The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-05
Representative Hill of Con-
necticut POurS Hot Shot Into
Democratic Measure.
PARTISAN COMMENT
ENLIVENS SPEECH
FOcht of Pennsylvania Predicts
IN Early Invasion of Mexico
by United States.

WASHINGTON. May Mot since the
Republican guns were unlimbercd against
the Democratic free list bill by Minority
Leader Mann, more than q week ago, has
the debate In the house developed such ar
attack on the measure as was made to-
day by Representative Hid OF Connecti'
cut, Republican member OF the ways
and means committee and one OF lht
leading Republican advocates of the Ca
madam reciprocity bill
Mr.. Hill asserted that the bill devised
by the Democratic leaders. removing the
tariff duties from many food products and
manufactured articles, was so crudely
drawn and so indefinite In Its terms that
no estimate could be made for the reve-
nues II would cut off. or OF the effect II
would have on business and commerce.
He said that instead OF 100000 reduc-
ton In revenue as the Democrats eX.
pected, IL might be made reduction OF
$50, 900, 600, and that Its effect upon busl-
ness would be to transfer many flourish
ing industries to Europe
You intended to hit the trusts" said
Mr Hin to the Democrats. You will
wake UP TO find you have in fact helped
the trusts; taken away the revenues OF
the government. and put the money Into
the pockets OF the people whom you claim
TO be helping"
Great Loss to Labor.
Mr.. Hill explained that the Information
al Harvester company, the large sewing
machine companies and other nanufac-
turers would be able under the Demo
cratic bill, to manufacture parts OF their
machines cheaper abroad. and bring them
into 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 bill
was so general in terms as to admit al
most anything free OF duty. Woolen
goods. all kinds of wire, all sorts OF fab
rlcs. zinc, lead. pig iron. were among the
things mentioned
Mr.. Fill particularly attacked the bill
for making many manufactured products
free OF duty, like shoes, harness and sad-
dlery. while leaving duty against the
raw materials that American manufac-
turers have TO import, Fle said also that
In attempting to make free OF duty the
bagging used to wrap cotton bales. the
Democratic bill would let in free the
bagging used by the fertilizer trust, by
the cement mills Of the United States and
by other monopolies. which would make
no corresponding reduction in prices to
consumers.
Chairman Underwood Of the ways and
means committee inierjected that Mr..
HIS whole argument was from the
standpoint OF the American manufacturer
that the real purpose of the bill was ITO
reduce prices and cost of living for the
American people"
Corporations Would Control.
Mr.; Hill said that the reductions would
in almost every case be taken up by
markets. The speech was enlivened by
many Interruptions and much partisan
comment from both sides Of the house.
Mr.. Focht of PENNSYLVANIA. also against
the bill. had an amusing tllt with Mr..
Sims OF Tennessee. who objected to Mr..
Focht's statement that the tariff debate
in the extra session was costing the
country $4,000 a minute. Mr.. Sims said
the expense TO the country would be the
same whether the house were in session
OF not M ;.
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 Mr..
You claim that and everything in
sight" said Mr.. Focht.
Who owns the White house," persist
ed Mr. Sims.
You act as II YOU did" Mr.. Focht
retorted. and you act as. though YOU
really had the president now. l believe
YOU have discounted Democratic success
for sixteen years ahead. but you are en-
tirely mistaken. The optimism OF these
Democrats reminds me OF the man who
jumped of the thlrty-second story of the
got down TO about the fifteenth floor he
shouted I'm all right so far but wher
he landed on the sidewalk there was not
enough left of him TO hold post
n1ortem. and so IT Will he with you wher
you hit the sidewalk In 1872
Predicts Invasion of Mexico
Mr.. Focht predicted an early invasion
OF Mexico. saying an army officer hac
told him. that the army was going over
the Mexican border "to stay"
II would not think that the president
would object" Mr., Focht said 1--WE
have been absorbing everything they dit
not want in Europe for years and years
We have taken as stock I'm trade wha
nobody wanted in the Philippines-an
other white mans burden. We added &
little more down here in the Yves
Indies. Why couldn't we occupy soma
thing that ls worth something and wher'
we could be OF some great good 10 some
body?
IT am not a soldier Of fortune" hi
said. 81 do not expect 10 be at the ieat
OF the army, but I believe this will h,
mighty interesting question before th'
house adjourns"
Mr.. Focht contended that the Unitet
States wanted empire and il was abou
TO follow the lure OF gold and tile cal