New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
MARVIN DEFENDS LODGE
Well Known Woollen Man An
SWers Eoss's Circular.

Boston, Dec. 23-Statements of fact in
Governor-elect Foss's charges against Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodges position on the
wool schedule of the Payne tariff bill are
vigorously challenged in an interview given
out by Winthrop l.. Marvin, secretary of
the National Association OF Wool Manu-
factprers. That Mr.. Lodge, in resisting sec
tiona1 attacks on one of the Bay States
leading industries, did no more than his
full duty. is maintained by Mr.. Marvin, who
is the author Of books on the history of
American navigation and formerly was a
we'll known editorial writer in Boston. Mr..
Marvin says:
In a circular widely distributed through
out Massachusetts Governor-elect Foss at
tacks Senator Lodge for voting with the
posed amendments to Schedule K.
The points referred to in that circular
which are Of vital consequence to Massa.
chusetts are the proposed reductions of
duty on the finished goods, the products of
the skilled labor of our factories. The cir
euaT nrst attacks ,sa MI Lodge for the res
Dingley duty on wool tops. The duty on
wool tops was not restored in the Payne
tariff; On the contrary, this duty was re-
chusetts manufacturers, with the hearty
support Of Mr.. Lodge. The present duty
on tops Is nS 6b gher n o than 5h
the duty on the yarns out of which the
cloth is made. This particular attack on
NJ Ell Lodge is ignorant and baseless
against Senator Lodge Is that he voted
against the amendments of the late Sem
etor Dolliver reducing the protective
duties on fiannels, blankets, dressgoods,
cloths, ETC. Senator Lodge did vote against
those amendments, and in doing this he
e Re anq 81 ef
setts Mr.. Delivers amendments would
have cut the actual protective rates be-
low those Of the disastrous Gorman-Wil
son tariff. Even that Democratic tariff.
which which made wool Il free provided a pro
50 and s. per cent Of the pfngiey and
Aidr1ch-Payne laws. But Mr.. Dolliver
proposed a duty as low as 80 per cent
which would have closed outright most of
the 200 woollen mills Of Massachusetts.
Senator Lodge is attacked further in this
circular by Mr.. Foss because he voted
reducing duties in Schedule K.'' The La
Toilette amendment embodied the worst
spirit of sectional hate 1t retained the fun
duty on raw wool. changing It in form
from a specific to an ad valorern duty Of
45 per cent-equivalent to the specific duty
and reduced the protective duties on
cut, at the. expense of the. manufacturers
and operatives of New England. That La
Toilette. amendment in its practical effect
lively higher protection the crude ma
terra THAN on the finished goods! 1t was
indefensible from every standpoint Of sound
economics honest faith and intelligent pa
triotism Senator Lodge could not possibly
have voted in any other way than against
such a vicious scheme
Finally, as to Senator Lodges action on
the Crlnfnins amendment to recommit
Schedule K to the committee, 1t is true
that he cid vote against it--and SO did al
most all of the other Senators. Democratic
and Republican The amendment was over
whelmingly rejected by a vote to SO to s.
This was the significant fate OF the last
attack on Schedule K and the end Of the
discussion of the subject in the Senate.
Massachusetts is the greatest wool man.
ufacturing state in the Union. Our people
make more than one-fouEth of ali the wool
len fabrics produced in tie United States.
Many thousands Of Massachusetts, men and
women are dependent on the prosperity of
the wool manufacture fer their livelihood.
Those hostile amendments cutting down
the protection of Schedule K were offered
n every instance by Senators from distant
states, who knew little and cared less fop
Massachusetts industries. In resisting
those reckless partisan attacks upon Mas
Sachuetts's prosperity Senator Lodge was
simply doing his duty to Massachusetts
business men and Massachusetts, wage
e3rnerS.
He deserves all honor for this. and It Is
an extraordinary thing that he should be
aSsailed by a governor-elect OF Nassachu-
Setts for rendering an inestimable service
TO the commonwealth