The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
Chief Cause, He Says, Of
High Prices
SEESPLAN FOR WHITEwASH
The Witness Was to Be cross-examined
Yesterday-0thefs Who Are Said
to Be Implicated May Be
Named.

Washington, Feb To-. Apropos the con.
silcration Of tie composite Elkins.T.odgs
Aiccuniber food prices investigation res
oluiion reported to the senate Tues
day from the committee on finance and
contingent expenses. senator Stone Of
Missouri Yesterday addressed tie Senate
a. some ieneth on tie general question
81 food prices II undertook 70 show
that the Payne Aldrich tariff BIN Is
largely responsible for the enhanced price
Of many Of the neressaries Of life Com
Trusting tie delay ID reporting the Ell
kins resolution with the dispatch 81
bringing % the Lodge measure, Mr.. Stone
declared that there bad been "a vast
amount ri monkey business in connec-
ton with the consideration of the sub.
iectr Saying be lad been greatly puz
zled 70 know the meaning OF the method
Of proceeding, he declared that Il had
ihe complexion d a purpose to conceal
rather than to discover"
Il not why, he asked did the Repub
Ican members 81 tie finance committee
come rushing headlong into This business
aad exhibit ar weening anxiety 10
nke charge Of the proposed inquiry If
tie remarkable things done here have
given to this business the sinister aspect
Of scheme on the part Of certain SEN
ators to organize a committee that would
start IN primarily to hold the Payne
Aidrich tafi8 law blameless for ihe evils
the country complains 81 then Che SEN
ator from Massachusetts, and Bis Repab.
lean associates 81 Che finance commits
sion have only themselves to blame.
rs it the purpose Of the great sem.
ators who have thrown themselves into
this breach he proceeded, to put the
proposed investigation under the control
Of senators who we're chiefly instrument.
Al IL framing the new law and most
concerned ii exempting It from all re-
sponsiblity from The higher prices, which
have followed is enactment A deep.
laid apprehension 10 that effect has been
expressed BY many newspapers and BY
many people in different parts Of the
country"
re said he knew oF nothing which
stood III such great need Of coating 0f.
vhitewash AZ the tariff law Asserting
that there haa been 4 rapid enhancement
Of prices since the passage 81 the tariff
law, he declared that neither an increase
in the demand for food nor an increase
in the gold supply could explain these
advances in 20 short a time
This point was made in response tel
suggestions IN recent speech By Sen
ator Lodge and quoting one 81 the Massa-
chusetts senators remarks concerning
the gold standard. Nr Stone declared
that it must have been taken from one
OF the 1896 speeches o. Mr. Bryan.
On al probability Mr.. stone con
tinued, Mr. Lodge would head the com
mittee Of investigation and Mr.. Stone
expressed apprehension that that senator
would hesitate to follow out any line of
inquiry which might substantiate Score.
tary Wilson's contention that American
food products are sold more cheaply
abroad chan ia the United States.
Mr.. Stone quoted from letters and
newspapers to show general increase
il the necessaries Of life since the enact
ment Of the Payne-Aldrieh bin. Among
the letters was one from q St. Louis