New-York tribune., 1909-06-02


great fortunes. but they were made outside of
New England"
ADVANCE IN PRICES WORLDWIDE
The Massachusetts Senator declared that the
advance in prices since 1893 was world wide, and
submitted carefully compiled tables in support
Of this assertion.
we have been initiating the worlds currency
by 5000 0O00G0 in gold annually" he continued
1--WE have added 30 per cent 10 our circulation
in thirteen years. Our annual production and
coinage OF gold have doubled. We have been
cheapening the standard which means advsnc-
ing the prices Of everything II measures. Prices
have risen in Europe. but labor has not risen
there, because there was oversuppy of labor
Despite the tariff sugar. it has not risen IN
price but has steadily declined for the same
reason an oversuppy. 1t is nonsense 10 say
that prices are going 10 be materially anecteo
by the tariff. In ten years clothing, when Is
protected has advanced 1923 per cent Food
products, many OF them not protected, have ad-
vanced 2e4s per cent in the same period Sugar,
which is the only food supply seriously affected
bv the tariff. has declined in the worlds mar
kets because there more sugar produced
than the world wanted TO buy
Mr. Lodge made an earnest plea for 10000
wage earners in the cotton industry They rep
resented. he said 1.25ooo0 men. women and
children who were dependent for their daily
bread upon the successful operation Of the cot
ton mills 1T is impossible to draw the Ire
between the producers and the consumers. MI
Lodge said. "All OF these men are consumers
Ttev are not complaining that rice is taxed at
100 per cent or that tobacco Is taxed at 81 per
cent They are willing 10 pay for what 'heF
buy. rrovidee they have a fair chance to gain
employment at living wage
WAGE FARMERS HAVE TO STAY
In closing. Mr Lodge said he was asking for
M ex,rsvarsut protection for the cotton in
6usfrs hut he desired TO have Senators know
that IL vss for the interest of the entire country
,hst this Industry should be fostered The wage
earners engaged in this industry had nothing
hut their labor and their trade The capitahst
could take his capital and so to China, but the
wage Garner had to stay here. All they asked
was 8 fair chance and this and nothing more
N-as given them in the pending bill
shortly before the Senate adjourned Senator
Boot made vigorous defence OF the New York
appraisers his remarks being elected by some
observations made earlier in the day by MI
Tloliyer who referred sarcastcaly to Marion
r,evries. chairman of the board of general ap-
praisers M Doliver intimated that the ap-
r,rsis~rs were altogether too prominent in the
framing of the new tariff Law. NJ Root SAID he
was moved 10 speak on this question by a feet-
a
servants. with whom he was associated when
as United States Attorney for the Southern Dis
rrict of New York he was charged Vith the en-
<orcsmeut OF the customs laws. Nowhere was
there q more devoted. sincere and faithful body
Of public servants than these men Remarks
had been mace intimating that there was some
thing discreditable in the coming 10 Washing
telsr 70 give information the tariff OF the men
t,vh use business it was enforce the tariff laws
liz saw nothing discredftable in this The ap-
x.s serg now in Washington were among the
,,tr able and most trusted public officials. This
" the universal opinion Of manufa actuTers, I'M
&c RS judges and juries and others These
1aT we're not the agents Of the manufacturers,
u Il the people of the United States.
RUNNING FIRE OF DISPLACEMENT"
Mr.. Root doubted Il Mr.. DolIiver intended dis
creditinE these men. The Iowa Senator said he /
had no such purpose. but added that in the last |
thirty DAYS ne had been subjected 10 a running /
fire Of disparag cement which originated behind |
the closed doors Of the Finance Committee
Mr. Root said he glad &c have Mr. Dol /
liver's public avowal that the customs experts /
ought not be condemned for coming TO Washing /
ton to assist the Finance Committee. He had |
tried hundreds Of tariff cases, and always found /
the New York experts the best witnesses for the |
government. Many times he had wished the ex- |
perts had been with the tariff makers when the |
lsv VS. being framed
Just before the Men York Senator ended his |
r-rnzrks he became inzolved in q sharp colloqJy
with Senator Daniel The latter Is the only
Democrat on the Finance Committee who stln |
regents the action of 1fr. Aldrich in excluding |
the minority members in the fram'-g Of the |
tsriff bill He wanted 10 know If Nj Root |
thought IT fair 10 exclude the Democrats from !
the tariff deliberations Of the Finance Commit
tee He construed Ir Roots reply per !
soral criticism. ard zith some warmth termed |
Ct "a most ingenious. most evasive and q most
sophistical reply Mr.. Root assured the dig
nifed Tirsinisn that lie meant no personal Of
fence and had not criticised Mr. Daniels att
fude On the tariff question. The courteous ex-
4slaaation of Nr. Root Gained Mr.. Daniels |
rufned spirits and the incident closed with the
best of feeling
ENTIRE DAY on COTToN SCHEDULE.
The Senate spent the entire daT on the cotton
schedule. On motion OF Mr.. Aldrich, amend
rnents reducing from 20 i per cent ad
VsloreTn the minimum duty that may he charged
on spool thread Of cotton, crochet darning.
embroidery cottons on spoos. etc" and from
% 20 20 par cent the minimum cotton thread
csrded yarn. etc. were agreed to The morning
session was enllvened by sharp clash between
Senator's Aldrich and Dolliver. The trouble
sross when the Iowa Senator offered an amend |
rnent restoring +he pingley rae Of - per cent
ad vaiorem on cotton cloth containing not more
than ffty threads 70 the square inch. He
charged TIE Finance COMMITTEES with having fn- |
creased the rates In 30 per cent of the cotton |
psreers phs by substituting a graded specific |
rate. and then OF denying it and trying 10 cove-
81 urt Mr. Al6rich denied this. and asserted |