The Washington herald., 1909-06-02

In a weII-deHvered speech that fairly
bristled with figures. Senator Lodge yes
terday came 10 the defense Of the cotton
manufacturers schedule in the tsrin biIl.
He denied the charge that the schedule
had been increased by the Finance Com
mittee 10 beneht the New England manu-
facturers OF cotton goods.
The members Of the committee had no
intention Of increasing the rates on cotton
cloths above those in the existing law."
said Mr. Lodge. They believe that ths
average rate-and the figures show tt
remained where it was in the existing
Iaw-at about ss Per cent"
Al the beginning. Mr.. Lodge asked his
colleagues not 20 interrupt him. but offer
eI 70 submit 10 interrogatories az the con-
cluslon Of his remarks For more than
an hour he gave the Senate an instructive
and intensely interesting exposition of the
cotton industry at home and abroad
Appealed for Consumers.
He said he appealed for more than a
million workers In the industries Of New
England who were affected by The sched-
ule. al OF whom were consumers
1T IS impossible 20 draw a distinction
between the producer and the consumer. -
said Mr.. Lodge. These industrial workers
buy rice. and they do not complain be-
cause q the duty OF 100 per cent; and
! they. buy tobacco, and Go not complain at
+ the duty Of 81 per cent" He addressed
these remarks particularly to the South
ern Senator's.
I He said the cotton manufacturing bust
/ ness was much ike gold mining. some
mines we're profitable and yielded huge
dividends while others show Cd Sreat
losses He conteHded tat it WIS lnfair
+ 10 estimate the profits from The cotton
manutacturiSg business by considering
( tae returns from single exceptional -
I dustry
He recurred 10 the debate in the HOUSE
Of Representatives on the Mills tariff bin
and quoted from Thomas B. Reed. II
+ the quotation taken from Nj Reed;
I speech. the former Republican leader II
{ the House pictured himself standing be
/ fore a broWnsJOne mansion in New York
/ soliloquizing that all the honesty and IN
! teIigerce was on the pavement, and al
{ the dishonesty and g-eed was within and
then Nj. Lodge quoted M Reed as OBJ
serving that. realizing he had this feel
/ ing. he knew that II was good. honest
Z high-minded envy: when other gentlemen
I have Il they call il political economy.
/ In comparing the condition OF tht
American worksngmen with those II
+ England. Nj Lodge called 10 his aid th'
report Of the Peabody Fund IN London
which showed that the average week.!
wage earned BY the head Of family wa.
KS. about half the wages paid in sim
liar industries IN the United States
I He said that gentlemen made a mistake
( in assuming that huge fortunes have beer
piled up IN Ne~ England as the resui
Of the protection given 20 her industries
Some New Englanders, ike M. H II
ROGERS. have made fortunes. but the!
have not made them N New England.
said Mr. Lodge. He reminded Senator
that New England had begun mucl
earlier than the rest Of the country. tha
she had taken her money from the sea
and from her industries.
High Prices Advanced.
Commenting on the argument OF hisl
prices, which had been advanced in III
tariff debate. Nj Lodge Contended tha
they were not the result OF the pTOtec
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