The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-07

which is usually obtainable only by |
the granting OF an immunity bath TO
one Of the participants in the crisre,
will it act firmly when the moral GER
tainty or wrong doing Is established"
He assumed. he said, that the bur-
den OF proof would be upon the asso-
citation ito show that the favor
granted by congress to the papermak
ers has been thoroughly abused"
Continuing, Mr.. Norris asserted
his ability Ito produce evidence Of
broken promises to congress, of de-
ception practiced upon you, oppres-
sion upon the public wrongs TO labor
and damage TO the country without a
particle Of compensating advantage. "
"We WILL" he continued, PRO
duce figures to prove our assertion
that the papermakers expect TO add
$50, O00,0 to the burden Of paper
users. May we look for speedy ac-
tion and swift reparation.
Mr.. Norris said further that the
association intended to explain upon
what theory congress should discrim-
mate in favor of newspapers and
make correction Of the abuse upon
print paper consumers in advance OF
an effort to revise the entire tariff.
"In Short he said, 1--WE will
show you why you should at this
time make piecemea revision.
Also that you can do SO without pre-
cipitatiDg a general revision of the
tariff
Mr.. Norris then asked what was to
be the range of the committees in
quirieS at the present stage.
sDo you mean to cover the ground
Of all the allied groups that comprise
the seven companies of paper manu-
facturers. all of which are more or
less independents he asked.
'Shall We begin with the story of
the Baltimore publisher, whose price
was arbitrarily raised $12 ton, or of
the Bangor publisher, VINO was made
to put up 81. so per ton more because
he was within seven miles of paper
mill? Or of Paterson N. j. man.
ager, who was told he could only buy
from one maker? Or of the Ohio
representative, who was refused a
quotation and forced to go to Can
ada, or of the 200 other stories in the
whole Ole l have brought with me!
Shall tell you the story OF the trans
formation OF the American Pulp as
ISOLATION from tame debating soci-
ETY. with an annual dinner and an
amiable intermingling into group
of law-hreakers with power to force
an immunity bath from the govern
ment whenever caught in it's agree
ments? Shall tell you the story OF
the Parks pool and of John r. Parks,
who Is now In Europe? Shall we an.
ticipate the excuse made by the
papefmakers for their extraordinary
advances? Shall we anticipate what
they will tell you is the papermakers
published statement of the increased
cost OF labor, Of wood, OF freight?
"The association, Mr.. Norris de-
clared, promised to satisfy the
rumor that there had been no mater
ial increase in the labor cost Of paper
per ton per output. The increased
cost of wood had been only artificial
stimulated by the speculations of thu
paper makers and is without justiti
cation, and the annual report OF thu
largest paper maker, disclosing al
increased cost Of production of onll
GA cents per ton, gives no excuse TO
| the rise of $l2 ton on the product
or threatened increase of So ton
making total addition Of s22 ton. ;
Mr.. Norris charged that the In
crease was made by the Information
al Paper company in the face Of al
announcement of 1907 that "famin
was due IT. August" famine tina
came according to schedule, famin
that had been foretold by paper man
ufacturers and paper journals.
The association, he said, promises
to convince the committee that the
have glutted the Canadian mills wit
orders and have continually kept th
Canadian laborers employed Will
bound together to keep America
labor in idleness until the deman
for paper should increase.
Mr.. Norris further charged tina
one company imported wood pull
from Canada to the extent Of 100
ton in 1907 ana used American ms
chanics to produce the paper for fol-
eign use land collected its rebates {
duty from the United States treasur
while it, was starving the America
market"
1.-THE ASSOCIATION, he said. "coul
further show evidence Of high tinant
and over capitalization in the pap'
trade that exceed the performances
any other industry. We will show,
he said, that these favorites OF col
gress have acted I'm bad faith.
When congress granted the pap
makers a protection OF 81 ton
print paper, he said, they were und
obligations to take care OF that ma
ket. to anticipate and meet its d
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