The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
POTTERY TARIFF
is SATISFACTORY
Statement of Underwood Means
That There Will Be No
Change in Schedules.
LIVELY HEARING IS HELD
Witnesses Fear for Their Bust
nesses if Customs Bars
Are Let Down.

Washington. January Stalk OF
trusts Of domestic and foreign varie-
ties, OF low wages ar4 ~ omen toilers
in industries abroad tbat enable i
strong foreign competition with
American enterprises. and OF capitals
great stake in the tariff tinkering. en-
livened the hearing or the earthen-
ware and glassware sci soule OF the
Payne-Aldr:ch law bCIol> the House
Committee on y ays and Aieans to-day.
II was the first OF the two days OF
arguments or tie second schedule OF
the existing law.
A declaration Of Chairman Under
wood that n was Satist e.. Va the
showing made OF the kes-.1 COM
petitive conditions il the poclery in
dustry was accepted as an assurance
OF an undistGrbed pottery tariff.
All representatives, of the different
window glass interests denied exist
ence Of any trust in their particular
business But running through most
Of the testimony were references to
trusts abroad in various lines of CAPT
tai. n constant spectre that stalked
on the Gus toms border lines. threaten
ing 10 invade this country il the tartn
bars were lot down
Former Governor William A. stone
Of PENNSYLVANIA, Insisted that the Ma
tional window Glass Association de-
pended in its price making solely upon
the law Of supply and demand. and
that 81 the tarin on windo" glass was
reduced the loss 70 the association
would be met either by reduction or
the workingmen's wages or by sus-
pension OF factories
He said there were ninety-two win
dow glass factories constituting dis
tinctive class that did not have to-day
enough profit 70 justify single sale
AT less than the current prices. He
said there was an attempt about I'VE
wears ago to regulate prices among the
window glass companies. but the gov
eminent stepped in and successfully
prosecuted and that there had been no
atternpt in that direction since
Isn't there any arrangement among
tbe window glass companies about fix
ing prices?r queried Chairman Under
wood
NO. sir"
..fr has been represent ID 10 me by
purchasers that no matter what WIN
dow glass factories they send TO. the
ouotations are always the same
That's true OF every product lnclud-
ing wheat" replied Mr.. stone
. p Altenberg. OF Cincinnati. com
narine labor here and abroad IN the
hottie manufacturing industry, testi-
MA that the German manufacturer
employ girls at from 81 a week up
,,ards working eleven hours day
Branding over 4 big hot flame tnat
roar-s like a cyclone all day
II all requires lung power. sue-
s..stad Representative Longworth.
. fi.-Ie endurance replied the VII
ness. ,,,.-,o,e
Dc,nocr.t speaking for plate glass
and other manufacturers. -,
ut ..the tariff way should ne 'o'
-osd and not d highway whsre n's'A
,v..vmsu may ply their trade
NJ ,nerbach charged that the coun-
,.r mart abroad Of more than one
,.,,o-i..sn product is controlled IN
,,,sn,,fscture. output mana cement an"
,..trtt,,,,fo, ny a dictatorial legal p
"a commission or trust. whose
-,,.f,v-ful existence hero would De ?"
+n,ned and its promoters indicted al"
-,-ic+ad lie urged that the com
nit. consider what would be inc
- and real cost Of the output Il
49,. .foreia-n factories were permitteU
- M, freely and not held In the
,..,.,,I. grin Of the trust. and as they
- b.. rim II you open the 1000
az cut throat. ruinous ana
.7,-t,,r,t,I competition upon home manu-
factUrc. ..o-ss,s
..,.sev-ars manufacturers. china aho
,-.rsnv-are Importers and window
..7ass coupanies will be represehUe"
tomorrow.