The Washington times., 1909-05-13
Condemns Testimony of
Those With Personal In
tereSt in Schedules.
MARYLANDER FORMS
OWN ANANIAS CLUB
Exempts From Membership, How
ever, Baltimore Men Who
Have Made Protests.

Senator Rayner Of Maryland. in
fiery speech before the Senate this az
ternoon, in which he pleaded for free
iron ore, lambasted the tariff liar. He
picked up the individuals who are COM
ing to Washington TO testify on sched-
uIes IN which they have personal IN
terest. and threw them body. boots. and
all into a new sort OF Ananias Club OF
his own making
If he is right. this club includes ell
the special pieaders for tariff rates, III
which they have direct interests and its
membership is large and growing larger
daily.
Following a speech by Senator Bur
rows il which the Michigan m.,r spoke
against free iron ore. Rayner took the
floor and urged that it be relieved from
duty. He was proceeding TO demon
strate that removal of the duty would
be of benefit to the iron Industries aleng
the Atlantic coast and east OF the Al
legheny mountains for the reason that
these industries could then avail them
selves Of Cuban ore.
Senator Smith of Michigan interrupts
ed to say that Mr.. Schwab had said in
his testimony that the removal Of the
d'zy on ore would make no difference ~
the price Of the manufactured product
Starts Things.
Il do not believe a word Of what he
said" declared Senator Rayner. This
country is filed witt tarif lies from one
end of it to I've other. There seems to
be something about the tariff that per-
verts the truth"
'Ioes thar apply to the importer as
well as the producer, asked Senator
Il place no credence in any one who
testHies about s.sheduiss in which he
mas a personal interest" continued Ray
situation in Washington today You
can't get teh truth out OF any enc
nave seen a good deal OF the consider
ation or tariff oy Congress, but never
met such congregation as is assembled
IN the streets Of this Capital today.
The straneg thing about these people is
that they can lie with equal facility Oh
both sides OF the same question -
he had read resolutions of the Balti-
more Chamber of Commerce. the Balti-
more Board of Trade, and the Ner-
chants and Manufacturers Association
IN favor of free ore Senator Dick
asked If these people were liars. and II
the newspaper extracts he had read in
favor OF free ore were lies.
hayaer EFpIlSd that the resolutions OF
the commercial bodies came from par
ties personally disinterested. Th6v did
not nave direct personal interest in the
matter Ike the witnesses who testified
Ior the steel corporation and various
steel companies.
Dick Takes Hand.
You said that all witnesses on this
subject must be liars?'' said Dick.
! did not make so broad a statement
as that" was the reply, amid laughter.
but pretty close TO It. If I were in a
court of justice would not accept as
true the testimony of parties personally
controversy"
The Marylander pointed out that il
nad been demonstrated by Senator
Crawford yesterday that Schwab had
made conflicting statements.
A controversy with Smith % Richi-
gan followed, in which the question OF
ownership OF ore lands BY the United
States Steel Corporation was discusses
In the opening Of his remarks, Rayner
quoted from various papers to show
that eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland.
and Delaware were desirOus OF free
ore, and that the interests of eastern
Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania
were unlike IN this matter. He iESse-
ed that II was important for the iron
and steel concerns east OF the noun
tains to have free ore in the uneven
race with the SteeI truSt
Free Ore Demanded.
Senator Smith OF Maryland followed
Senator Rayner. He said the United
States Steel Corporation controlled
about IS per cent Of the iron ore in this
country and naturally is not in favor
of any free admission. Nevertheless.
he insisted that the steel business east
OF the All9ghenies demands. and abso-
lUtely requires If il Is 20 con-tnlt.- 81
existence. TIE free admission 3f for
Sign ore
Senator Nelson OF NTinnaas,,.s lin
the observation that his state p-oduces
about One-half the iron ore IL Tie coun-
try, declared that Minnesota did not
want duty. and did not need it He
was interrupted by Senator Kean, who
asked:
Does not Minnesota get a royalty on
all the ore mined within its territOry7''
It does not, replied Nelson. ''and I
will tell you why For years the Iegis-
lature has been trying TO pass a ton
mage royalty law and at the session
just closed il finally succeeded But
that measure was vetoed by the present
Democratic governor or the state. who
IS a candidate or sort OF a candidate
for President, I understand" ="