would prove false in It's history and
its pledges if IT failed now; -. o
I'm the most critical times the pro
tectiye policy received aid from patriotic
Democrats In congress, as ! have shown.
This is as it should be. Duties upon
imports should cease TO be party QuSS-
lion. ONLY what is best for our common
country should be thought Of
II attach supreme importance 10 the
maintenance OF present duties upon lux
,iries used chiefly by the rich, not from
the protective. but from the revenue, point
OF view. Special attention is required 10
revenue needs OF the country these days
io meet Increased expenditure. and SO
far as | know none can he obtained with
so l!ttie pressure upon the people as tho
Two hundred odd millions now floating
into the treasury from SNch artineS.
Yours, as true protectionist.
ANDREW CARNEGIE
Committee Sends Regrets,
In reply 10 Mr. Carnegie's letter Chair
man Payne presented the regrets OF the
committee that he would not accept the
Invitation I'VE are seeking all the In
formation possible from every Intelligent
source" said Mr.. Payne, and welcome
the attendance OF any man. no matter
what his Views may he upon the question
OF tarin rates. or course. the commit
| lee i'm adjusting rates must be governed
I hy the facts presented.
when the hearing on the metal schedule
OF the tariff was begun, zinc was !irst
taken up, end ;. D. mitchell asked That
! the free list and assessed duty of u
| cents a pound.
REPRESENTATIVE Boutcu brought ont the
! admission that tho prices on zinc ore
! and sheet and pig lead would be In
| creased Il the duty should be imposed.
! RourlSc O. Cochran Of New York was
! cndcavoring TO show that the protection
asked was much more than was required
! ia coualiZc labor cost I'm this country and
| abroad. when Chairman Payne asked
! Us II worth while arguing these eco
nomic gacts2"
That's what | thought the purpose OF
! this inquiry was-to determine Who shall
! nav the taxes asserted Mr.. Cochran,
J ',but In view Of the sensihn!ty of the
/ chairman 7 wont proceed with my in
quiry further
! Willis l. King OF Pittsburg asked that
! iron and steel bars be similarly classified
] and that the duty on steel bars should DO
/ Increased tenth OF a cent MI King
! suggested "a reduction of two tcnths of
! a cent in the duty on iron bars.