Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-06
SEN. DOLLIVER TAKES
SLY FLING AT LODGE
ON HIS TARIFF VIEW

WASHINGTON, May 5.-When SEN
ator DolliVer, resuming his speech on
the wool and cotton tariff in the senate
today read from newspaper, printed
in New York which, he added, for
twenty years has been watching for
the spiritual side of the senator from
Massachusetts" (Mr. Lodge, state
ment to the effect that Mr.. Lodge had
said that as reported by the committee
on finance, the cotton schedule as
amended by the committee was "of
great value to Massachusetts"
The same article, he said, also ap-
peared in a Boston paper.
Mr. Lodge, appearing in the chamber
at this moment, made inquiry to which
Mr.. Dolliver replied that he (Mr. Lodge
was quoted that 1.-The ad valorem rate
on cotton had been increased"
Mr.. Lodge saiG that it must be a
misquotation.
Il stated" he said, 1.-THE ad valorem
rates had not been increased
"fhen," responded Mr.. Dolliver
promptly, "you were mistaken in stat
ing that, as l have demonstrated to
the senate, and If you did not state
that to the Boston newspaper, you
omitted a very important part of your
duty
Explains Mercerization
Referring to the board of appraisers
at New York as "elder statesmen who
failed to be reelected" Mr.. Dolliver
explained the mercerization of cotton,
declaring that the one cent yard for
that or similar processes provided in
the bill was in excess of the cost of
mercerization.
Mr.. Smoot declared cotton lost some
thing in mercerfzation.
yes" replied Mr.. Dolliver, 1.-THE pro-
cess of mercerization is like washing
~, Ie.L a Httla 40
, waste"
Mr.. Doliver said the time was com
ing when the controversy in the tariff
would be transferred by law to a tribu-
nal where it could be passed on with
more wisdom than a person was liable
to meet about the corridors of the
capitol"
Mr. Dolliver warned his colleagues
that if this tariff bill should be put
through without amendment it would
cause an immediate countrywide de-
mand for another revision.
Replying to Mr. Delivers remarks,
Mr. Aldrich said that when the wooden
and cotton schedules were reached he
would show that in the cotton schedule
no important change from the house
bill had been made, except in the sub
stitution of specific for .advalorem du-
ties and raise in the taxes on clothes.
To Prevent differentiation
This substitution had been made. he
said, to prevent differentiation. Mr.
Bailey declared there was no schedule
in the tariff which exemplifed the
frauds and injustice of the entire pro-
tective systems as we'll as the wooden
schedule.
Mr.. Aldrich prophesied that within
twenty years the representatives of the
south in the senate would vote with
the Republicans for protection.
Mr.. Carter asserted that the differ
ence in wages in this country and
South America and other wool produce
ing countries would justify a tariff of
300 per cent on wool and woolens.
He declared the Dingley law was the
wisest and best balanced tariff law
anybody ever knew"
Under the law, Mr.. Carter declared,
the people changed from the condition
Of tramps into the happy attitude of
independent workmen
He thought a series of resolutions
amending certain schedules of that law
which new conditions had rendered de-
sirahle would have been much better