Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
SENATORS ATTACK
GRUMPY IN FIERY
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sylvania think that the smaller States
should depend on these large State
Senators for their views"
when 1t comes to the interest oil
Pennsylvania the people of Idaho ought
not to say anything" Caraway said
They ought to talk darned small,
Grundy answered.
will you please make out list OF
the Senator that should be heard?'
Caraway asked.
Leaves Caraway Out.
I'll make a list of those who should
not be heard" Grundy answered, amid
laughter. Leaving out me, then" Cara
way said, go ahead"
Grundy did not want TO do It, but
i Caraway insisted, and the witness
named the States of Arkansas, Georgia
Mississippi and the two Dakotas as Com
monwealths whose Senators should de-
pend on the states like Pennsylvania
for their cues and decisions on the
! tariff.
"All right" said Caraway. This is
Grundy's list of preferred Senators and
common Senator"
Senator Walsh broke In to ask Gr1ln-
| dy If he would reform the system of
representation. Grurdy wasn't sure,
but he would rake it more difficult for
! Senators from the "backwcod common
wealths" to influence such legislation as
the tariff.
How would you silence Borah and
MYSELF" Walsh demanded. The COM
mittcc room roared with laughter.
| II should think" Grundy quietly re-
piled, that your intelligence would
suggest silence on such matters" 1t
was at this point that Grundy said he
! thought 1t very great misfortune that
| each State was given two Senators. He
supposed the trainers of the Constitu-
ton did the best they could with what
they had"
Grundy's activities at the Kansas City
convention and the veteran Pennsyl-
vanian's views on the tariff in general
were developed by Senator Borah, who
! examined him at length.
| Senator Borah. after developing
/ Grundy's views on how the tariff bill
should satisfy the party's campaign
pledges, asked Grundy to state in detail
! how he would eQualize agriculture and
! industry under the tariff bill.
Il want you to state 1t with a care
| said Borah, because 1 want to make
use of it. 1t is matter of controversy
on the Senate floor and" Borah added
sarcastically I'VE would like to have
your aid"
Grundy apparently missed the sar-
casm and answered that he would
equalize agriculture and industry in two
| ways, by reducing the consumption of
agricultural products in this country
that are not now selling at the foreign
price plus the tariff and by increasing
the home market by excluding foreign
manufactures.
I'm the meantime" Borah said
you'd leave it to the farmer TO control
his production and save himself and
you'd help the industrialists out by
looking after the manufacturers"
Grundy said he had named the two
means he would employ. Borah then
wanted to know if the witness regarded
agriculture AS the most important ques-
ton in the campaign and wantcd to
more important. The witness answered
by saying he was in favor of carrying
out the Kansas City platform.
Hodges Is First Witness.
The first witness was Wetmore
Hodges, chairman of the board of
directors of the General Sea Food; Cor
poration of Boston, a subsidiary OF the
General Food Co. of New York. He
was questioned briefly as to his con-
versations regarding tariff rates on fish
chusetts Fisheries Association, and
Frank w. Bryce, an official of the At
lantic Coast Fisheries Association.
Mr. Hodges quoted Mr.. Bryce as say
ing. I'VE might have to use the big
stick, but I do not think that will be
necessary" t@
When Mr.. Grundy resumed the wit
ness stand Senator Borah took up the
questioning.
What were your intentions when you
opened headquarters In Washington"
asked Senator Borah.
II was interested in seeing that all
the pledges contained in the Republican
platform adopted at Kansas City were
carried out" replied Mr.. Grundy.
Senator Borah tried to find out from
the witness whether he was interested
In any questions except the increase of
tariff duties on articles manufactured
in his own State of Pennsylvania.
Interested In Farm Aid. 't
Were you interested in the enforce
ment provision of the PLATFORM" asked
IN a general way" answered MI
Grundy.
Anything else2" asked Mr.. Borah.
Eyes, farm relief" said the witness
Senator Borah then tried to pin Mr.
Grundy down to individual items in tn
tariff bill in which he was interested
The witness said he was anxious tc
have the duty on WOODEN goods in
creased.
Whom did you discuss the rates on
, wooden goods with?" asked Senator
Borah. -
with your colleague from Idaho, -
said Mr.. Grundy. land tried to see
you. but couldn't get in"
Mr.. Grundy said he also was inter-
ested in having the duty on pig iron
increased and that it had been in
creased. In answer to further ques-
! tons he said that he was also inter
ested in increases in cotton manufac-
lures, lace. upholstery and other sched-
ules in which Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and the New England States were in
tercsted
What farm products were you In
! terested IMP" asked Senator Borah.
In the general proposition of equaliz-
: ing the cost of production at home and
abroad-not in anv definite farm items,
replied Mr.. Grundy.
Wanted Tariff on Wool.