The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-12
DENIES THE CHARGES MADE BY
SENATOR BRIsToW IN CAM. n
PAlGN TALKS.
NOT IN RUBBER TRUST
Says intercontinentaI Rubber Co.
Deals Only in Raw Material
and Tariff Law Has
r No Effect


rich, of Rhode Island, enumerating
the counts under which he was indict-
ed by Senator Bristow Of Kansas, in
the recent campaign speeches dealing
with the tariff. in letter made public
tonight denies the charges In their
entirety.
The letter is addressed to William
E. Mckinley, of Illinois, chairman OF
the Republican congressional commit
tee. The explanations are based
upon the fact that Aldrieh was called
up by Republican candidate for con-
gress in Illinois to furnish facts. Re-
I ferring to Bristow's charges as gross
misstatements, Aldrich said the per
sistent relteration of them compelled
him to make statement.
Increase on Rubber.
The senator declared that the in
crease of so to 35 per cent on small
number of articles of manufactured
rubber was for the purpose OF MAX
ing the tariff uniform on kindred ar.
ticles and facilitating the labors OF
the customs officers. and it was
adopted by the house and senate
committees and not by the senate
committee (Aldrich's committee)
alone. as Bristow charged.
Aldrich produces support of his
statement in the form of lester from
r. S. Sharrett, of the New York Gus
toms, asking more uniform classified
ton. He says that under the then
present conditions they had enormous
litigation to settle with importers
over values. Sharrett says the wis
dom of fine changes have been
proven themselves for there has been
no litigation whatever under the pres
ent tariff act.
Bristow charges that Aldrich and
others, after the passage of the law.
organized the rubber trust known as
the Tntefeontinental Rubber Com
pany, in which Aldrich was a director
and stocknolder, and that was the
reason for the raise in the manufac-
tured list. Aldrich says:
Neither the Tntercontinental nor =,
nor any member of my family, has
ever had any pecuniary interest as to
whether the rates on manufactures
of rubber were 80, 30 or 300 per cent,
or whether crude rubber was on the
free or dutiable list
Organized in 1906.
He says the lntercontinental was
organized in 1906 long before the tar
if of 1909 was thought of. He says
il was formed of several subordinate
companies. He declares the com
ni,any has no interest in any business
A Rose,e production of crude rubber
tion the Of the United States, and thus
piled snot concerned in any tariff
to Il he on manufactured rubber. Aid
after bays the company is not trust
whea does not control the price or sup
July Of crude or manufactured rubber.
reas Bristow charged. Bristow had
said that the company, after the tar
iff was changed. advanced the price
OF crude rubber. making enormous
profits. q.
AS to these dividends Aldrich says
they were deferred payments OF
cumulative dividends and could in no
way have any connection with the
tariff
Aldrich went on to say that he was
greatly interested IN the crude rubber
Industry many years, and detailed the
growth of the Intercontinental, say
ing:
"In the success attained, the tariff
of the United States has played no
part whatever"
He declared that the rise in the
price of crude rubber is due to the
enormous increase in recent years OF
the demand with no visible increase
in the available supply and could see
no connection whatever between the
raise in rates on manufactured rub
ter. which the industry of his con-
Germ has nothing to do with.
That Rap at Insurgents.
~ without raising any issue concern
ing the "progressives' campaign
generally. Aldrich referred to Brlstow
and his mediate associates as fol.
lows:
"In the tariff discussions of other
days, the advocates of the protective
policy have usually been called to
meet in debate men with convictions
on the ubject--Democrat of charac'
ter whose theories OF government diff
fered completely from those held By
the Republican observation-disclosures
who had some regard for the &C
curacy of their statements and some
knowledge of the subjects they dis
rusgpd