The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-28
The Cabinet Devotes Entire
Meeting TO This Phase
of Situation
NUMEROUS PROTESTS
HAVE BEEN FILED
Reported That German Ambassador
Will Bring to Washington Protest
Against Import Provision.
Tits Between Democrats

washington, MAY 27.--Charman Sim
mons of the Senate finance committee
will call at the state department tomor-
row to discuss with Secretary Bryan the
perplexng problems which have arisen
because Of foreign protests to administra
tive features of the tariff bin. Nearly the
entire time of today's cabinet meeting
was devoted to this phase o. the situa-
ton.
Senator simmons after arranging to-
day for a conference with the Secretary
of state, admitted that numerous pros
tests had been filed with the committee
from Germany, France, Great Britain and
other countries He said that before
the committee took action relating to
them. the whole question would be thor
oughly discussed with the state depart
ment.
Might Abrogate Treaties
Complaints have been made that GER
tain clauses of the Underwood bill would
abrogate treaties with foreign countries.
1t was reported that the German ann
bassador would soon bring to Washing.
ton protest against the provision which
would grant a 3 per cent discount in the
tariff on imports in American owned or
controlled vessels. There have been in
TINA tions that President Wilson would
not object to an elimination of this pro-
vision which is said to be held by Ger
many to violate the commerce and navi-
CATION treaty of 1928. Ambassador JUS
serand of France also has lodged pro
tests which the finance committee chair
man and state department heads will
discuss.
Hearings Close
Tariff hearings by the Senate finance
sub-commttees which have been in pro-
gress for nearly a month, closed tonight
and tomorrow will begin the actual WORK
of revising the schedules as they came
from the House With the close of the
hearings the tariff became the subject Of
discussion in the Senate. enlivened b.
references to President Wilson's denun-
citation Of tariff lobbyists and another tilt
between democratic senators on the
sugar nuestion,
Senator Thomas attacked the over
capitalization of the beet sugar compan-
les" declaring that the S500OO,000 capt
talization of the companies in Colorado
was S30, ,00O,0 900 water, upon which they paid
dividends on the ''preferred and watered
stock and that one of the companies
had surplus in excess of Si0O0O,000.
Michigan beet sugar company had a capi-
talization Of more than SO. 100000, S5, 900, ,000
of which was scheduled as good will
Senator Thornton of Louisiana spoke of
remarks made by Senator MARITIME, refer
ring to the Louisiana senators as ''ca-
lamity howlers" Senator MARITIME replied
that he had not meant to reflect upon
the Louisiana senators.
But" Senator MARITIME continued, 81
deny the right of the senator's from
Louisiana to come to the people of New
Jersey and demand that we shall hold
them up by the chins to keep their heads
above water You have known for a long
time what was coming and why in
heavens name haven't YOU adjusted your |
selves? If you can't grow sugar, grow
something else
Part of the republican programme for |
debating the tariff bill in the Senate was |
outlined today.
More than twenty senators have long
speeches in preparation Senator La
Toilette plans to talk for a week on many
features of the bill