Arizona republican., 1910-08-13
BR|sTOWs ANSWER
 ID ALDRICH LETTER A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE
 RUBBER INDUSTRY. csmpaiener Fails to Harmonize the Tariff Senator's Statements.

Milwaukee. Aug. 12.-Bristow in his speech here tonight which stated in reply to the letter of Senator Aldrich defending himself against the charges of the Kansas senator relating to the tariff on rubber, launched into the subject by saying:
 "Aldrich declares that the Inter Continental Rubber company is not q trust At the same time he ad- mits that it is holding company p
 Bristow then took up Aidrich's declaration that neither he nor his family profited directly or indirectly by the tariff on manufactured rub Der, saying: Yet he admits pro- ducing millions of pounds of crude rubber per annum. selling it to the American manufacturers. that he in creased the duty on their products when it was not needed for protec- ton" Then referring to his own speech in Winfield, Kas.. on July g. Bristow declared that Aldrich took
 
 Der duty especially.
 He ignores other features of the speech" Bristow said. Going into the question of the organization of the Inter Continental Rubber com pany Bristow quotes his own speech saying the Inter Continental Rubber company was organized in New Jer sey, January 29. 1903: that the Con tinental Rubber Company of Amer iea was organized in New Jersey, January 6. 1906; and further that Aldrich says: "The first two com panies named were subsidiary com panies of the Inter Continental Rub Der company, and that it owned all their stock, and that they were or ganized for the sake of conven- fence"
 MT. Bristow said: How could they be subsidiary companies of the Inter Continental, and organized for it's convenience, when both of them were organized before it was
 He admits that the dividends had not been paid before the consolida- tions of the various companies into one and that after the consolidation enormous dividends were paid, as stat ed in my speech.
 ''In my speech at Winfield, Kansas. on July g, I criticized the tariff bill. referring especially to duties on lead and lead products, cotton cloth and woolens. especially referring to duties were fixed, rot in the interest of peo- ple but in the interest of certain trusts, combinations and speculators.
 MT. Aldrich, in signed statement, takes exception to my remarks on the rubber duties. He ignores the other feature of my speech. He also made number of sarcastic references to myself and other republican senators who saw fit to vote in the interest of our constituents, rather than as MT. Aldrich wanted us to.
 q stated that the Continental Rubber company was organized under the laws of New Jersey, January 29, 1903; that the Continental Rubber Company of America was organized under the laws of New Jersey, Janu- ary 5, 1906, and that the InterCon- tinental Rubber company was organ ized under the laws of New Jersey De- cember 6. 1906.
 Now, MT Aldrich says the first two companies names were subsidiary companies of the Inter Continental Rubber company and that it owned all of their stock, and that they were or ganized for the sake of convenience. How could they be subsidiary com panies of the Inter Continental Rubber company, and organized for it's con venience when both of them were. or ganized before it was: one of them all most three years before"