Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-05
Hill! Attacks
The Free List
CONNECTICUT MEMBER SAYS II
WILL HELP TRUSTS.
REDUCTION OF REVENUES
Congressman Declares 1t Would Reach
s5o,obo,ooo Would Drive Many
FIourishing Industries to Europe.

-I1ty IIIG
republican guns We're unlinbered
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
as was made today by Representative
Hill OF Connecticut a republican MEM
Der of the ways and means committee
and one of THO leading republican ad-
yocates of the Canadian reciprocity
bill.
Would Reduce Revenues $4,000.
Mr.. Hill said that the bill devised by
the democratic leaders, removing the
tariff duties from many food products
AMI manufactured articles, was SO
crudeiy drawn and SO indefinite in its
terms that no estimate could be made
of the revenues it would cut off or the
effect it would have on business and
commerce. He asserted that instead of
$40, 100000 reduction in revenue, as the
democrats expected it might make a
reduction of $o0,000.000, and it's effect
upon business would be to transfer
many fourishing industries to Europe.
Will Help the Trusts.
You intended to hit the trusts, -
said Mr.. Hill to the democrats. You
will wake up to find that you have in
fact helped the trusts: taken away the
revenues of the government and put
, the money into the pockets of the
the people whom you claim to be help
ing"
Mechanics and Skilled Labor VIII
Suffer.
Mr.. Hill explained that the Interna :
tiona1 Harvester Machine company, the
largest sewing machine companies and
other great manufacturers wohld be
able under the democratic bill 70 man
ufacture parts of their machines
al he.l oh a7a1 11-ira 10
this country to be assembled by cheap
labor here. Mechanics and skilled la
Dor would suffer loss of employment
he said.
Bill Too General in Terms
He said that the democratic bill was
so general in terms as to admit almost
anything free of duty. Wooden goods
all kinds of wire. all sorts of fabrics
zinc lead pig iron and number of
other things he specifically mentioned
Free Admission of Baggine for Trusts
Mr.. Hill particularly attacked the
bill for making many manufactured
products free of duty, like shoes har
| ness, saddlery and the like, while ii
left a duty against the raw materials
which American manufacturers have
to import. He said also that in at
tempting to make free of duty the bag
ging used to wrap cotton bales the
democratic bill would let in free the
bagging used by the fertilizer trust
the cement mills of the United States
Steel company and by other 1nonope-
lies which would give no correspond
ing reduction in prices to consumers.
Underwoods Explanation.
Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee interjected that
Mr. Hills whole argument was from
the standpoint Of the American manu-
facturers: that it's real purpose was
to reduce prices and cost of living for
the American people,
Frequent Interruptions.
Mr.. Hill said that the reductions
would in almost every case be taken
UP by the big corporations which con-
troll the markets. The speech was en-
livened by many Interruptions and
| much partisan comment from both
sides offhe house.
An Amusing Tilt.
Mr.. E'ccht of Pennsylvania also
against the bill, had an amusing tilt
with Mr. Sims of Tennessee, who OBJ
jected to Mr.. Fochts statement that
| the tariff debate in the extra session
was costing the country $4,000 min
ute Mr.. Sims said the expense to the
country would be the same, whether
the house was in session or not.
"Who Owns the White House?"
I'VE did not call the extra session.
retorted Mr. 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.
Nothing Left of Democratic Party in
1912
t+You act as if you did" returned
Mr.. F'ocht, "and you act as though you
really had the president now. I be-
Iieve you have discounted democratic
success for sixteen years ahead, but
you are entirely mistaken. The OPP
timism of these democrats reminds me
of the man who jumped off the 32d
story OF the Singer building in New
York. When he got down to about the
18th floor he hollered Tn all right Sc
fart but when he landed on the side
walk there was not enough left of him
to hold a post mortem upon. and so ii
viii be with vou when you hit the side
walk in 1912"
POISONED BITS OF BREAD