Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
BR|STOW HARD ON
e IATOR ALOR|CH
ANALYSES His Reply and ReassertS
inter. Continental Rubber Com
pany Is a Trust.
CONTEMPT FOR SHARRETTS
say. lie l. Accustomed 10 Make State.
mcnts tn suit hldriCh's
Convenience.

Milwaukee. Aug. Ex-senator Joseph
L Erstow Of Kansas. in his speech
hen. tonight. which he stated was I'M
rauIy o. the letter of Senator Nelson W
ldr.eh defending himself against the
charges of the Kansas senator relating
t1 the tariff on rubber. launched into
ta- ubioct by saying.
senator Aldrich declares that the In
tor-Cortnental Rubber company Us not
a trust and at the same time admits
that 10 is holding company"
senator BristoW then took up MIR
Aducts declaration that neither he
nor Dts family had prontcd directly or
indirectly by the tariff on manufac-
tuned rubber saying
yet ho admits that he Is producing
millions of pounds Of crude rubber per
aunuU selling II to American manufac-
wler ana that he increased the duty
900 their products when they did not
need 70 for protection
WHAT ALDRICH IGNORED.
Then referring to his own speech at
Winfield Kan. on July Q. Senator Bris-
tow declared chat Mr.. Aldrich took cx-
Cgpti1u to his remarks on the rubber
duty especially.
III, Ignores the other features of my
speech Mr. BTistoW said
Going into the question OF organiza-
ton 0f the Inter-C Continental Rubber
company. senator Bristow quotes from
hs Kansas speech. saying that the
Continental Rubber company was or
glr.zed under the laws Of New Jersey,
Jan 10 1908, and that the Contincntal
Rubber Company Of America was or
r8n.zod under the laws Of New Jersey.
JAM F. 1905. ana further that Mr. AID
rich says that the first two companies
named we're subsidiary companies Of
the lutHr- Continental Rubber company
and that 10 owned all their stock. and
that they were organized for the sake
~ convenience"
Mr. Rri-tow asked. How could they
Doe subsidiary companies OF the Inter
Continental Rubber company and or
g3n.zed for us convenience. when both
of them were organized before IL vase"
senator Bristow's speech. In part fol-
lows
BRIsTow's ANSWER.
Mr. AldrIcn declares that the Inter
Continental Rubber company IS not a
trust and al the same time admits that
u is holding company that controls
numerous subsidiary organizations that
0ere organized for the purpose OF han
ding tae crude rubber business in vari-
Gus parts of tho world
be Sys that he nor his family has
Trfted directly or indirectly by the
term 0u manufactured rubber. yet he
admits that he is producing millions of
pounds Of crude rubber per annum,
feiine Il Co American manufacturers.
arl that he Increased the duty on their
| products when they aha not need Il for
Injection and when they already had
control of the American market and
we're exporting manufactured rubber:
mat is he Increased the duty enabling
iHe manufacturers TO advance the price
% the American consumers, and admits
That they ala advance tho price. yet he
SAYS that he nor his family has prOfited
directly or Indirectly.
He admits that dividends had not
been paid before the consolidation Of
me various companies into one and
mat after the consolidation enormous
dividends were paid, as stated in my
Speeches
I'm my speech at winfield. Kas. on
!ul y ] criticized the Payne Aldrich
Hilh Dbl referring especially to the
atiit, on lead and lead products. cotton
''lh and wooden. especially referring
70 duties en- cotton cloths and manufac-
urea rubber. l declared that the du-
yes on lncso various commodities were |
A-a. not bon the interest Of the people. |
'It O., certain trusts, combinations and |
'reeuIators
Nr Aidrich, IN a signed statement, |
iA.s exception to my remarks on the |
laoocf DUTY especially lie ignores the |
'Wef features Of my speech He also |
MADE q number of sarcastic references |
70 myself and other Republican sena- |
os Who saw NJ TO vote In the interest |
~ our constituents. rather than as |
ar AIdrch wanted US to. His opinion |
myself and the other senator's is Of |
.'ue consequence, but ! desire TO call |
spe'lal attention 10 some OF the state
ton 80 '''
ne SAYS II is true that an increase
lhe rate took place in paragraph 4G8,
gmch Includes certain manufactures OF
lldllohor with other items. and II Is
l, tti ] am a stakeholder and di-
L''I 'n me Inter- Continental Rubber
yMpanN. but none OF the other state
s leicrred 10 contain a single ele-
Mrnt of truth
NoW. what We're the other state
| hents made?
BRISTOW's STATEMENTS.
I stated that the Continental Rub
'l1plny was organized under the
' NcW Jersey. Jan. 20. 1903: that