Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-11
NOT BEGGING FAV0RS,
SENATOR HOLLIS SAYS
Declares New England viii Be
Satisfied With Democratic
Tariff Bill.

Declaring that the democratic tar1ff
bill does not discriminate against New
England, and that the reductions in the
cotton schedule are fully justified, Sen
ator Hollis Of New Hampshire today
made vigorous reply to the charges of
Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island.
MY constituents as whole, have no
sympathy with the provincial doctrine
that New England must be coddled or
protected at the expense Of the south and
the west, said Senator Hollis when
her public men in years past have beg
ged for special tariff privileges at the
nations Capitol she has been misrep-
resented
Senator Hollis said that the democratic
party was keeping its pledge for down
ward revision Of the tariff. with material
reduction on the necessaries Of life, with
articles needed by the farmer on the
free list with trust-made articles also
on the free list and with raw materials.
such as wool. lumber and iron ore made
free of duty. Senator Hollis said that
the pending bill Is protective In certain
features. He gave two reasons for this
second, because the democrats are pledg-
ed not to injure or destroy legitimate
industries. He declared that the sugar
industry OF the south was not a legiti-
protection 1t cannot support itself.
Step Toward Revenue Tariff.
Certain republican senators from the
west claim that the cotton industry re-
ceives too much protection under this
bill: but let these senators remember
that we are now taking nearly first
step toward revenue tariff. But even
as the first step. we have made a re-
duction on the whole cotton schedule
from 1876 per cent ad valorem to 20. 4
per cent ad valorem, a reduction Of IS
per cent"
Senator Hollis said that the repub-
leans had first argued for protection
country. Now that these industries
have grown to mammoth proportions,
the republicans are arguing that unless
protective duties are obtained the
be cut The republicans ask when
protest is made against the protective
duties: do you want American work
men reduced to the level of the pauper
labor of Europe" Senator Hollis said
that the Lawrence strike had gone far
to shake the confidence of the Ameri-
can people in the idea that the en-
ployes OF the cotton mills were reap
ing. any benefit from the protective
tariff.
Not Shared With Workers.
Behind the wall of the protective
tariff, said Senator Hollis, the cotton
manufacturers of New England have
amassed huge fortunes, but none OF
them has been generous enough to
raise wages or decrease the hours of
labor unless compelled by strikes or
BY law to do so. He declared that these
manufacturers have not tamely sub
mitted to wholesome regulations; that
they have interfered with legislation;
that they have escaped just taxes by
controlling boards of assessors: that
they have controlled local courts and
police officials.
I'm a recent contest in New England
for United States senator said Sena-
tor Hollis" certain democratic members
of the legislature CHANGED to be en-
ployes Of a great textile corporation.
These democrats were waited upon at
their homes and were requested by
their employer not to vote for the can
didate of the democratic caucus. what
sort of claim have men like this to
special favors at the hands OF a demo-
cratic Congress-
Senator Hollis declared the cotton
manufacturers pay huge dividends and
starvation wages.
The bill dealing with duties on cot
ton manufactures introduced in the
House last year by former Representa-
tive E. J. Hill Of Connecticut, repub-
lican and protectionist Senator Hollis
said, contained rates lower than those
Mr.. Hill must have smiled when he
read in his morning paper that his
friend from Rhode Island. Mr.. Lppitt.
had characterized the cotton schedule
in the Underwood bill as revolution
ary," said Senator Hollis.