Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-05
Munsey Fighting
,H.,i;nuod from Pace One)

August IL. or any other date until
after important committee amend
ments had been disposed OIL.
Late in the afternoon the Senate
cot back to the tariff bill. finishing up
committee amendments IN the scheu-
ule on paper and books. There was
only one real controversy, the Demo-
Gratis making strenuous HShI
against the proposed duty of 80 per-
cent ad valopem on stereotype matflX
mat or boards.
Opposing the 81 percent duty Sen
ator Simmons said it was admitted
that the Wood Elong Company OF
New York City had Il monopoly OF
the business of making these mats,
used by newspapers and that it had
conducted an "insolent' campaign of
propa canda. Senator Frelinghuysen,
Republican, New Jersey, champlOned
the duty. declaring it necessary TO
keep out the German product. He as
serted it was question OF protection
OF an American monopoly against
German monopoly
Asserting that Mr. Mun&ey had in
terests in steel plants mines, glass
factories. pottery plants, wooden mills,
l6 beet sugar factories and other in
dustrial institutions n foreign lands,
Senator Godding declared it was mot
Hard to understand why Mir. Munsey
las turned his hounds loose on these
senators who are trying to protect
American industries and American
labor"
Nor is it strangn that he has
singled ont the members of the tar
if bloc Of the Senate" he continued.
for without the stcadying influence
Of the tariff bloc TINS propaganda
that has been going on by Munsey.
Goldman and the International bank
ers of their kind, would have de-
feated any attempt to pass protec-
tive tariff measure at this session.
80 | say to MIR. Munsey and his
hounds, let them come on. l will
take my chances with the American
farmer the American manufactures.
the American lahorer and the Amer
lean people. regardless of what occu-
patton they follow, While he hobnobs
with royalty and exploits the poorly
paid labor of Europe"
Urclng adoption of his resolution
proposing an investigate of Mr..
Munsey and Republican newspapers
opposing the tariff, Senator Gooding
told the Senate that lin View of Mr.
Munsey's great newspaper holdings
in America and his effort to prejudice
public opinion against American
Il cislation in the interest of his for
elgn investments. the people of the
| nited States have right to know
all the facts relating to Mr.. Munsey's
foreign holdings in European indus
tries. stocks, bonds and other sccuri-
tics"
III the senators who have stood
for protection to American industries
and American labor are to be black |
mailed in the interest of Mr.. Mum
seN's foreign investments" he added. !
then ! want to know about it."
while we are investigating Mr..
NunseN,' senator Goodinc continued. |
we should also investigate the finan- /
Iial interests of other neWspapers ,
such as the Boston Herald and those !
which is advcrtiscs as its associates I
n the plan TO sell America to Euro |
nean manufacturers, and merchants !
/ ne newspapers which ii lists are en-
Taeed in selling America to foreign !
manufacturers and merchants com |
pose those which have been most
'Il'ical of the pending protective tar
II hlii namely the Chicago Tribune |
ne New York Times. the Cleveland
lam Dealer, the St Louis Globe
democrat, and the MINNEAPOLIS Trib-
me. let US ascertain Mr.. President
WY these publications are 50 inter
'sted in the defeat of a protective tar
f. ''i
Nv hat | propose to do by nv roeo-
utlon is to investigate the selfshness
u 'h"se who would profit by the do
al OF the proposed schedules and
'ho would put large sums of money
nto their pocket by defeat of the far
I bill as q whole"
" hen Senator Goodinr co,c,rdo,
rs resolution for an investigates
vas reported adversely bv Cb,irnan
alder of the Senate expcndituros
ommimttec. '''ie %
Does Not interest Mu