The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
Simmons Will Take Up
Matter With State
Department.
CONSIDERED AT
CABINET MEETING
Claim Made That Certain Clauses
of Underwood Bill Would
Abrogate Existing Treaties.
Hearings by Senate Finance
subcommittee Come
to End.

Washington, May 27-Chairman Sim
mons. Of the Senate Finance Committee,
will call at the State Department to-
morrow to discuss with Secretary
Bryan the perpicxing problems which
have arisen because of foreign pro-
tests to administrative features of the
tarin bills. Nearly the entire time OF
TO days Cabinet meeting was devoted
to this phase of the situation.
Senator Simmons, after arranging to-
day for n conference with the Secre-
tary OF State, admitted that numerous
protests had been filed with the com
mittee from Germany. France. Great
Britain and other countries. He said
that before the committee took action
relating to them, the whole question
would be thoroughly discussed with
the State Department.
Complaints have been made that
certain clauses of the Underwood bill
would abroRate treaties with foreign
countries. 1t was said that the Ger
man am bassador would soon bring to
Washington Il protest against the pro
vision which would grant per
cent discount IN the tariff on imports
in American owned or controlled YES
sells There have been intimations that
President Wilson would not object to
an elimination OF this provision, which
is said TO be held by Germany to vio-
late the commerce and naviga ton
treaty of 1925 Ambassador Jusserand
Of France. also has lodged protests
which the Finance Committee chair
man and State Department heads will
discuss
Tariff Hearings End.
Tarin hearings by the Senate Finance
subcommittees, which have been in
progress for nearly month, closed to-
night. and tomorrow will begin the
actual work OF revising the schedules
as they came from the House.
NlIh the close Of the hearings the
tariI became the subject of discussion
IN the Senate. cnlivened By references
TO President Wilson's denunciation OF
tariH lobbyists, and another tilt be.
tween Democratic Senator's on the
sugar question.
senator Thomas. OF Colorado, in a
speech. during which he declared he
would support the Underwood bill as
II comes from the Finance COMMITTEES
branded as a false reflection of pub-
TIC sentiment in his own State &: pro-
test against the sugar schedule for
"aroed to the Senate by bankers and
commercial organizations of Denver
This communication had been submit
ted by Senator Shafroth. of Colorado
py request. Senator Thomas described
the protest as the part of an ORGANIZED
cHort being carried on BY the beet
sugar monopoly TO manufacture arti-
hcial pubnc sentiment and bring il ia
pear on the Senator's from Colorado"
Many communications from people in
colorado, urging the Senators TO stand
oy the Democratic program. were read
Attacks Over-Cnpitnlixntion
senator Ihomas attacked the "over-
capitalization OF the beet sugar com
panies, declaring that the $50. 900 OoI
capitalization of the companies in Col
orado was 100000 900 water. on which
theY paid dividends on the "preferred
ana watered stock" and that one OF
me compa nies had surplus in excess
of 100000
senator Reed, of Missouri. said that
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