The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-12
Text Of Letter
The letter follows:

Providence, R I. Aug. 10 1910
hon William B. Mckinley, chairman
FasPqollcan Congressional committee,
washington D. c.
Dear Nj Mckinley. I have. been ask
Cd by a Republican Candidate Fo~ CCD-
Eress in an Illinois district 10 furnish
MN the facts with reference 10 CHANCES
IN the rubber duties in the tariff act Of
The persistent reiteration Of the alb
SuTQ mlsStaIemeutS Of Senator BrisTovv
with reference 10 the tariff on rfIbber
furnishes such q characteristics fllusfra-
non OF the nature Of the criticisms and
the character Of certain critics OF the
tsflIL act or 1919 that u seems 10 me de-
s1rable that q fun statement Of the
facts should be made in response 10 this
Senator Bristow's statements were as
follows:
That the Senate Committee on FL
nance nance, q " when ] was chairman. in
creased the oury upon certain manufac-
lures OF rubber from 80 to g per cent
That during the session, or inmedi-
stely after the adjournment Of Con-
gress5 /, N connection with others, had
organized gigantic rubber trust,
known as the international Rubber
Company. IN which ] was a large stock
holder and a director.
Rubber Monopoly Charged
That this huge Rubber trust imme-
diateIy advanced largely the price OF
crude rubber, the supply OF which It alb
sol lteiy controls
Tat this vast rubber monopoly, the
InterconunentaI Rubber Company, was
able, on account OF the changes In the
tariff referred 20, to advance-and did
rapidly advanced-the prices OF every
rubber product, from automobile tires
10 babies ra1rles-'
That the increase in the rate on Pub
Der manufactures from 90 20 81 per
cent enabled the IntercontineutaI Rub
Der Company TO realize Immediately
enormous PROFITS as shown by the large
dividends II had paid IL the early
months Of the present year, and that
the increase In rates was brought about
with this end in view
IL IS true that an Increase in the rates
took place in paragraph fF3- which in
ClUded certain manufactures Of India
rubber with other items, and i IS also
true that am stOCkhOIder and q di-
rector in the Interconinental Rubber
Company EUL none OF the other state
menCS referred 10 contain a single e1e-
Dent Of truth I should be glad TO think
that in these statements Senator Bris-
tow had beer cruelty imposed upon by
some designing De-SOn. as do not like
guilty OF deliberately manufacturing
statements so false in every essential
particular
Without Interest In Rates.
''NeitHer the IntercontinentaI Rubber
CompaE--, nor I, nor any member Of my {
family has ever had any pecuniary IN /
terest as TO whether the rates on manu- (
features Of rubber were 30 50, or so /
Per cent OF whether crude rubber vas /
on the free or the dutiabIe list.
The IDterCouuuentaI Rubber Com 4
pan5 A. Incorporated IN 1870. with the
general powers OF q business CorDora-
ton There has been no change what
ever, either during or after the session
or Congress since that time IN the bg1Sf-
ness or control Of the company. or in .
The purpose for which &c was orgau5zad
these being all established at the same
time OF organization, long before the
tarlu act OF 1873 was ever thouEnr Of
Neither the InrerContinentaI Rubber
Company nor any Of its subordinate
companies have ever had the sIfehteSr
interest, direct or indirect in the man
ufacture OF any article covered by the
change in rates or rubber 1nauufac-
lures IN the paragraph alluded to- or
otherwise and neither the Tntercon-I
tiDentai Rubber Company nor any Of T
It's subordinate companies have ever
had any part in any combination, agree
LleIrt, arrangement. or understanding
with any company OF person with ref
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