The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-12
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days, the advocates of the progressive
policy usually have been called to meet
In debate men with convictions on the
sublect-Democrats Of character whose
theories of government differed COM
pletely from those held by Republican
protectionists-men who had some re-
gard for the accuracy of their state
ments and some knowledge of the sub
ject they discussed.
Hands Out Hot Roast.
"Now attacks upon Republican
measures are led by men whose political
existence depends upon their capacity
and to this there seems to be no limit
for misrepresentation and the ignorance
Of their adherents, Strangely enough,
this little group of men-very small in
numher-has arrogatcd to itself the
leadership of the progressives and It's
members pratc about the treatment OF
the tariff as a moral question. "
The letter follows:
Providence, r. T., Aug. 10, 1910.
fHon. William B. Mckinley, chairman
Republican congressional committee,
Washington, ID. c.:
"Dear Mr.. Mckinley:
~ have been asked by Republi-
can candidate for congress In an lill-
nois district to furnish him the facts
with reference to changes in the rub
Der duties In the tariff act OF 1909.
HThe persistent reiteration of the
absurd misstatements of Senator Brls-
tow with reference to the tariff on rub
Der furnishes such a choice illustration
of the nature of the criticisms and the
character of certain critics of the tanff
act of 1909. that 1T seems to be desir'
able that a full statement of the facts
should be made In response to this In
qulry.
The Bristow Charges
"Senator Bristow s statements were
as follows:
"First-That the senate committee
on finance, of which l was chairman,
increased the duty upon certain manu-
features of rubber from 80 to 80 per
cent.
"Second-That during the session,
or Immediately after adjournment OF
congress, /, in connection with others
had organized a gigantic rubber trust
company, in which / was large stock
holder and n director.
HThird-That this huge rubber trust
| Immediately advanced largely the price
of crude rubber, the supply of which
it absolutely controls.
"Fourth-That this vast rubber mo-
nopoly, the Inter Continental Rubber
company, was able, on account of the
changes in the tariff referred to, to ad-
vance.cand did rapidly advance-the
price of every rubber product, from au-
tomobile tires to babies rattles.
Fifth-That the increase in the
rate on rubber manufactures from 30
| TO SO per cent enabled the Inter Con-
tlnental Rubber company to realize i'm
| mediately enormous profits as shown
by the large dividends it had paid in
the early months of the present year,
| and that the increase in rates was
brought about with this end in view.
Lays It to Ignorance.
"It is true that an increase in the
rates took place in paragraph 463
which included certain manufacturers
| of India rubber. with other items, and
it is true also that 1 am stockholdeI
and director in the Inter Continental
Rubber company; but none Of the other
statements referred to contain a single
element of truth. | should be glad to
think that in these statements Senator
Bristow had been cruelty imposed upon
| by some designing person as I do not
like to believe that any senator could
be guilty of deliberately manufacturing
statements SO false in every particu,
| lar.
"The Inter Continental Rubber com
pany was incorporated in 1906 with the
general powers of a business corpora
tion, There has been no change
whatever, either during or after the
session of congress. since that time il
the business or control Of the company
or In the purpose for which it was
organized, these being all established
at the time of organization, long before
Of. 69e tariff act of 1903 was ever thought
Explanation for Trust.
"The company is and has been thu
owner of stock-the entire amount il
every case but one-in subordinate
companies, organized for purposes oi
convenience in the conduct of the bust
ness Of producing crude rubber IL
various parts of the world. The chart
ers of two of these companies were
surrendered in 1909 for the purpose Of
simplifying the general organization Of
the business and saving expense ant
taxes.
"Neither the Inter Continental Rub
Der company, nor any of its subordl
nates-and in this I include the two
companies whose charters were sur
rendered in l909-have now, or eve
have had, any interest whatever, di
recrly or indirectly, in any business
except in the production Of crude rub
Der, in countries outside Of the United
States and in the sale and delivery o.
its crude rubber product in availabl,
markets here and abroad.
"Neither the Inter Continental Rub
ber company nor any of it's subordi
nate companies have ever had th,
slightest interest, direct OF indirect
in the manufacture Of any article GOV
cred by the change in rates on rub
her manufactures in the paragraph
alluded to or otherwise; and neither
the Inter.C Continental Rubber compan,
nor any of its subordinate companie,
have ever had any part in any combina