The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-10
DECLARES RAG
T. ; =. y TRUST EXISTS
Senator Dolliver Makes In.
teresting Statement.
CONTRADICTED BY WARREN

laFollette Declares President Taft
Won Because Voters Interpreted
Chicago Platform to Mean Pledge
For Downward Revision - Poll Of
Senate Shows Sentiment Against
Tax on Corporation Dividends.
\ "Prosresslves" Lose Two Votes.
Washington, June 10.-Speeches by
Senators Warren and LaFollette
were the leading features OF the sen
ate's discussion OF the wool schedule
Of the pending tariff measure. the
former advocating greatly increased
duties, while the latter eontended for
q general reduction. The two sena
tors engaged in a sharp controversy
during which Mr.. LaFollette said
that those in the senate who believ-
ed with him had increased from
. nothing to a dozen. He said he ex-
pected further accretions from the
east.
T; Probably the most interesting de-
.velopment was a declaration by Sen
ator Dolliver that rag trust" ex.
lists. The Iowa senator declared such
to be the case, but he was contra.
dicted by Mr.. Warren. who declared
that II such trust should exist he
would know about II, and he added
that he had no knowledge of II.
At the beginning OF the session a
letter was read from Governor Dur.
bin Of Indiana advising prompt ac-
tion on the tariff bill.
Several votes were obtained, and
thus a number Of paragraphs were
passed upon. Among these were the
paragraphs on top waste, etc, on
which the committee amendment in
creased the house rate on wool top
waste and other wastes from 20
cents per pound to 30 cents per
pound, which on a division Of the
senate was adopted by vote OF 40
to 80. This was a finance committee
change, and the committee scored its
usual majority on this as on all other
votes of the day. Senators Gamble
and Crawford deserted the 'progres-
sives," but with these exceptions the
ranks OF that contingent remained
unbroken.
Mr. LaFollette entered into a
lengthy explanation of the compen-
sating duty, reading from com
ment on the American woolen indus
try by the British tariff commission
IN 1905, to the effect that conditions
In the United States had improved 10
such an extent that II was doubtful II
Great Britain could compete with the
American manufacturers OF mems
goods even II the low rates Of duty
were restored. II also declared that
the difference in the wages worked
both ways, and that the difference
did not compensate entirely for the
increased efficiency OF labor In Amer
lea. The experts also stated that the
higher wages here attracted some OF
the most competent artisans IN Eng
land.
Mr.. LaFollette declared that Presi.
dent Taft could not have carried the
last election II the voters had not In
terpreted the Chicago platform to
mean that the Republican party was
pledged to tariff revision downward.
He asserted that unless the tariff
was revised downward the work
probably would have to be done over
at an earlier date than the 10 years
which is said to be the life of tariff
law.
The senate was canvassed to deter
mine what would be the fate of a
proposition to place a tax upon divi-
dends of corporations as substitute
for an income tax, and 1t was deyel-
oped that there is an overwhelming
sentiment in opposition to such plan.