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IN TARIFF FIGHT
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CITES kLIEk INTERESTS

Charges Munsey Seeks to Protect For.
ei~n Investments in Tariff-Resolu.
tion f.eported Adversely.
Washington. Aug. :i.-Frank A Nun
sey, owner and publisher OF the New
York Herald was charged i'll the sen
ate by Senator tivuding. Idaho, chair
man of ths. Republican agricultural
tariff bloc. with fighting the admins
tration tariff bill III the interest OF
his investments i'll Eiirope.
When Senator Guoding closed his
speech. his resolution for all iuVeSu
CATION WAS reported adversely b!
Senator Calder, chairman of the sen
ate expenditure committee.
Asserting Mr.. Munsey had interests
in Steel pants. mines, glass facjorleS
pottery plants, WOODEN mills, SiAleeI
beei sugar factories and other indus
trial institutions in foreign lands, Sen
aIor GiondiUY declared il WAS not hare
10 lnderS, and why Mr.. MunSey haC
"turntti his hounds loose on those sen
:iurS who are trying 10 protect Amer
lean industries and American Labor.
Nor is it strange that he has singl
ed our the members of the tariff bio.
of the senate. he continued, "fOl
without the steadying influence of thu
tariff bloc this propaganda that has
been g.ing on by Munsey, Goldman
and the International bankers and
their kind, would Lave defeated an!
attempt TO pass Il protective tariff
measure al this session.
$50, | SAY To Mr. AEunsey ami Iii:
hounds, let them come on. | will TAXI
my chances with The American farmer
the American manufacturers, the Amer
lean iabnrer and the American people
regardless Of what occupation they fol
low, while he hobl.obs with IOyalt,
and exploits The poorly paid labor o
E.urope.'
Urging an adoption Of his resolution
which proposed an invest CATION o
Mir. Munsey the Republican newspa
perS opposing The tariff, Senator Gold
ing told the senate iii view of Mr.
Munsey'S great newspaper holdings ii
america and his effort to prejudict
public opinion against American legs
iaiion in the interest of his foregI in
NeStmentS. The people of the CHilet
States have Il right 10 know ali tnt
facts relating 10 Mr.. -Iuns vs. foreign
holdings in European industries
stocks. bonds and other securities.
If The senator's who have stood 10
protection IL American Industries an,
An, r.c.,n i.ltur are III he blackmaiiet
in the interests of Mr. MunSey'S fer
eign investments" lie added, then
want to know about it,
while We are investigating NJ
MunSey," Senator Go0ding continued
I'VE should also investigate the tinan
ciaI interests of other newspapers
such as the Boston Herald and tho>,
which ii advertiSes as its associate:
in lie plan 10 sell America TO European
manufacturers and merchants. The
newspapers which it lists are engage
in selling America TO foreign manufac
turers and merchants compose thoS,
which have been most critical of TIE
pending protective tariff bill-namely
the Chicago Tribune, the New Iorl
Times the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the
81. Louis Globe Democrat and the Min
neapoliS Tribune. Let us ascertain, Nh
President, why these publications ar,
so interested in the defeat of Il protec
tive tariff.
Let us settle for all time Whethe
ii : Il crime To stand for the protec
ton Of American Industries, but 4 vir
tue ;tud an exhibition of patriotism Il
work for the destruction of American
industry. What | propose TO do b..
my resolution is to Investigate TIE sci
t"!neSS of those who would profit b..
the defeat of the proposed schedule
and who would put large sums of mon
ey into their pocket by defeat of thu
tariff Hill as "a whole"