Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-06
NORTH DAK0TAN
INSULTS RIDDER
Senator McCumber Accuses Pr NN,N
of Telling Falsehood ,fSNNSN
Stand. v
STONE AND BAILEY PROTEST
Say Witnesses Should Have Same
Treatment as Committee.
RIDDER TELLS OF HIS CAMPAIGN
Asserts Newspaper Publishers Have
Not Colored Reports.
MMEBER RoUsED BY STATEMENT
Senate Finance Committee Has Lively
Session when Reciprocity Ques-
tion Comes Up for Con-
alteration.
STONE AND BAILEY PROTEST
Say Witnesses Should Have Same
Treatment as Committee.
.IDDER TELLS OF HIS CAMPAIGN
Asserts Newspaper Publishers Have
Not Colored Reports.
MMEBER ROUSED BY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, June 5-The senate
finance committee today resumed hearings
on the Canadian reciprocity bill, Herman
Ridder. until recently president OF the
American Newspaper Publishers associa-
ton, being called to the witness chair. Mr..
Ridder had not proceeded far when Senator
McCumber of North Dakota startled the
committee by challenging one of Mr. Rid
der stttements as an absolute false
hood"
Senator McCumber's action brought q
quick protest from Senators Stone and
Bailey, who decla red that witnesses should
not be insulted. ..
Mr.. Ridder had made the statement that
newspapers OF the country and the Pub
fishers association had not attempted TO
suppress facts or to color stories sent
from Washington on the subject of rec
iprocity. Senator McCumber interrupted
with his charge of falsehood.
Several senators insisted that MIR. Nc
Cumber's remarks should be stricken from
the record.
Bailey Insists.
III any witness appearing before this
committee" said Senator Bailey, were to
imply that some senator mad told a false
hood l would insist that it be stricken
from the records."
Senator McCumber agreed to have his
remark changed so as to make 1t read that
he believed what Mr.. Ridder said was ''un-
founded"
Mr.. Rdder in reply to questions from
members Of tha committee declared that he
as president of the Publishers association
had sent out word to the members of the
association telling them the reciprocity
agreement was Of vital Importance.
But would not have favored the
agreement" added Mr.. Ridder, IF 1 had
not thought it would be of good to the
whole country independent of my interest
In 1t as newspaper publisher"
Trust is RObbing Newspapers.
Mr.. Ridder declared that while he was in
favor Of reciprocity as a whole his reason,
as a newspaper man. for urging it's pas
sage was SO that he might get out of the
clutches Of the Paper trust" which, he
said, was robbing the newspaper publishers
Of the country.
Have you ever made an effort" asked
Senator Bailey TO have the Paper trust
punished by the Department of Justice?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Ridder, Il had fifty
two paper makers in New York indicted
and they paid $1,000 apiece These were
manufacturers of various kinds of paper.
although it has not been possible as yet to
prove legally that white paper trust ex-
lists.
Mr.. Wallack, vice president Of the In
ternational Paper company, swore before
the Mann paper committee that there was
no combination of any sort, although re-
ports were being made to him every Mon
day as to what the various paper mills of
the country were doing"
Would you be satisfied" asked Senator
Hepburn, IF the Paper trust were pun.
ished in some other way than by the pas
sage Of the reciprocity agreement"
Il want help during my life time" said
Mr.. Ridder. II have not yet seen any trust
magnates go to Jail l favor the measure
so that I may buy paper in the open mar
ket l do not intend. II I can help It, TO
let the Paper trust dictate to me what
must pay for paper"
Mr.. Ridder said he was opposed to all
trusts.
Mr.. Bidder was still on the stand when
an early recess was taken to allow SEN
ators to vote on the election of a president
pro tempore. The hearing was continued
during the afternoon.