The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
Senator Browns Amendment to
the Tariff Bill
Is Voted Down by Customary
Majority.
COMMITTEE MEASURE
Is Defended by Senator Gal.
linger in a Speech.
Declare Paper Is Cheaper Here
Than Anywhere Else.

Washington, June 1S.-The senate
today voted down Senator Browns
amendment, placing print paper on
the free list of the tariff bill. 29 to So.
Senator Lorimer voted against the
amendment.
Taking the floor in defense of a
print paper duty recommended by the
committee on finance, Senator Gal
linger made reply to many of the
statements of Senator Brown in favor
of placing print paper on the free list.
1t was expected that Senator Brown
would resume his speech today, but
prefer--ng to postpone any further re-
mark upon his amendment he gave
way to Mr.. Gallinger.
Mr. GaliInger referred at length to
precautions that had been taken by
New England states to preserve their
tivity of the wood pulp industry. For
IL years he said, the paper manufac-
turers had been advocating forest pres
ervation and in doing SO had purchased
twice much land in Canada as in
the United States. He declared that in
wages alone the Canadian paper man,
ufacturer has an advantage of more
than 81 ton in making of paper, be-
sides an advantage of IS cord on
wood. Print paper, he declared. was
cheaper in the United States than in
any other country.
Says No Trust Exists.
"The price, he said, "has been
kept down by competition. 1t is con-
ceded that no trust exists and that
there is no com mbination to advance the
price of paper
The newspapers, he declared, were
far from being unanimous on the SUBJ
ject of free print paper
The clamor for this legislation"
h. -
cheap and sensational part of the
newspaper press" y reduction of the
duty on paper, Mr. Gallinger said,
would not only bring Canadian paper,
but Norway, Sweden and Finland with
cheap labor and abundant forests of
spruce would enter our markets.
1T is the increase in the price of
an article is a reasce for putting it on
the free list" said Mr.Gallinger, then
this bill ought to~be made up of the
free list and nothing else.''
Saying he had been in the paper
mills of Canada and knew of the
wages received there, Mr. Gallinger
declared that wages in this country
are 80 per cent higher than in any
province of the Dominion of Canada,
cluded.
Presents Petitions.
He presented petitions against re-
duction in the duty on print paper
from the Knights of Labor and Broth
erhoods of Papermakers, and said
these workmen were quick to detect
danger to labor by such action.
If Canada, he said, gets control of
the wood pulp and print paper here,
the newspapers will be at their mercy
in the matter of price. He believed
the rate of duty recommended by the
committee on finance to be too small
and predicted that it would be re-
garded as a monumental blunder. He
preferred to continue the duty of the
Dingley law.
Senator Owen again calling atten-
tion to what he characterized as the
contradictory statements made be-
fore the finance committee, declared
that where men swear falsely for
commercial profit they should be
prosecuted for perjury. No one, he
said, had been called to account for
making a false statement in connec-
ton with this tariff.