Evening star., 1909-06-19
Reprisals Upon Canada Threatened.

time disposed of the income tax Ques-
ton at the beginning of today's session.
Senator Aldrich presented the commit
tees amendment on pulp.
The House bill provides a graduated
scale of duty for the various kinds or
pulp when imported from countries
making an export. charge. but admits
free of duty mechanically ground pup
coming from country in which no
such charge, is made.
The Senate substitute accepts Tue
House provision, but adds a provlso
intended to be response to the recent
ly announced decision Of Canada not to
permit the further expectation or ioGs
from that country. the evident lntention
being to compel the manufacture or
such logs in the region of their origin.
Following is the text OF the commit
tees proyiso:
THAT i'm case any country, dependency,
province or subdivision thereon shaii IoI-
bid directly or Indirectly the exportatloh
of any wood pulp, logs or wood for use IN
the manufacture Of wood pulp. an adoi-
tiOnal duty equal to the rates or outles
imposed by this paragraph upon wood
pulp shall be imposed upon any "oon
pulp imported from such country or de-
pendency.'
Amendment Not Pressed.
The amendment was not pressed at the
time it was presented, as several senator's
expressed desire for time to give 1t con-
sideration before voting OIL it.
Senator Clapp briefly expressed the
opinion that the retaliatory restrictions
proposed by the amendment would un-
favorably affect the United states by
causing a higher price of paper.
MIR. Aldlch declared that the provision
was only intended to apply a higher duty
on paper exported from Canada TO the
United States in case that country should
forbid the expectation of logs and wood
pulp.
We simply say to the people of Can
ada he said,- "if you refuse to allow
logs or pulp wood to be sent to the United
States and still would send the products
of them here you will have to pay lit
tie higher duty
Upon motion of Mr. Aldrch the print
paper schedule was further amended so
as to reduce from six-tenths of 1 cent to
one-half cent pound the duty pro-
v-ded by the House on paper worth from
3 to cents a pound.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Daniel.
by which cities as well as colleges. etc.
may import free Of duty scientific ap-
paratus etc, was agreed to.
Beveridge Attacks Cash Register
Trust.
Senator Beyeridge attacked what he
called the cash register monopoly Cash
registers are dutiable in the bill at 45
per cent ad valorem. He wanted the duty
reduced to II per cent.
He denounced the cash register monopoly
as second only to the Standard Oil trust
in the atrocity of its practices. He
charged that II has notoriousfy violated
the Sherman antitrust law and has
thrived at the expense of its rivals by
merciless methods.
He presented a list of concerns alleged
tn hcn lyix- nut Of htfCi hSy
the monopoly. He said the federal gov
ernment should take cognizance of its
methods.
Senator Beveridge declared that Ameri-
can merchants are paying five million
dollars year in excess of the amount
British consumers are paying for the
same goods from the same purchasers.
Senator Burton of Ohio protested that
Senator Beveridges attack was most ex-
traordinary and that the corporation had
not been given a chance to be heard. 1t
there is complaint against the corporation
there is redress in the courts. he said,
and the case should not be tried in the
Senate He defended the corporation as
one of the most progressive industrial
enterprises in the country.
Senator Beveridge said that this cOrpo-
ration Is the sole maker OF these machines
and there IS not single machine i'm
ported into this country.
Hide Schedule Presented.
The finance committees amendment
to the hide paragraph of the tariff
bill saw the light in the Senate today for
the first time. being presented there by
Chairman Aldrich. 1t levies tariff of Is
per cent ad valorum on ''lides OF cattle,
raw or uncured, whether dried. salted or
picked" with a provision for draw
back equal to the duty when exported in
the form of leather.
The amendment was in the language of
the Dingley law. The effect is to take
hides from the free list where the House
left them.
Basing his objection to duty on hides
upon the claim that 1t would tend to per-
petuate the beef trust, Senator Clapp de-
clared his constituents were patriotic
enough to give up any advantage they
might reap in the possible higher price
of hides in order to help destroy trust.
Two Birds With One Stone.
How about the leather trust?" in
quired Senator Warren.
Continuing, he said before the beef trust
came into being hides were so cheap that
farmers could not market them. Now.
he added, hides bring a higher price and
shoes are not higher In price.
''If we can get two trusts by the ears
and knock their heads together l think
that is the better way, suggested Mr..
Warren, who could see no advantage in
placing hides on the free list to fnjure
one trust while the other would thrive by
the action
CHANDLER WITH TAFT.