The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-06-08
LIE IS PASSED IN
RECIPROCITY QUIZ
McCumber Accuses Herman Rid
der of Telling FaIsehood.
BIAS IN REPORTS ALLEGED
New York Publisher Argues for Agree
ment as Means of Escape From
the "CIutches of the
Paper Trust"

Washington, June 6.-Public hear
ings on the Canadian reciprocity bill
were concluded by the senate finance
committee, epresentativ@re of the
American Newspaper Ri't theirs as
ISOLATION and of the sh you, d Press
being the last to ayive you are the
committee. Se good idt
Secretary of Sta hsferring ourhe re-
quest of Senator .airket That been
asked to explain taut off any mittee
whether the Root amendment to the
paper section of the bill, providing
that it shall not be in force until the
president is satisfied and has issued {
proclamation to the effect that paper
and wood pulp are being admitted
free into all the provinces of Canada,
is in full accord with the agreement
as understood by the commissioners
from both countries who prepared the
treaty On Wednesday the commit
tee will take up the bill in executive
session to discuss committee action.
Newspaper Men Answer Queries.
DUH T1SIludll nluuSI, Until lCNShl-
ly president of the American Newspa-
per Publishers association, and Mel
vile E. Stone, general manager OF
the Associated Press, testified in an
swer to queries from various senators
that in their opinion no effort had
been made by the newspapers of the
country to present only one side OF
the reciprocity agreement, to color
their reports on the question or to
suppress any facts which were of
news value.
The chief interest which the news
papers of the country have in the
matter, Mr.. Ridder told the commit
tee, is their desire to free themselves
from the paper manufacturers monop-
oily, which now, he added has the pub
fishers at it's mercy. The readers Of
the country would benefit by cheaper
paper as we'll as the publishers, he
declared, because the money saved
on paper could be used to furnish a
larger and better news service.
McCumber Attacks Rdder
Mr.. Ridder acknowledged that the
publishers association had sent out
bulletins and letters urging the pas
sage of the reciprocity measure. "But
I would not have favored the meas
ure," he said "if had not thought
it would be of benefit to the country
as a whole, independent of my inter
est in it as a newspaper publisher"
Mr.. Ridder had OF proceeded far
when Senator McCunber of North
Dakota startled the committee by
challenging one of his statements as
an absolute falsehood" The sena-
tors action brought quick protest
from Senators Stone and Bailey, who
declared that witnesses should not be
insuted.
Senator McCumber then agreed to
have his remark changed so as to
make it read that what Mr.. Riddcr
said was "unfounded."
Tells of Paper MonorcIy.
When Mr.. Rider attacked the pa.
per monopoly which he said limited
the output, fixed the price and told
a publisher where he must buy his
paper, both Senators McCumber and
Bailey, opponents of the bill, de-
clared If there was such a monopoly
they wanted to see it prosecuted by
the government.
To Senator Stone of Missouri Presi-
dent Taft again made 1t clear that he
is opposed to any amendment what
soever to the Canadian reciprocity
agreement.