The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS OF BAD
TEMPER IN UNITED STATES SENATE


the senate today between Mr.. Aldrich
and Mr.. Stone
The previous remark of Mr.. Aldrich
was based upon. the fact that in re-
sponse to Il request from our own state
department the German authorities had
forwarded to this government state
ments of manufacturers concerning the
rate of wages in Germany, with re-
quest that the names of the manufac-
turers be not used. Senator Stone
brought up the question soon after the
senate convened by reading a telegram
from Berlin in which it was stated that
the German government had taken Of
fensc at Mr. Aldrich IS language because
of the important position he occupies in
his party and IN congress. Reading
from Mr.. Aldrich g original remarks,
Mr.. Stone said:
''When the senator from Rhode
Island made that somewhat petulant
and extraordinary declaration, every
one here took notice, and I think every
one regarded his utterance as impolltic
if not impolitc.
Continuing to comment on the incl
dent, Mr.. Stone said he was not sur
prised that the German government and
the German people had taken notice Of
this utterancc and felt offended by it.
Reply of Aldrich.
Mr.. Aldrich, who had listened attcn-
lively to the words of the Missouri sena-
tor. arose and said:
81 made no charges against the Ger
man government. | was talking about
German manufacturers, whose names
were kept from us and who furnished
information with the express under
standing that it was to be used In the
enforcement of our custom laws. The
senator may consider that information
Of value. ] do not. There is no ques-
tion about the German government here
at ALL The German government for
wards these statements with the dis
tinct understanding that they were not
to be used to raise the invoice value
of goods imported into the United
States contrary to our laws. / repeat
that any attempt on the part of any
government to influence legislation on
the tariff matter is impertlnent. | dldn t
say the German government made such
an attempt, but If any government
made such an attempt it would be lms
pertinent
Mr.. Stone insisted that the senator
from Rhode Island had referred to the
German government as lmpertlnent, and
again read the statement made by Mr.,
Aldrich as it appeared in the Record.
''I was not discussing the German
government in that regard but was re-
ferrin" to various statements before the
committee said Mr., Aldrlch, who
added. with energy; 1.-The senator is
mistaken e, ,,
Stone.
Mr.. Stone contended that Mr.. Al
dich IS utterances must certainly have
had references to the course of the
German government, as he was not dls-
cussing anything else.
Aldrich Stands by Record.
Mr. Aldrich declared with a consld-
erable show of impatlence that tnere
would be no question about his position
HI said; he went on, ''that any al
tempt by any government or ANYBODY
10 influence by anonymous communlca-
tioD the legislation of this country was
impertinent. I said that and i repeat
it with all the emphasis at my com
mand.
FThat statement, bearing upon the
German report as it did. was necessar-
ily made with reference to that report,
the document which the German GOV
ernment had furnished, sad MT.
Stone.
~ said nothing of the kind, hotly
retorted Mr. Aldrich. 81 was discuss
ing the general proposition OF any et.
fort TO influence our tariff legislation,
Continuing, he said he did believe
the course of the German manufactur-
ers had been pursued with a view TO at
fecting American legislation. Mr.. Stone
interpreted these remarks of MI Al.
drich as withdrawal and dlsavowal
of his former characterization, and MI
Aldrich again taking the floor, declared
that there had been nothing In hls prev
jous language which could, by any rea'
sonable construction. be made TO look
like an affront to the German govern
ment "That.i he said, "is ridiculous
and 7 do not sec fow 1T could find
Judgment iu the mind Of any one unless
1t is that OF the senator from Mis-
souri -
Mr.. Stone admitted he had gained the
impression that the chairman Of the
finance committee had given deliber
ate affroDt to friendly power. and he
said the dispatch from Berlin indicated
! that such q construction had been giver
TO it by the German officials.
Stone Now Gets Mad.
Replying, Mr.. Aldrich rehearsed the
entire incident at some length. and in
cidentally said he had been at a loss
TO account for Mr. Stone s intention IN
resentative Of the German government
This intmation made Mr.. Stone mad
| His face flushed and there was far more
than the usual animation in his reply
| His manner was tense, his Language
! terse. "That statement he said with
deliheration. ''ls an lmpcrtinence. - and
apparently feeling that his characteri
zatiou had not been strong enough. h,