The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-10


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il any Information is brought out that
might develop to the contrary"
This View was radically divergent
from the presentation OF the import
ers case by NJ. S. Pitcairn. of New York
City. whose protest against the "exor-
bitancy Of the present tarif ard por-
trayal Of the details of the business OF
bringing in English sarthenware and
other pro0uctsS led to sharp coil1auieS
with ReDresentativcs Payne, OF New
York. and nSwOrth, OF Ohio.
Importstions Decrease
Mr.. Pitcairn said that under the pres
cnt tariH earthenware importations
were steadily going down. Mr. Payne
suggested that II the witness state
nents were true the importers would
go our of business nowadays. Mr.. Pit
cAlrn cited what he said were actual
transactions. and Mr.. Payne attacked
them.
DO you doubt the integrity of those
gatements?" shouted the witness. Mr..
Payne persisted. and the witness said
ne could produce the entries from tho
Treasury. Mr.. Payne replied that even
the Treasury Department could not
produce miracles"
Mr.. Pitcairn said that 80 per cent
OF earthenware imported is British.
Eliminate the English earthen-
ware" ne contendeG, "and yod VIII
have no competition in earthenware
in this country" RE suggested 30 and
% per cent ad valorem on these pro
a Oh, In, ha ola ma
in the two sections involved and in
the administrative part Of the bill.
Mr. Pitcairn said ne had heard Of un-
dervaluatiOns at New York, but knew
nothing of them. He had no knowl-
edge OF any association of French I'M
porters and that the importers had to
sell their goods here at so per cent
higher prices than American products
Several other importers OF other
products urged lower tariff, while re-
tention Of the present rates was the
slogan OF representatives Of American
manufacturers.
Pleads for Protection.
J. n. Neenan. OF Cleveland. president
Of an association of window glass
workers. pleaded for the present tarir
protection on window glass TO guard
against the Belgian products. He told
of conditions among Belgian labor.
Some OF the committee were disposed
TO believe ne had been sent TO Wash
ington by the National Window Glass
Association, the employers but he SAID
Ae came at the instance Of his WORK
ingmen's organization.
The association did not pay your
expenses" he was asked
Absolutely not" he replied.
He said the tariff protection should
at least be a little more than enough
TO represent the difference in the cost
of labor. a. the American window glass
workers though working under better
conditions than abroad. still had wages
that were too low. The skilled work-
men," he said. average SIS A week
for the whole year, and the unskiAeo
workmen $40 a week.
The witness was warned by Demo-
cratic members not 70 accept too free
" the statement that greater lmpor
tations OF foreign productions would
lessen American wages. He replied
tina, it was a vital matter to his or
sauization. and that IL the tariff was
made sufficient 10 enable them 70
maintain their organization they would
look after the wage question
you promise that. do your asked
Mr.. Kitchin-
Yes. we will do that
The witness added that the only
way we can get anything from an
American manufacturer is either 10
strike or convince the manufacturer
that we are able to get what we ask
He said the window glass workers had
no complaint against the present
tariff.
4 charge that Photographic trust
exists in this country was made In the
testimony Of William Q. and G. c. GEN
merit, OF New York City, who contended
that the Eastman Kodak co. con-
trolIed seven-eighths of the business
in this country" W. o. Gennert sara
that independent companies here could
Eastman Company.
Would the removal of the IS per
cent duty open the American market
tn the foreign commerce." asked Re
preventative Harrison of New York
Enable Them TO Compete.
IT would enable US to compete re-
rlied the witness THE profits OF the
Eastman Company are so enormous
that it would hardly be possible TO
state the point at which it could not
AFFORD 10 sell q camera AT a pToUl
The witness said that putting cam
eras on the free list would benefit
everybody.
Henry Is. Graves. Of Geneva. y. l.,
wanted the duty OF lenses retained as
at present. Representative Palmer re
minded Mr.. Graves that the American
Optical Company paid really 200 per
cent profit on it's actual investment
Mr.. Graves disagreed. saying that hs
understood it was really but 10 per
cent
Frank wilder. OF North HolsrSn. We.
the Southern Gypsum
Company. urged that the present tarin
on gypsum be left undisturbed
Arthur w SewelL OF Philadelphia
asked to have the tariff on asphalt re-
moved. and described the operations
OF the Barber Asphalt Company. which
he represented.
Dennis A. Hayes. OF Philadelphia
representing the Glass Bottle Blowers
Association. wanted the tariff on bot
ties maintained.
The committee tomorrow will hear
conservatives OF the iron and steel
industries on the proposed revision OF
the metal schedule.