Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-05
WILL AID, NOT HINDER, TRUSTS
Combines Will Be Able to Use Cheap
Labor Abroad. &
,nL TOO GENERAL IN TERMS
Underwood Replies Real Purpose is to
Reduce Prices.
FOcHT AND SIMS HAVE TILL
FennsyIvsnisn Has Amusing Clash
with Tennessee Msn--ownership
of white House Moot
QucetlOH,

WASHINGTON May t-Not since the
Republican guns were yunlimbered against
the democratic free list bill by Minority
Leader Mann, more than q week aEo.
has the debate in the house developed such
an attack on the measure as was made to-
day by representative IIiu Of Connecticut.
republican member Of the ways and
means committee and one OF the leading
republican advocates of the Canadian reciS
procity bill
Mr.. Hill asserted that tho hill devised
ny the democrRCc leaders, removing the
tariff duties from many food products and
manufactured articles was so crudely
drawn and so Indefinite in it's terms that
no estimate could he made Of the revenues
Il would cut Off or the effect II would have
on business and commerce. lie said that
instead OF ilc,OOO0O reduction In revenue
as the democrats expected. It might make
a reduction OF &5O,OOO0O0 and that its effect
uron business would be to transfor many
flourishing Industries to Europe.
You intended TO hit the trusts said
Mr. I'm to the democrats, YOU will wake
up 20 find YOU have In fact halped the
trusts; taken away the revenues of the
government and put the mOney into tho
pockets of the trusts instead OF into the
pockets of the people whom you claim 10
be helping"
skilled Labor Would suffer.
Mr.. Hin explained that the International
Harvester Machine company. the large
sewing machine companies and other great
manufacturers would be able under the
democratic bill to manufacture parts Of
their machines cheaper abroad and bring
theminto this country to be assembled by
cheap labor here Mechanics and skilled
labor would suffer loss of employment he
said.
He declared that the democratic bin was
so general in terms as to admit almost
anything free Of duty. Wooden goods all
kinds OF wire, all sorts of fabrics Zine
lead and pig iron were among the things
he mentioned.
Mr.. Hin practically attacked the bill
; for making many manufactured products
free of duty, like shoes, harness saddiery
and the like, while leaving a duty against
the raw materials that American manu-
/ facturers have to import He said also
that in attempting 10 make free of duty,
the bagging used TO wrap up 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 other monopolles which would
give no corresponding reduction in prices
to consumers
! Chairman Underwood Of the ways and
means committee interjected that Mr.
! liilfs whole argument was from the stand
/ point OF the American manufacturer; that
the bilfs real purpose was TO reduce
prices and the cost OF living for the Amer
lean people" Mr.. HIN said that the re-
duetion would in almost every case be
taken up by the big corporations that
control the markets The speech was en-
livened by many interruptions and. much
partisan comment from both sides Of the
house
Y 'cFOcht and Sims Clash.
Mr. Focht of Pennsylvania, also against
the bill, had an amusing tilt with Mr.
Sims of Tennessee. who objected to Mr..
Fochts statement that the tariff debate
in the extra session was costing the coun-
try $4,000 minute, Mr.. Sims said the
expense to the country would be the same
whether the house were in session or not.
I'VE did not call the extra session" Mr..
Focht retorted.
You had to make your agreement with
the White House that you would pass the
reciprocity bill"
Whose White House is it?" asked MIR.
Sims.
You claim that and everything in sight, -
said MIR. Focht
who owns the White HouseT" persisted
Mr.. Sims.
you act as II YOU did" Mr.. Focht re-
turned "and YOU act as though you really
had the president now. / believe you have
discounted democratic success for sixteen
. wears ahead hut you are entfreIY mis-.