The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-24

want to know whether these mills
are closed; and IL they are, want to
know whether the men who closed
them are to be helped or hanged, be-
cause II they are going to hang all
the man who have been responsible
for the recent closing Of industries In
this nation upon a scaffold SO cubics
high, as the President said while It
may be hard on the guilty wretches,
1t is certainly going to help the lum-
Der business in my country. Now.
another thing: The distinguished lead
er of this House (Mr. Underwood)
stood upon that side and declared that
the Secretary Of Labor had the power
that he had the means. and that II
any Of these mills closed. II any legi-
innate industry was injured that an
investigation would be had and II an
injustice had been done any legitimate
industry that that side Of the House
would correct the law. want to
know whether you are going to make
good that promise or not. Were you
simply making it for political pur.
poses or did you mean it? Have you
the list to investigate.
Look at the list. Read It.
This is the story in the iron and
steel business:
Eighty-seven days of the new free
dom and free trade.
More than one third of all steel
mills in the United States closed.
More than 100000 men idle.
More than $4,000 900 a day in wages
gone.
More than $125 100000 invested in
closed mills.
An annual pay roll Of more than
STAG, 00O, 900 wiped out.
Yet it is proposed to make still fur.
Their assaults upon American indus
tries, and any man that dare cry out
against it is to be written down as q
criminal. And still the Democratic
party and my distinguished friend who
just took his seat (Mr. Ready wants
you to believe that this nation can
prosper under free trade.
Mr.. Reed do not think there was
anything in my statement that had
anything whatever to do with pros"
perity under free trade. / am per.
fectly willing that the gentleman shall
criticise my speech. but I want him
to do it by combining himself absolute.
ly to the truth and not by drawing
conclusions that are not warranted by
my speech.
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington. II
the gentleman had drawn that rule
on himself, no reply from me would
have been necessary. There would
not have been any speech from him.
Mr.. Fowler-I would be glad If the
gentleman will give the names of the
Illinois steel plants that have closed
down.
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington
With pleasure. One is the Federal
Furnace Co., Of Chicago. with an an
nual output of $4,000 tons. Another is
the Iroquois Iron Co., OF Chicago, with
an annual output Of 10000 tons. Still
another is the Illinois Steel Co., OF
Chicago with an annual output of 59Os
900 tons.
Then dropping down to Indiana,
near Chicago, ! find that the Indiana
Steel Co., Indiana Harbor, with an
annual output of 10000 tons, has
closed down; also the Indiana Steel
Co., at Gary, suburb of Chicago,
with an annual output Of 10000 tons
Mr.. Fowler-The gentleman does
not mean to say that the Gary steel
plant has closed down does he?
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington re-
say that those have mentioned have
closed down.
Mr.. Fowler-Is 1t not fact That
the Illinois Steel Plant and the Illinois
Steel Corporation are both in opera
ton today?
Mr.. Humphrey of Washington
Well, the gentleman has my statement
| have put 1t in the Record, where the
gentleman can find it.
Mr.. Fowler am asking the gentle
man is not that fact?
Mr.. Humphrey Of Washington re-
ply to the gentleman that these COM
panies l have mentioned have closed.
Mr., Fowler-And they are nothing
else than adjuncts or subordinates,
which are usually closed every season
more or less.
Mr., Humphrey of Washington-Us-
ually less. None of them were closed
a year ago.
Mr.. Langley-They are usually clos
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