The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-05
Republican G u n S A r e
Unlimbered A gain S t
democratic Measure.
CRUDEL Y ORA WIN
is CHARGE MADE
Hill Declares That It May Re
duce Revenues $4,000, 900 and
Send Many of This Country's
Now Flourishing Indus
tries to Europe-Labor
to Suffer.

Washington, May Mot since the
opposlttons guns were numbered
against the Democratic free list bill
by Minority Leader Mann, over a week
ago, has the debate in the House de-
veloped such an attack on the measure
az was made today by Representative
Hill. of Connecticut. Republican
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. and one of the leading Re
publican advocates of the Canadian
reciprocity bill.
Mr.. Hill declared that the bill de-
"ised by the Democratic leaders re-
moving the tariff duties from many
food products and manufactured ar
ticles was so crudely drawn and so
indefinite in Its terms that instead of
$4,000. 900 reduction in revenue. as the
Democrats expected. 1t might make
reduction of S5000O,O00, and that IS
effect upon business would be 10 trans
fer many nourishing industries TO Eu-
rope.
Labor VIII Suffer.
Mr.. Hill explained that the Inter
national Harvester Ait.chine Company,
the largest sewing machine companies,
and other great manufacturers would
be able under the Democratic bill 10
manufacture parts of their machines
cheaply abroad and bring them into
labor here. Mechanics and skilled labor
would suffer loss OF employment, he
said. Mr.. Hill said that In attempting
to make free of duty the bagging used
to wrap up cotton bales, the Demo-
cratic bill would let In free the bag
ging used by the fertilizer trust. the
cement mills OF the United States Steel
Company, and by other monopolies
which would give no corresponding re-
tn N n N
Chairman Underwood. of the Ways
and Means Committee. interjected that
Mr. Hilfs whole argument was froin
the standpoint of he5American manu-
facturer; that the Bills purpose was ito
reduce prices and cost Of living for
the American people"
NJ. Hill declared that the reductions
would IN almost every case be taken up
BY the big corporations that control
the markets.
Mr. Focht of Pennsylvania. said that
the tariff debate in tho extra session
was costing the country $4,000 min
ute.
Mr. Sims, of Tennessee. retorted that
the expense to the country would be
the same whether the House were in
session or not.
Agreement With White House.
Eve did not call the extra session..
retorted MIR. Focht. You had to make
your agreement with the White House
that you would pass the reciprocity
bill"
Whose White House is it," asked
Mr.. Sims.
You claim that and everything else
in sight" said Mr.. Focht.
Who owns the White House?" per-
sisted Mr.. Sims.
You act as If YOU. did," returned Mr..
Focht and you act as though you
really had the President now. be-
lieve you have discounted Democratic
success for sixteen years ahead. but
you are entirely mistaken. The opti-
mism o, these Democrats reminds ME
of the man who jumped off the thirty
second story of the Singer Building In
New York. When he got down about
the fifteenth floor he hollered: I'm all
right so far but when lie landed on
tae SIDEWALK there was not enough left
of him to hold a post-mortem upon: and
so it will be with you when YOU hit
the sidewalk In 1912"