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Show VICTOR BERGER OPPOSES THE WOOL TARIFF BILL WASHINGTON, Jun 15. Repre trentativa Victor L. Berger of Wiscon-gin Wiscon-gin (aoeialiat) spoke against the Underwood Un-derwood wool tariff bill yesterday. He denounced all forms of tariff as inimical to labor, but did not advo cats tha immediate abolition of the taxing system, because, he said, labor could not withstand the sudden change. The protective tariff was sever designed de-signed to protect the working man, according ac-cording to Mr. Berger, but was an afterthought and because the working men bad votes. He said the onlv protection labor enjoyed wa to be found in the trades unions and in the utilization of the boycott and atrik method. In reply to question a to why San Francisco bad appeared to be corrupt under the rule of laboring men, Mr. Berger declared that San Francisco was a glaring example of "big business using labor unions aa political tools." |