Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05
WITNESS BEFORE RECIPROCITY
COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH
TELLING FALsEHoop.
CHARGE IS MODIFIED ON
DEMAND OF COLLEAGUES
Ridder, Of Publishers Association,
Wants Relief From Trusts During
His Lifetime and Therefore Offsets
to Waiting on Courts to Effect Re.
suIts-Taft Standing Pat.

w ooAAA6 SOAis uA0 O.~14 uc ScAd 70
finance committee today resumed
hearings on the Canadian reciprocity
bill. Herman Ridder, until recently
president Of the American Newspapers
Publishers Association. being called to
the witness chair. Mr.. Ridder had not
proceeded far when Senator McCunb-
er, of North Dakota, startled the COM
mittee by challenging one Of his state
ments as an absolute falsehood."
Senator McCumber's action brought
a quick protest from Senators Stone
and Bailey. who declared that wit
nesses should not be insulted.
Expursed From Record.
Mr. Ridder had made the statement
that newspapers Of the country and the
pubNshers association had not at
tempted to suppress facts or to color
stories sent from washington on the
subject Of reciprocity, when Senator
McCumber interrupted with his charge
Of falsehood. Several senators insisted
that Mr.. McCumber's remark should be
stricken from the record.
If any witness appearing before this
committee" said Senator Bailey "were
to imply that some senator had told
falsehood. 4 would insist that 1t would
be stricken from the record"
Senator McCumber agreed to have
his remark changed 50 as to have 1t
read that what Mr.. Rtdder said was
"unfounded"
Other Interests Benefited.
Mr.. Rddder in reply to questions OF
members Of the committee declared
that he. as president of the publishers
association, had sent out word to the
members Of the association telling
them the reciprocity agreement was OF
vital Importance.
'lBut / would not have favored tho
agreement" added Mr.. Riddsr. "if !
had not thought It would be OF good to
the whole country independent Of my
interest In it as q newspaper publish
err
In Clutches Of Paper Trust.
Mr.. Ridder declared that while he
was in favor of reciprocity as a whole
his reason as newspaper man FOR
urging its passage was so that he
might get out OF the clutches OF the
paper trust" which he said was rob-
bing the newspaper publishers of the
country.
Have you ever made an effort"
asked senator bdISS, " AoNS eAo
paper trust punished by the depart
ment Of justice?"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Rfdder. " had
f1fty-two paper makers in New York
indicted and they paid $4,000 each.
These were manufacturers Of various
kinds Of paper. altho it has not been
possible as yet to prove legally that a
white paper trust exists. Mr.. Wallack.
vice president Of the International
Paper Company, swore before the
Mann paper committee that there was
no combination Of any sort. altho re-
ports were being made to him every
month as to what the various paper
mills Of the country were doing.
No Trust Masnate in Jail.
"would you be satisfied" asked
Senator Hepburn, "if the paper trust
were punished in some other way than
by the passage of the reciprocity
agreement"
II want help during my lifetime"
said Mr. Ridder. II have not yet seen
any trust maSnate go to jail. favor
the measure so that I may buy paper
in the open market do not intend II
] can help it, to let the paper trust die
tate to me what must pay for paper"
Mr. Ridder said he was opposed to
| all trusts.