The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-10

ton on cotton, especially since SO
many cotton mills now exist in the
South. With the support OF these
southern Senators the Republican
organization found II easy to defeat
the "lnsurgent" Republicans and
the remnant of the Democrats, so that
the final vote was for increased pro-
lection which had been desired by
the Finance Committee.
The plan Of protectlonists to make
the tariff high enough so that our
manufacturers can pay their workmen
living wages without competing with
the "pauper labor" of European coun-
tries depends on knowing what the
wages are In those countries. The
State Department was asked to OBJ
tain from the German government
information about wages In Germany.
The Germans took the opportunity
to directly contradict the conclusions
reached by the Ways and Means Com
mittee OF the House that German
workmen worked on starvation wages.
This German report came TO the
eagle-eyed Senator from Rhode Is
land In the original German. which d.
exasperated him. lie sent for an
expert from one Of the Departments,
personal friend of the writer. and
requested a translation. The summary
of the report was perhaps little
iniudicious. Anyhow Mr.. Aldrich stat
ed in the Senate that the Germans
had been decidedly "impertinent."
This statement reused a storm OF pro-
tests from the opponents OF Aldrich,
who had been drawing their ammuni-
ton from the other German sources.
The incident was one of the most
exciting OF the entire tariff discus
sions.
The Senate gets TO work these days
at half past ten In the morning. and
does not knock off until eleven at
night The Insurgents are mostly
young and husky,-Borah. Bristow.
Cummins. Dolliver. etc..-while the re-
guitars have grown decrepit In the
Senate and do not enjoy this program
of endurance tests. But they always
manage TO be around when the votes
are taken, and at other times the
reformers are allowed to hold the
floor TO their hearts content.
The House OF Representative con-
slider Itself a huge Joke these days.
On Tuesday Mr. Payne rose and NOV
ed that the House adjourn the min
ute the gavel had called II to order.
thereupon the members with one ac-
cord arose and sailed forth to lunch
Immediately. so as not to miss
single inning of the baseball game
that afternoon; and few moments
later probably more than half OF
them were on the bleachers. BY con-
senting to the early adjournment the
leaders thought that they would get
the members TO come around and
discuss the Porto Rican bill the next
day; but they could not even get a
quorum, and had TO avail themselves
OF that clause in the Constitution
which says that less than a quorum
may adjourn from day to day and
take steps to secure the presence Ct
other members. Uncle Joe Cannon
claims that he will resort TO the now
or OF arrest to get members into the
House, but everyone knows that this
Is bluff. The House has not done
days work this week. The members
are drawing their pay. The only seri-
GUS business before them is the in
formal one of "jockeying" for COM
mittee appointments in the December
session. Uncle Joe is being banouet-
ed and treated to within an inch
Oh his life by the men who want him
70 give them good places.
Sheriff Ship. of Tennessee. convict
ed OF contempt of the Supreme Court
appeared before the Court this week.
ana was given thirty DAYS I'm which
10 prepare petition for a rehearing.
Ihis means that the case will NOT
arise again until the Supreme Court
convenes in the autumn.