Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
rauds perpetrated on the American

frauds perpetrated on the American
people"
Article after article was held up
before the senators. There was a
cuckoo clock made in Germany, Mr..
McCumber said, for "a cents and sold
in New York for S22; a string of pearls
from France costing s12.25 and sold
here at $3.50; electric bulbs made for
So cents and retailed in America at
80 cents; kid gloves involced at 81
cents and retailed at So; straw hat
of English make, bought there at 60
cents and sold here for 81. Wool blan-
kets and carving sets and curling
irons, hair clippers and briar pipes
were among the exhibits.
Raps the Press
"And the men who handle these are
the men who ara fighting this tariff
BILL" MIR McCumber shouted. They
don't want to give up robbng and
taking the very life blood OF this
country.
The press, especially those in New
York and in Boston, are afraid to tell
the truth. Why do they print articles
and editorials to deceive the American
people? Because their life blood de-
Ponds upon revenue from their big ad-
vertisers, and their big advertisers de-
pend for their prosperity upon the
chcapness with which they can buy
things abroad and upon the high
prices they can get in the American
market from the American consumer"
Mr.. McCumbcr said that some time
ago Senator i.add had exposed the
untruthful propaganda of tho New
York Tribune in printing a story that
the tariff on hides would increase the
cost of shoes 50 pair but that the
newspaper had not printed word in
reply to the I.add statement The
speaker also mentioned in the course
of his discussion advertisements car
ried by the New York Herald, Boston
Herald and ..eNeral other papers in
support of his assertion that their
greatest advertisers We're those who
most vigorously opposed the tariff
program.
Papers Propaganda
The senator absofvcd 1.-The great
majority Of the newspapers of
blame in spreading the opposition
argument and added.
This campaign of Srepresenta-
ton against the tariff is conccn-
tratcd in the big cities where the
importers Advertisements dominate
he newspapers"
'''Tlp incnn { M thic Oh
Republican press" Mr.. MCCumber
went on, lis that while il supports
senator's as able representatives OF
/ their states. it nevertheless at the
, best of these great importing inter
ests condemns he very mon it sup
ports as its representatives. More
/ than this while it ardcntlv supports
the president. it assails those policies
for which he stands and which he
reasscrts on every occasion"
Aanlyzing each of the objects pre-
sented Senator Underwood declared
they are not typical OF American
purchases abroad and of sales at
home"
These articles are not represent
/ '''Ni'' " WI liilHOl - Sdit Lilt'
Democratic leader selected alti-
Giles do not represent American trade.
, These men were sent out to get an
, Indictment of importers and depart
ment stores. This cxhibit-a side
shows not new to me. It's the old
fern in which protected monopoly
proceeds to make its argument.
Senator MCCumber said some Of
senator 'ndcrwOod'S statements
were unfair" and declared he did
not advocate tariff sufficiently high
- reach profit level but only Amer
lean manufacturers costs In reply
to Senator Caraway. Democrat, Ar
, kansas. who asked if Senator Nc
Cumber meant to charge that news
papers had sold out" to the depart
mcnt stores and retailers because of
their advertising senator McCumbcr
! said he was not charging that news
papers could be bought but reiter-
ated that tho newspapers referred
10. although Republican in part. had
alwavs represented the importing in
tcrests.