Las Vegas optic., 1913-05-15
RFDFIFLD HAS SAID so.
SECRETARY OF coMMERcE'S RE-
MARKS CAUSE A DEBATE
in THE LOWER HOUSE.
mr.. MONDELL ROASTS him
RESPONSE is MADE BY CHAIR
MAN UNDERWOOD, AUTHOR
OF THE NEW MEASURE

Washington, May Secretary
Redfield's broad intimation to bust
ness that the federal government
would Investigate cuts in wages that
looked like reprisals for the passage
OF the tariff bill, brought a sharp
eross-fire of argument today between
Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee and Represen-
tative Mondell republican, of Wyom-
ing, during the brief session of the
house.
Secretary Redfield's remarks,
which caused the incident, were in
a speech here last night before the
employing photographers.
Mr. Mondell declared Representa-
tive Underwood's statement that
wage cuts would be investigated.
could be forgiven because it was
maze in the heat Of debate. secre-
tary Redfield had no such excuse, he
said.
Every right minded citizen CON
tinued Mr.. Mondeli. hopes for the
favorable conduct of the country S
industries, but know Of no Jaw
which says any man shall continue to
give employment to labor under adj
verse conditions and continue his
business at loss"
The democrats, he declared, were
revising the tariff with the people in
most favorable frame of mind, and
it was ungracious to warn manu-
facturers that unless they continue
their business at a possible loss, they
would be investigated to satisfy the
high and mighty secretary of com
merce.
The situation is just this re-
Joined Mr.. Underwood, amid the
democratic applause IF you look
through the tariff hearing you will
find statement after statement of
manufacturers that if a democratic
/ house reduced the tariff in the in
terests Of the people, they would take
the reduction out Of the labor in the
4 factories and mills. Man after man
said what reduction you make will
come out Of labor We intend that
where these industries are making
enormous profits, and many of them
are, that those reductions shall come
out of the unreasonable profits, and
they shall not continue to make those
profits at the expense Of their labor.
"a short time ago you republicans
contended for a tariff board to ascer-
tain the facts, that industry and
labor might be safeguarded in max
ing tariff. Now that the machin-
cry has started to ascertain the facts
you run to cover; you show the
white feather, because you are afraid
Of fair investigation. We won't IN
terfere with labor, but when manu-
facturer says he is cutting wages be
cause Of tariff reductions, we wani
to know If he is telling the truth. 7
/ he is not and he is simply punishlns
labor, then the facts should be made
public. If he is telling the truth VIZ
want to know it. If we have made
mistake in any particular instance
we are not afraid to acknowledge ]
and correct it..
"win you promise" asked MI
Mondell, chat if any industry show
a loss, that loss will be repaired?
''When the bureau of commerce
finds, returned Mr. Underwood
ethat injury has been done. you ma,
be sure this side OF the house vii
stand ready to remedy the injury"
Senator Works declared there wa
no foundation for the statement tina
California beet sugar manufacturer
made exorbitant profits. Senate
a Thomas alluded to the anti-alieh ae
tation IN California and said he agree