Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-11
Al Hearing Wednesday by The
Senate Finance Committee.
'Ex-GOv. Strange Of Wisconsin
Den0unCeS The Measure.
Holds President Up as Man Forsak
en- by Majority of Own Party.

Washington, May 10.-Sayage at
tacks on the Canadian reciprocity bill
marked today's hearing on that meas
ure by the Senate finance committee.
Farmers from the border states, fisher
men from Gloucester, Mass, manufac
turers of wire cloth for paper making
and manufacturers of book, wrapping
and news print paper, all poured forth
their protest against the mea sure.
Probably the most vehement out
burst occurred when EX-Gov. John
Strange of Wisconsin, who was intro
duced as representing paper manufac-
turers and the boards of trade of Nee
nah and Menasha, Wis., addressed the
committee. He turned from criticism
of the bill to criticism of the Ameri-
can Publishers Association and its re-
lated organization The Associated
Press and finally senator Penrose ask
ed him to limit his remarks to his
specific objection to the bill.
Mr.. Strange characterized the bill
as "cowardlys and as lacking love of
country. and produced at the behest of
the greatest trust in the world" He
said that Congress would not be in
session today considering the bill IF
it had not been for this combination
in restraint of trade"
When a man who occupies an ex-
allied position listens to such demar ds
for fear of failure of reelection rather
than to the welfare of his nation, it is
time to stop" he exclaimed.
why should the secretary of state
be influenced to become an auxiliary
10 the purchasing department of the
newspaper trust of the country?' he
asked.
ITO what trust do you refer?" in
quired Sen. Stone.
The newspaper trust, the most vici-
Gus in the world" responded the wit
ness.
We'll. you manufacturers have an
association" suggested Sen. Stone.
1T is only social, like the lawyers
responded Mr. Strange. 1T is not to
control prices. but is for the purpose
of defence"
The witness contended that the
purpose of the alleged newspaper
trust was to monopolize news through
the incorporated Associated Press.
Judge Charles p. Moore of New York
for the book manufacturers character
iHttl lIie measure DIS Il SltIi llZtN Val It.
" of reciprocity that really does not
reeiprocate"
J. T. Carey. president of the 1nterna-
tional Brotherhood of Paper Workers,
ard Barnard Bensen of Kalamazoo,
opposed the bill. on behalf of paper mill
workers
Huy Cunningham and Thomas J. Car
roll of Gloucester. Mass, filed a brief in
opposition TO the bill on behalf of the fish
industry.
Frank W. CabeI of New York. on be-
half of wire cloth manufacturers, told the
committee that they would be seriously
injured because their patrons, the Amer
lean paper manufacturers, would lose
trade.
Annexation Of Canada instead of reel
proeity with that country was advocated
by George s. Ladd of the Massachusetts
state Grange. Mr.. Ladd argued against
any trade agreement, declaring If one
We're made il should be by annexation.
so that Canada should share the burdens
of the United States as well as enjoy
its benefits a number of representatives
of the farmers We're heard in opposition
to the agreement.
y. =. Huh, master of the Michigan
State Grange presented written protests
against the bill.
did you show that to the President, -
asked Sen simmons, referring to the re-
| cent interview of the farmers with the
President.
NO" said Mr.. Hull, "but we showed
him enough. And right here let me say
| when the President comes to understand
that the majority of his own party in the
House repudiates his reciprocity measure
and that it was passed only by the otneI
party, he will have some CALLED spots"