The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-05
Iowa Senator Renews Fight
on Schedules and LAM
basis Aldrich.
SAYS THE PEOPLE
WON'T BE DECEIVED
Calls Senate Leader Back When
He Tries to Leave
Chamber.
BY JOHN SNURE.

BY JOHN SNURE
TT viii be a good deal better to 90 BE-
fore che American people and tell them
that you voted to increase these duties
than to tell them that there are no in
ereases. If members of this Senate. fall
ing under the influence Of certain dog
matte gentlemen, go out before the
people and say they voted for these
cotton schedules and that 10 changes
are made from the Dingiey rates. they
will find it source Of embarrassment.
The American people are willing to be
robbed. but no American community is
willing to be fimfiammed."
In this fashion today Senator Doiliver
of Iowa sought TO point out TO Senators
that they were treading on dangerous
political ground if they proceeded On the
theory that the Finance Committee cot
ton schedules did not provide for in
creases In rates and accepted Senator
Aldrich's version Of the facts.
Aidrieh. at last evenings session, de-
voted about three hours TO an sxpIana-
tion of the cotton schedules. and deciar-
ed in substance that the charges OF in
creases made BY La Toilette ana others
were not justified. AS soon as the ses-
sion opened today. Senator Doliver pro-
ceeded to attack the schedules and TO
refute the version Of the facts given BY
Aldrich last night. He declared that
the schedules had been subjected to
marked increases over the Dingley
rates.
Reads Protest.
A striking feature of Delivers
speech vas the reading Of a protest
against the proposed cotton rates from
large number Of wholesale merchants
Of New York. Senators Aldrich and
Flint questioned this Sharply. and in
qdlred whether these we're not all i'm
porters. Senator Dolliver declared this
was far from being the case. and that
they included leading dry goods men.
selling agents of manufacturers manu-
facturers, and importers He especially
mentioned Cornelius y. Bliss, former
treasurer of the Republican national
for the American Printing Company, of
FAN RExer. He showed. too. mat Mr.
Bliss was former president Of the
American Protective Tariff League.
He said the protest had bean sent to
Senator Root by the most famous dry
goods houses in New York" Moreover.
IL included sentiment OF the greatest
manufacturers of cotton II. the United
States. Not only were they not asking
increases over the Dingley rates. he
said, but had made contracts lnng ahead
q. the expectation of no increases
The Iowan, alluding TO the statement
of Aldrich that no protests had been
received against the rates. said he Was
receiving them from all over the eoun-
try. not alone from Iowa but from every
section
Denounces Imposition"
Doliver started in by denouneing tas
imposition" by Senator AIdrich and
the Finance Committee in setting forth
statements not based on facts.
THE first thing I happened 10 hear.
he Said was that these Senate amend
ments affected only 10 per cent Of the
cotton manufactures. This. I believe.
was the statement of the Senator from
Rhode Island. I eonfute it by the state
ment Of the Senator from Utah. Nr.
Smoot which showed that 20 per cent
were affected.
A coIoquy occurred between Dolliver
and Aldrich as TO just what the latter
had said. Aldrieh maintained he had
said only 10 per cent OF the impoTta-
tioEs Abiding to the fact that thirty
years ago he vas quoting the tariff
statistics of Senator AIdFich. Deliver
said he had been gradually losing faith
in them.
Aldrich started to leave the chamber.
He was sharply called back by DoIliver.
who protested against his turning his
back on him and going away.
Il say you viii not turn your back
on what / say without taking the moral
consequences that viii naturally arise.
exclaimed the man from Iowa,
Aldrich Is Engaged.
Senator Aldrich said he had an en-
gagement elsewhere, but he turned
back from the cIoakroom door and re-
mained in the chamber for short time.
Recalling that he could not utter q
word on this subject without being at
tackled as representing the importers.
Dolliver said that in this matter he
had frealy consulted with Mr. McLay,
of New York. who on October y led
the drygoods division Of the business
men Paraoeso so ada a r9goo,e nonor ei osn s1r t-
If there were not more merchants N
that parade" said Senator Dolliver.
than there are persons interested IN
increasin these cotton schedules, then
He proceeded to dwell on the conflict
ing statements emanatlng from the FL
nance Committee as to the origin OF
these new cotton rates and quoted Al
drich as making divergent statements