Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-16

IN tne gallery listening closely was Jo-
seph p. Tumulty. secretary to the Presi-
dent. who went to the Capitol to hear
the reply of the anti-free sugar demo-
Gratis who for two DAYS have been assail-
ing the sugar schedule which President
Wilson declared will not be compromised
II he can help it,
Senator James declared that the plat
form adopted at the Baltimore conven-
ton approved the course of the demo-
cratic House in the last session of Con-
gress. and that 1t included approval of
the Underwood free sugar bill, He read
a paragraph from the democratic cam
paign text book approving 1.-THE excel
lent record of the House in placing sugar
on the free list
Denies Wilson Is Free Trader.
Senator Ransdell asked II President
Wilson had not declared I'm speech at
Pittsburgh that he did not stand for free
trade
Senator James replied that the Presi-
dent was not a free trader, and that the
proposed bill. calculated to raise $780,
OOOOUO in revenue. was not a free-trade
bill.
IF you say President Wilson is a free
trader because he favors free sugar." de-
manded Senator James did you call
yourself a free trader when you voted
for free bread and free shoes?"
Senator Ransdell denied he was free
trader, and asked IL the democratic ma
tional committee had not instructed its
orators In the west not to discuss free
sugar, and also IL the party would not
have been defeated If they had discussed
il there.
Il know the Chicago headquarters so
instructed Representative Aswell of
Louisiana" he declared.
Defines Legitimate Industry.
Senator James referred to the point
l~
President Wilson and the platform had
declared against tariff reductions
which would injure any legitimate in
dustry.
by Legitimate industry in the plat
FORM" said the Kentucky senator, lis
meant industrially legitimate and COM
merclally legitimate industry. 1t does
not refer TO an industry which has had
125 years of government aid and pro-
lection and is yet unable to take care
Of itself.
Senator James eloquently praised
President Wilson's stand for free
sugar.
IF William II. Taft had had half the
courage of Woodrow Wilson he would
have vetoed the Payne-Aldrich bill and
oonfres would have been burned on every
hillside in his honor and. in my opinion,
ne would have been reelected.
Vote on Hearings at 4 O'Clock.
President Wilson says he is in favor
of free sugar and free wool and wants
no compromise At Pittsburgh he mere
1y said he did not want to destroy any
legitimate industry. / challenge you to
find anybody TO whom Woodrow Wilson
ever said he was not in favor of free
sugar"
Senator Ransdell inquired if he con-
sidered the sugar business of the south
and west as legitimate.
Legally, but not economically" re-
piled Senator James.
The Senate met an hour earlier than
usual today so that both democrats
and republicans might speak before a
vote was taken on the question Of pub
lie hearings on the tariff bill. Under
an agreement the vote was TO be taken
at o'clock. Chairman Simmons of
the finance committee was confident
that hearings would be refused and
some republican leaders were inclined
TO agree with him.
Panics Not Due to Tariff.
During the tariff debate yesterday aft
ernoon Senator Thomas of Colorado dis
cussed the prospect of business depres-
sion should the Underwood bill become a
law. He declared that no panic In the
history of this country was ever caused
by an attempt to revise the tariff In
support of this he read from a magaz zine
article alleging that the panic of 1893
was brought about by banking interests
which desired the repeal of the Sherman
silver purchase act According to this
article, circulars We're sent from New
York TO national banks insisting that
they retire part of their circulation and
call in 30 per cent OF their loans, with
the object OF forcing Congress to pass it's
legislation.
Senator Root asked II the circular was
signed and Senator Thomas said IL was
not and added: The senator from New
York knows perhaps better than / do
where 1t came from" Senator Root said
ne was surprised that the senator from
Colorado should make such charges In
the Senate upon a communication appar-
emily unsigned.
An offer Of $3.50 for the name of any
Vermont banker who received this cir
cular was made to Senator Thomas Dy
Senator Page of Vermont, who is him.
self president of a national bank Sena-
tor Lane Of Oregon said he knew Of a
banker who had received such a commu.
nicauon, but refused to give his name.
Senator Smoot of Utah produced figures
showing that the circulation of money
had Increased steadily from lepl to 1896
Replies to Senator James.
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana replied to
a -taternent made by Senator Ollie James
of Kentucky during the debate Wednesday
in which the senator from Kentucky as
serted that the democratic platform
favored free sugar. Senator Ranecell de-
clared that Senator James had failed to
read the entire matter in the platform
dealing with legislation by the last Con-
gress. and that II he had done SO IL would
have been shown conclusively that the
platform did not indonse free sugar OF
the free sugar bill passed by the House
at us last session. He read a letter pre-
pared by Representative Broussard OF
LOUISIANA Who was a member of the sub.
committee OF eleven of the platform com.
mittee at Baltimore, in which Mr.
Broussard had said:
Nowhere IN the platform can there b,
fouid any intimation that the Underwood
free sugar bill met with either the an
prevail OF the subcommittee of eleven O.
Of the committee on platform, or In reso
lutions adopted by the convention itself
as contended by the senator from Ken
lucky"
Senator Williams of Mississippi aske,
II Senator Ransdell would accept a y
per cent reduction In the duty on sugar
TO take effect Immediately and to con
fIpue I'm effect instead of "A u per cen