The Washington herald., 1913-06-08

lists between the small army of lobby
lists and representatives Of industries
here and those industries.
| Virtually all whose names have been
generally mentioned by Senators in CIV
ing the list of men who have talked with
them on the tariff have been subpoenaed
and the committee has a long list OF
men for whom summons will be issued
later. subpoena was issued yesterday
for r. d. Bowen, of Paris, Tex. Mr..
Bowen has been issuing circulars as
| chairman Of THE National Farmers
Union committee on the greater con-
sumption Of cotton" urging cotton plant
ers to use strong language with their
Representatives in demanding a higher
duty on cotton cloth.
Democrats Satisfied.
Democrats on the committee are well
satisfied with the results of the first
weeks probing The White House is sat-
isfied that President Wilson's broadside
against lobbying has been justified by
the disclosures SO far. Among the points
which the Democrats claim have been
brought out in substantiation of Presi-
dent Wilson'S statement of May IS are:
! That manufacturers and heads of in
dustTies acted in concert in sending their
representatives to Washington to protest
against the Underwood bill, in order to
spread the impression throughout the
country that the entire nation is up in
arms through alarm over the prospects
OF business depression.
That in order to give this impression
the semblance of substance. these rep
| resentatives have been kept in Washing
ton long beyond the limit of time neces-
ssry in which TO present their oral argu-
ments. talk to their own Senators, file
briefs. and depart.
That cotton. wool. sugar (producers),
and insurance interests have combined in
furthering campaign containing much
Misrepresentation, directed upon wash
ingtOn from all sections of the country,
through the medium of letters. tele-
grams, circulars, and resolutions ad-
dressed TO Senators. supposedly from
constituents. Such letters and commu-
nications have been conceived and
framed by a few men and distributed
among citizens for signatures. the sig
natures in some instances being
obtained through Misrepresentation.
threats, and other forms of coercion.
That financial obligations have been
used frequently to club citizens into pro-
testing against certain features Of the
tariff programme by special privilege
interests.
That threats of wage reductions have
been used to brighten labor unions into
protesting against features of the pro-
gramme, and that the labor lobby in
Washington has thus been turned into
the tool of the interests
That Democratic Senators have been
threatened with political humiliation III
they support the Underwood-Slmmons
bill
These are among the points which sup
porters of the administration claim to
have made in substantlation of the
charge that a large and insidiOus lobby
is working against the Underwood-SIm-l
mons bill. On the other hand. the Presi-
dent has been shown to have been mis-
informed when he located that lobby in
Washington. There has been a lobby
here, composed largely of men directly
interested in the bill. but the powerful
and nsidiOus lobby is concentrating Its
force on Washington from the outside.
The lobby here is smaller than any pre-
vious tariff lobby.
The Fight on Sugar.
In addition to this. il has been clearly |
established that the sugar producers in |
opposing free sugar have had to fight |
also a tremendous campaign which the |
refiners have been carrying on for years |
in favor of free sugar. This campaign |
is one with which the Democrats have
had nothing to do. but the effect has
been to aid President Wilson in his fight. |
The refiners' campaign. carried on I'M
der the leadership of Frank c. Lowry
and financed and directed by Claus
Spreckles and the sugar Trust has
been one involving a great deal of mis-
representation, such the President
protested against in his statement. The
literature has been put out as emanating
from a retail grocers' association. al
though the offices of the association"
and the Sugar Trust are Identical For
this assistance, however, the President
has been in no way responsible. nor has
he in any way sought to derive benefit
from it.
The possibility that the disclosures Of
interests in W ich Senators are involved
may aid the Democrats in getting the
tariff bill upon its final passage without
is being widely discussed in
1t was suggested that the
pressure from the country will be turned
strongly against any Senator voting on
an amendment involving an industry in
which he is financially interested.
The following shows the Investments
of Senators which are affected by the
tariff rates:
Coal-Catron of New Mexico: Fall of
New Mexico: Gofr of West Virginia, and
Root of New York.
Oil-Goff of West Virginia.
Lead-Catron of New Mexico; FAN Of
New Mexico, and Root of New York.
Iron ore-Stephenson Of Wisconsin.
Zinc-Catron and Fall of New Mexico.
Steel products-Jackson of Maryland.
Wool-Catron and Fall of New Mexico;
Shields of Tennessee: Smoot Of Utah.
and Warren Of Wyoming.
Cotton-Jackson of Maryland: johnson ]
Of Maine; Lippitt of Rhode Island; Sim
mons of North Carolina; Smith Of
Georgia, and Ransdell of louisiana
Timber-Simmons of North Carolina, i
and Stephenson of Wisconsin.
A number of Senators own farms, but !
with the exception of a few they are !
small holdings.
In justice to many of the Senators 1t !
must be said that they would not per-
nit their personal investments to infiu- {
.nce their vote. At the same time this |
will not lessen the force of a charge that /,
heir interests were responsible for at :