Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
Mclean Attacks
 Tariff Bill
NOT GIVING CONNECTICUT WHAT
 WAS PROMISED
REPLIES TO SEN. STONE
Democrats Have Populated Pre- election Promise to Revise on Cost of Production Theory.
Especial to The Buletin.)


 Washington, Aug. 5-In his remarks on the tariff bill yesterday afternoon, Senator Stone, of Missouri, said that he had seen a letter written by cit izen of Connecticut which would seem to contradict the statements made by the Senator from that State last week The letter he said was written by George E. Keeney, president of the Somerville Manufacturing Co.,, a re- publican leader of the state, who said that he could not fill the orders re- ceived at his factory without working overtime
 Senator Mclean in answer said that not over three weeks ago he had met MT. Keeney in Hartford and he had told the Senator that the mills were never buster than now, but, he said if this bill passes I cannot tell what will happen. ] do not know what we can do if this bill becomes a law"
 Promised Before Election.
 Continuing Senator Mclean said: MT. President, on Wednesday last called the attention of the senate to the promises made by the author of this bill, the chairman of the com mittee of ways and means of the house, to the people of Connecticut in Octo- Der last, some two weeks before the election then called the attention of the senate to the fact that this WnlCn was DaO6 ana feltSf- ated by the author of this bill had been repudiated since the election by thef committee on ways and means of the House and by the committee on finance of the senate"
 On Production Cost Basis. At this point Senator Stone, who had the floor but had yielded to Senator Mclean said that he did not yied for the purpose of allowing the Senator to make another speech and Senator Mclean said T was simply giving the senate the real cause as it seemed to me at the time for the agitation on the part of the Senator from Missouri. 1 haVe waited until now to see if this l undisputed contradiction in the re- vision of the tariff was of consequence enough to call for any comment upon the other side of this Chamber The author of the bill clearly stated in letters and newspaper interviews over and over again that if the democratic party was retained in power the tariff would be revised upon the cost of pro- 7nction theory.
 There is no question about that continued Senator Mclean, but the Senator from Missouri very adroitly, as it seemed to me at the time, tried to divert the scent from the fox to the nise-seed bag and I propose to fol- low the fox a little while longer. I did state then that there were two wooden
 mills In Connecticut that were in diff culty and l quoted from the president of one of these companies as to the cause, which was the impending re- vision of the tariff I understand that the Senator from Missouri had found no contradiction of the accuracy of my statement in that regard. It may be true that there are some industries in Connecticut that will not be destroyed this tariff I 60 T l l nothing to the contrary. I know that the Hartford Carpet Works has been 8 very prosperous concern, and l know that their business for a long time has been successful, and perhaps it may be able to meet the foreign competition. I hope so.
 Connections Cassimere Producers. q did not state the other day what l might have stated with regard to all the high class cassimere producers 1 in Connecticut. If my information is correct, they are nearly all working four days in the week; but not being absolutely certain of it, and having heard from but one manufacturer hesltated to make that statement want again to call the attention of the l Senate to the statement made by the author of this bill. I will simply close by saying that this is the key to the l situation in Connecticut We are not getting what the democratic party promised us. We were promised a re- vision of the tariff based upon the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad. That theory has been rejected here, and I want to say i to the Senator from Missouri that tar | if revision will never be settled upon any such basis as that"
 In conclusion Senator Mclean said T want it perfectly clear that MT keeney did not tell me that he ex- pected to close his mills. He only ex- pressed his uncertainty as to what would happen, and he hoped to keep his mills running at full time, and ] hope he Will''