Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-02
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TAKEN
Oranges Legal Advisers" in Fight
on Reciprocity Will Accept Them
EXPECT MANUFACTURERS TO PAY


WASHINGTON. June 1.-Public hearings
on the Canadian reciprocity bill practically
were concluded by the senate finance COM
mittee today and next Wednesday was
fixed as the time when vote will be
taken on reporting the measure.
No amendments other than that offered
by Senator Root on the paper clause will
have any chance for consideration, It was
said, by a member Of the committee. The
Root amendment II was added, will have
to be materially modified before it can be
accepted.
1t was decided to request officers Of the
Associated Press and American Newspa-
per Publishers association to appear next
Monday TO answer some questions In re-
gard to the paper and pulp sections Of the
agreement.
Lumber and wooden manufacturing In
terests. according to testimony given by
Joseph II. Allen of the firm of Allen &
Graham Of New York. offered to con-
tribute to the fight being made against
reciprocity by the National grange.
Mr.. Allen, whose firm is employed to
help the grange in its campaign, acknowI-
edged that William NJ. Wood, president Of
the American Wooden company; Arthur c.
Hastings, president of the American Paper
and Pulp association: Chester w. Lyman,
assistant to the president Of the Interna-
uonai Paper company and Leonard Bron-
son, general manager Of the National
Lumber Manufacturers association had
volunteered contributions to the fight
Whidden Graham OF this firm, which he
admitted was not law firm at all, not
withstanding the claim of N. p Hull, mas
ter OF the Michigan grange. that it was
employed as the farmers legal advisers,
was asked If any interests other than the
National grange contributed.
Manufacturers Expected to Pay.
I'VE have been promised nothing" he
replied, but we do expect that any manu-
facturer who is interested in this matter
and who appreciates what we are doing.
Will pay us for our work. If they do we
will be glad to take It,"
Senator Williams asked Mr.. Allen how IL
was that IL his firm had not done any,
thing for the lumber people or paper in
terests, that Messrs. Lyman, Bronson and
Hastings had offered to contribute To the
cause.
1t was voluntary on their part" replied
Mr.. Allen. He added that his firm would
receive contribution from anybody who
felt like contributing
When Mr.. Graham declined to answer
Senator Stone whether his firm was to be
paid for its work by any persons other
than the National grange, considerable
arose In the committee whether
Mr.. Graham should be compelled to
answer. 1t ended by giving Mr. Graham
his discretion as Senator Stone said his
questions were not for the purpose of dis
crediting the National grange as an organi-
zation, but to ascertain IL any of Its Of
Ulcers were using It in the name of the
farmers to promote special interests which
the national body had never considered.
Hired to Influence Liquidation.
Mr.. Graham acknowledged his firm had
been 'employed1tn the past by manufactur-
Ing concerns to further or oppose legisIa-
ton. "a --.,, -
e He instanced the good roads movement
In which he said the pay came from auto
mobile manufacturers and carriage makers
and the fight against denatured alcohol
when the pay came from a manufacturers
fund, contributed by the Distiueries'
Security company, the Danbury Hat COM
pany and several furniture makers.
did you ask manufacturers or suggest
to them that they contribute to the ex-
penses Of the campaign against recipro-
city," asked Senator Stone.
To such as came to me-" said Mr. Allen,
II told them it would be a hard fight, but
up to date only one manufacturer actually
has given any money"
Mr.. Allen denied he was connected in
any way with the American Protective
Tariff league, but said the league had
asked him for the names of the grange
masters which request was referred to Mr.
Bachellder and refused. Mr.. Galiinger
said he had furnished the league with
partial list.
Mr.. Allen said the agreement with the
grange as TO pay was not very inviting
and that they would be glad to get out
without a deficit.
Replying to question by Senator Kern,
he said the grange will pay the expenses
of the campaign and a compensation
you mean, do you not" said Senator
Smoot, that at present your expenses have
run about 5000 behind what you have
receivedf'
Yes, that was the deficit" answered Mr.
Allen.