New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
.BR|STOW REPLIES
TO ALDR|CH LETTER
Reiterates His Assertions Con-
cerning Rhode Island Senator
and Rubber Company.
INSISTS IT IS MONOPOLY Y
Says That His Allegations About
the Cotton and Mineral Sched-
ules Were Ignored in Mr..
aldrich's Answer.

milwaukee,. Aug 12.-JTnited States
| Senator Joseph L Bristow of Kansas,
| in 2. speech here tonight made reply to
| the letter of Senator Nelson W. Aldrlch.
wherein the latter defended hlmSelt
against the charges of the Kansas Sena-
| tor relating to the tariff on rubber. Sen
ator Bristow began by saying that
| Senator Aldrich declares that the Inter
continental Rubber Company is not a
trust. and at the same time admits 1t
is a holding company.
He then took up Mr.. Aldricfs decla-
ration that neither he nor his family had
profited directly or indirectly by the
tariff on manufactured rubber Yet,
Senator Bristow said. he admits that
he is producing millions of pounds OF
crl1de rubber per annun1. selling 1t to
American n1anufa cturers, and that he
Increased the duty on their products
when they did not need it for protectlon-
Then. referring to his own speech at
Winfield. Kan, on July 9. Senator sr1s-.
tow declared that Mr. Aldrich took ex-
cantion to his remarks on the rubber
duty especially.
He ignores the other features Oh MS
speech" Mr. Bristow said
Going into the question of the organ
ization of the lntercontlnehtdi hupoei
Conpany. Senator Bristow quoted from
his own speech saying that the Contlheh-
tal Rubber Company was organized uhuei
the laws of New Jersey on January 10
1903, and that the Continental hupper
cornnanv of America was organized
,,,,da, tho laws of New Jersey on Jand-
: 1an6 He further quoted Mr.
AIdrich as saying that the nfst Two
.,o,,naniee named were subsidiary com
,a,ias of the Intercontlnenlal hupb"'
Company. that it owned all their STOCK
and that they were organized Tor the
sake of convenience.
Mr. Rristow asked: How could they
ha subsidiary companies OF the Inter
Rubber Company. ana or
e-o,,izad for IT'S convenience, when both
of ,be,n were organized before 1t Was!'i
Mr., Bristow's Speech.
Senator Bristow's speech IN part is as
follows:
Mr. Aidrich declares that tLe lt,tlcohu,
mental Rubber Company Is not d tiuS', anu
at the same time admits that IL Is iloiu
in company which controls numerous suo
siSiary examinations that were oisahlAe"
fcr me nuTpose of harding the crude ruL-
her husiness in various parts OF tne woriu-
He saws that neither he nor ms fanny
has proftel directly Or indHectiy oS ths
tarief on manufactured rubber, Yet ne ad-
site TINT he is producing miihohS OF
n,pds M crude rubber per annunl, selilne
!, - American manufacturers, ana that ne
~ !. .oraased the duty on their products When
~, II. Gid not need il for protection and
-, thew. already had control or the
w"lr.ar,can market and were exporting man
Afnct,,rad rubber; that is he increased the
Ia- ana hing the manufacturers to ad-
ce the nrice the American consum- |
va. and admits that they did advance the |
81 sa p vet he saws that neither he nor his |
p pti, mas prohted directly or indirectly. |
lal'iis a asar,its that dividends had not been |
ne before the consultations of the vari |
ous oIIiaation enormous dividends were paid |
80 stated in my speech.
Only a Partial Answer.
=, my speech al Winfield, Kan, on July
. - - criticised the Payne Aldrich tariff bill |
., trring especially to the duties on lead |
"a lead products. cotton cloth and woollen |
arneciallv referring To duties on cotton |
Ems and manufactured rubber. | de- |
iarad that the duties these various
were fixed not in the interest