Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-10
Opposition Voiced to Report
inc Bill From Finance COM
mittee Without Allowing
Public Hearings to be Held,
SUGAR SCHEDULE IS
CENTER OF CONTEST
William Alden Smith Predicts
Destruction of Beet Indus
try and Subsequent Monop-
oily by Big RetnerieS,

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Washington. May Republicans
of the senate leaped eagerly into
their fight against the Underwood
tariff bill when II was brought over
from the house today. and prccipitat-
ed an issue by attempting to over
ride the decision Of the democrats TO
consider the measure without public
hearings
Forerunnlng the assault that the re-
puhlicans propose to wage against the
schedules from agate 10 zinc. Senator
Penrosc sought to have the hill re-
ferred to the finance committee with
Instructions for public hearings after
Senator simmons. chairman OF the
committee. had moved for reference
without Instructions.
Action was deferred when the sem
ate adjourned until Tuesday, several
republican leaders predicting that
they would win their contention and
that public hearings would he forced
over the heads Of the finance commit
tee. Democratic leaders however dis
puted this prediction
Speaking ON the penrose amend
ment Senator william Alden smith,
of Michigan in a vigorous appeal for
consideration of the bin in the open
instead OF In "the darkness and
gloom Of the committee room, as
sailed the tariff bill lie declared that
IL would result IN a repetition Of dark
DAYS" that followed the Wilson bin
that the sugar industry would be
ruined. that other Industries would
suffer. and that already business was
falling off rapidly throughout tho
country.
Charging that free sugar IN three
years would give the American Sugar
Refining company and the Federal
Sugar Refining company an option
which they would foreclose on the
property or the beet sugar interests,
their only domestic rivals. Senator
Smith declared that the beet sugar
industry Ia which 1900 persons in
Michigan alone, were Interested, would
be wiped out
IF the American Sugar Refining
company and the Federal Sugar Re-
filming company said Senator Smith,
have made an alliance with the dem
ocratic party it is an unholy alliance.
Men who have not shirked In commit
ting crimes to Increase the volume Of
their business and who are now re-
spending to the will of the law. make
very poor allies for any political par
IT,"
Senator Thomas read an article
from Troy n. y. newspaper in
which an employe of shirt company.
which declared that concern had al
ready threatened to reduce wages and
in other ways had attempted 10 coerce
it's workers To use their Influence
against the Underwood bill
Speaking for myself said Senator
Thomas, i want TO sav here and now
that tactics OF this sort VIII produce
any but desired results I believe that
anyone that resorts 30 the line of con
duct that It's employees may be coerced, \
should meet the result of having /
placed on the free list every article
that enters into It's line Of business
~ think If little less than brazen T
said Senator Smith, of T
Michigan, answering Mr. Thomas. I
FOR the senator from Colorado to
make these statements and say that
shall not be allowed to
complain about the burdens put upon 4
.hem by this biz. II YOU think by your
threats you can force silence on the
part of employers Of labor, you are
While Senator Smith kept the
floor, Senators Reed. James smoot,
Work. Thomas and Hitchcock entered
into an argument that turned away
from sugar to the manufacture Of
and then back again to
sugar.
Senator James said he would pre-
Ter to have the sugar monopoly
bought by money from the treasury
IF the United states than to give II
permission to continue Ito rob the
people"
Senator Thomas got into an argu
nent again by stating that Assyrians,
Japanese, Chinese and Mexican poems
md other foreigners were employed
n the western beet fields and that the
usual wage paid was about 30 cents a
lay. Senator Smoot denied this,
Senator Hitchcock wanted TO know
Why the furniture manufacturers Of
Michigan were afraid Of the proposed
ariff on their products and Senator
smith replied that they feared com
,etitlon with furniture bullt in Europe
With cheaper labor.