The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-29
MORE DUTY FOR
PROTECTION OF
WHEAT GROWERS
Senator McCumber Says Twen-
ty-Five Cents a Bushel Is
Not Enough
CANADIAN NORTHWEST IS
THE GREATEST COMPETITOR
With Present Rate Of Increase in
Population Maintained, 1t Will he
Necessary to Import Wheat in Next
Decade-High Prices Fixed.

Washington, May Ex-senator AID
rich succeeded today in getting ac-
tion by the senate on the remainder
of the sugar schedule with the un-
derstanding that the paragraph fixing
a duty on raw and refined sugar
should be again placed before the
senate II Senator Clay's health should
SO improve as to permit of his taking
advantage Of an opportunity at lat
er date, to move an amendment cut
ting the figures in two. The tobacco
schedule was also completed. No
changes were made in the finance
committee rates on either schedule.
The sugar, the tobacco and agricul-
ture schedules divided the attention
of the senate with incidental remarks
on the side by Senator Bacon and
general tariff speech by Senator
Stone.
Senators Gore, Bristow and Clay
criticized the provision for a duty on
raw and refined sugar, and Mr.. Clay
repeated his allegation of fraudulent
transactions in the interest of the
sugar trust. Mr.. Bristow declared
that the trust has benefited by the de-
feat of his amendments yesterday, and
Mr.. Gore asserted that by the adop-
tion Of the finance committees pro-
vision, which was the same as that
passed by the house, only five cents
on the hundred pounds of sugar would
be saved.
Senator Bacon's remarks consisted
of charge that the reading clerk
of the senate and the Republican lead
ers were in collusion to shut off de-
bate The charge grew out Of the
fact that when the senate was about
to vote on an amendment by Mr.. Gore
to the sugar schedule, Mr.. Bacon was
preparing to address the senate and
had actually begun before the roll
was called. He asserted that the
course had been pursued to prevent
him from speaking, and, declaring
that such plan had been followed
in the past, he entered upon sharp
criticism of the official. The vice pres
ident himself assumed the RESPONSE
bility for ordering the call to proceed
and the incident was closed. The
Gore amendment was subsequently
withdrawn.
FOR Free IODaCCOs
Senator Bradley made long speech
early in the day in advocacy of the
removal of the internal revenue tax
Of six cents pound on tobacco in
the hand" He asserted such action
to be essential to the welfare of to-
bacco growers throughout the coun-
try and traced the raids of night
riders in Kentucky and Tennessee to
what he declared to be the unjust
course of the tobacco trust in dealing
with the tobacco producers.
Just before the session closed, Sen
ator McCumber spoke in behalf Of
protective duty on agricultural prod
ucts, predicting great falling off in
the American production of wheat in
the near future.
Bryan and Taft.
"Mr. Bryan" Senator Stone declar-
ed, was right when he said, even if
Mr.. Taft desired a reduction of tariff
rates, he would be powerless if elect
ed, to effect his purpose.
Saying he had wage scale relating
to the razor industry in Germany
which was twice as high as the Amer
lean wage scale, according to an Of
fetal statement furnished by the Ger
man government and now in the state
department, Mr.. Stone said:
II assert that this report of the
German government was in the hands
Of the finance committee long before
this question of relative wages paid
here and in Germany was raised
here. They knew about it. Yet when
we asked about these wages the SEN
ator from Utah, Mr.. Snoot, said he
ha daffidavits from workmen who had
been brought from Germany that the
German wages were only one-third
those of the American wage"
When the senate sent to the depart
ment for this information it was al
ready in the hands of the finance COM
mittee, Mr.. Stone declared.
Mr.. La Toilette volunteered the in
formation that he was advised that
the statement would be sent to the
senate today.
In colloquy with Mr. .Smoot. Mr..
Stone inquired whether the senator
from Utah thought the German gov
ernment would make false affidavit
about wages. in reply to which Mr.
Smoot said he thought that was not
a proper subject for discussion.
Mr.. Aldrich suggested that there
has been report from the German
government, but it was in German
and had never been translated.
With sarcasm the senator from Mis-
souri, undertook to taunt the senator
from Rhode Island with Indifference
in obtaining a translation of the Ger
man dOcumonf