Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-15
SHARP CROSS fire
ON Tariff IN
THE HOUSE
REP. M0NDElL, OF WYOMING AND
Mr.. UNDERWOOD CLASH over
REPORTED Investigation ,OF
Big BUSINESS CONCERNS.
wilson FAv0RS FREE
WOOL and SUGAR

Washington, D. c., May 15.--Secre
tary Redfields broad intimation to
! business that the federal government
would investigate cuts in wages that
! locked like reprisals for the passage
| OF the tariff bill, brought out sharp
cross fire of speech today between
Chairman Underwood of the Ways and
| Means committee, and Representative
Mondell, Republican. OF Wyoming,
during the brief session of the house.
Secretary Redtield's remarks which
caused the incident were in a speech
here last night before The employing
lithographers.
Mr.. Mondell declared Representative
Underwood statement that wage cuts
would be investigated, could be for.
given because it was made in the heat
%. debate.
Secretary Redfield had no such eX
cuse, he said.
every rieht-minded citizen" con.
tinued Mr.. Mondell. "hopes for the fav-
vi uUlC SOlit'lSl VI lllC tOulill y .
tres, but ! know of no law which says
any man shall continue to give en-
ployment to labor under adverse con-
ditions and continue his business at
a loss
The Democrats, he declared, were
revising the tariff with the people in
n most favorable frame Of mind. and it
was "ungracious to warn manufactur-
ors that unless they continue their
business at possible loss, they will
be investigated to satisfy the high and
mighty secretary of commerce.
''The situation is just this rejoined
Mr.. Underwood, amid applause by the
Democrats: "If you look through the
tariff hearings you will find state
ment of manufacturers that if a
Democratic house reduced the tariff
in the interests of the people, they
would take the reduction out Of the
labor in the factories and mills.
lian after man said. What reduc |
ton You make will come out OF labor. !
We intend that where industries are
making enormous profits and many |
d them are, that reduction shall come /
out of the unreasonable profits, and !
hey shall continue to make those !
profits at the expense of their labor
lc more.
"A short time ago, you Republicans
for a tariff board to ascer-
ain the facts, that industry and labor
Iight be safeguarded in making
ariff Now that the machinery has
tarted to ascertain the facts you run
. cover, you show the white feather
,ecause yon are afraid of fair inves.
igation. We won't interfere with
abor, but when manufacturer says
IL is cutting wages because of tariff
cductions, we want to know If he is {
{ ling the truth. If he is not and he {
5 simply Furnishing labor, then the
acts should be made public. If he is {
ellng the truth we want to know it.
stance we are not afraid to acknowl
dge it and correct it."
will you promise interrupted Mr.
londell. that If any industry shows
loss, that loss will be repaired" ;
when the bureau of commerce
Eds" returned Mr. Underwood, that /,
Jury has been done, you may rest !
ssured this side of the house will :,
and ready to remedy the injury"
Wilson Stands Pat. u
President Wilson emphasized in a
;lk with the white house correspond. '.
ats today that he had absolutely no
tention of compromising on the ',
ool or sugar schedules, but that he
ood firmly and finally behind the
riff bill as it passed the house.
Washington, d. G., May 15.---When
le tariff bill came up in the senate
gain today there was wrangle over u
neither it or Senator Kern's reso- d
tion for an investigation of the "
lest Virginia coal strike situation Il
lould have the right of way. 0
Mr.. Kern finally agreed to defer his
solution until 5 o'clock. An agree
ent to vote on the question of pub
c hearings after five hours debate +
as about to be made by unanimous {
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