The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
SENATOR'S GUARD
 THEIR INTERESTS Each Man Looks After His Own
 States Resources ATTACK MADE ON GERMANY Senator Depew Accuses German Gov ernment of Trying to Influence
 Legislation In the Halls of American Congress.
ATTACK MADE ON GERMANY

Washington, May 29.-(Special.)- ly every Senator, regardless of party, is voting and is tS vote as the re- sources of his state demand, was de- veloped today when Senators Root and Depew voted against any increased tax on barley. It was the first time that either had gone against the finance committee. Aldrich carried his bill. Barley Is increased to 30 cents and bar ley malt to 45 cents. Thus the west ern members won. New York state wished barley and malt at a cheap rate. that she might compete with the malsters of the west and northwest In the general American trade of beer. A tariff that would permit the lmpor- tation of Canadian barley would inter fere with the northwestern farmers. Senator Aldrich remained firm with the Minneapolis, St. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee brewers.
 In 1897. when the duty was 30 cents ad valorem the United States imported 1,254,96s bushels of barley at 40 cent<, that meant 12 cents bushel. The duty was raised under the Dingley act to 30 cents bushel, and in the year follow ing we imported but 10,220 bushels. The present rate is almost prohibitive Senator Depew declared the German manufacturers were attempting to in- huence Congress in the construction of a new tariff law.
 DepeWs Declaration.
 We find" he said, foreign govern ments entering the Capitol for the pur- pose of influencing Legislation. I am told that Prince Von Buelow has sent to this government or to this country an anonymous statement so much in detail that 1t even includes razors The question Is one rising far above roll- tics, for the information was sent to the state department under the seal of the German government"
 Senator Aldrich also took a whack at Germany, saying that the methods used by that country to influence American legislation were impertA
 The debate was occasioned by a. mes sage from the President transmitting the document to the Senate a number of weeks ago, asking that the state depart ment get scale Of wages showing the difference between what was paid there and here. The German manufacturers sent to the state department a report in
 
 turn was given the finance committee. Then It was returned to the state de- partment. Now 1t will be printed in the Record.
 Senator Carter of Montana began an extended argument for the purpose of showing the document in question would be of no value to Congress becausa if contained information from German man ufacturers who refused to sign their names.
 TilIman Talks.
 This statement brought Senator Tillnan to his feet. MT. Tillman said that MT. Carter had no right to use such language. as it might be offensive to the German government. Furthermore, Mir Tillman said 1t was unfair to charge the German manufacturers with trying to lobby be- Tore the Congress of the United States when the information contained in this document was requested by the American ambassador.
 T want to say, however," shouted MT. Tillman, that l am not defending the German manufacturers against the Amer fcan manufacturers. I am like the sen- ator from New York, and think we ought to believe our own men first"
 Then drawing himself up and shaking his fist toward the republican side of the chamber he declared loudly:
 'I am a Yankee! l am for the United States and every part of it, now and all the tmer'
 After the barley schedule was got out of the way the general agricultural meas ure, including corn, potatoes, vegetables, etc, was read. Senator Flint spoke about lemons, advocating a higher tariff.
 Senator Dupont insisted upon an in- creased tax on Irish potatoes saying that Ireland was seriously interfering with the American industry. His amendment was carried