Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-29
LENROOT TALKS
ON PRESIDENCY
Says Coolidge Will Be Nominated If
He Maintains Prestige.
(From Superior telegram
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IF President Calvin Coolidge can
maintain his present position in the
country he will be nominated with
out serious opposition; if he should
not the race for the presidency will
develop into a free-for-al and Gov
ernOr Clifford Pinchot of Pennsyl-
vania will be considerable Of fac
tor at the Republican convention
next June"
This statement was made by Sena-
tor Irvine l., Lenroot when inter-
viewed this morning, He returned
few days ago after a two weeks
speaking tour in southern and east
ern Wisconsin, and stated that he
would leave Superior tomorrow on
another short tour of the same ma
ture.
Against Ford Offer.
In commenting on the Muscle
Shoals-Henry Ford project Senator
Lenroot stated that he believed the
acquisition of the great nitrate plant
by MIR. Ford might lead to difficult
les later on.
Il would not vote in favor of Mr..
Ford's purchasing the plant" de-
clared Senator Lenroot, unless the
proposed contract is materially
modified to protect the public inter
ests. As the contract now stands
there is no such protection in it.
oil IL ,.1
ity of Mr.. Ford as to the treatment
the public would receive, and the
contract as Il stands now, calls for
a l00-year lease Mr. Ford has few
years to live and when he is gone if
the present contract were agreed to
by the government, the policy of the
corporation might be changed with
out any consideration for the public's
interest"
State Taxes High.
That it is the duty of the various
states to bring about reduction of
taxes, if any are to be made, was
the opinion of Senator LenrOot when
asked concerning the possibility Of
smaller taxes.
eve do hope for n federal reduc-
ton of taxes" he said but as a /
matter of fact taxes collected by the
federal government from Wisconsin
people have been cut in two in the
last three years while state taxes
have been increasing. Most of the
reduction to be looked for in the fu
ture must be reductions of state and
local taxes"
In regard to the coal situation
Senator Lenroot expressed himself in
the following:
Profits Larger.
81 am very much concerned tot
know if the increase in the price Of
coal is, in the major part, to be pass
ed on to the consumer | see no
reason whatsoever for passing it on
because the coal commission found
that the profits of the anthracite
operators are three times as much
as they were before the war and
that they can easily absorb most of
the increase in wages and still make
a reasonable profit"
He also stated il his opinion that
the royalties Of owners Of coal lands
were outrageous.
IN some cases before the war
these royalties were SIP per ton and
now they are $3.50 per tom he de-
clared. Il also believe the freight
rates from mines, especially to lake
ports, can be reduced without doing
an injustice to the railroads. The
interstate commerce commission is
now investigating such a possibility
and will act on it as soon as pos
sble"
That the late earthquake and sub
sequent period Of terror and famine
in Japan has served to bring about
more friendly relations between the
United States and Japan was The
opinion Of Senator Lenroot
Friendlier Relations.
'There is now q friendier feel
ing between the two nations due 70
the generosity Of our people But it
must not be forgotten that the be
ginning Of this era Of friencHness
was when the four power pact was
agreed on two years ago.
Mexico" said Senator Lenroot,
"is now on a diplomatic footing with
the United States since the recoeni-
ton Of that country by the national
administration and for the first time
n 10 years the TWO countries are ia
position to work together "
While Senator Lenroot leaves
/ Wednesday he will speak al Milwau
kee, Baraboo and Eau Claire. While
at Milwaukee Friday he viii address
! the national convention Of the
American Mining congress.