Show ALDRICH ALDRIC IS CALLED DOWN BY SENATOR Criticism of G German Governments Government's Governments Government's Gov Gov- Attitude Calls Out Caustic Reply WASHINGTON June uno 3 Senator Senator recent characterization of tho the thor r course of any government which might ti nd to this country any anonymous t concerning prices in the for for- I country with a a. view to influence legislation was made the subject t of or oran an acrimonious colloquy in the he sen sen- y-ato y ato today between Mr Aldrich and Mr f Stone Stone X i The Tk previous remark of Mr Aldrich Was based upon tho the fact that in in reV re re- V nse to a II request from tho the United t ates tes state department the German Jerman au au- i tc M had forwarded to this govern govern- t statements of manufacturers con- con the rate rato of wa wages es in Germany th ft n request that tho the names of tho the be not used Senator Stono Stone brought up the tho ques- ques It L rIon on soon after the senate convened by a II telegram from Berlin BerHn in in which it was stated that the tIle German v government had Lad taken offense at Mr r. r Aldrich's lan language age because of the tho im im- position he ho occupies in his and in congress After reading 0 Mr r. r Aldrich's ori original inal remarks r. r Stono Stone said sald Impolitic and Impolite When the senator from Rhode Island fland made that somewhat petulant i n and e extraordinary declaration ever every every- one oue no here took t notice otice and I thi think k ev every every- rone r- r one regarded his Ins utterance as impolitic Sif Jit not impolite 1 Continuing to comment on the incident inci- inci dont dent Mr Stone Stono said he was not sur cur ed that the German government and f h German people had taken notice of this thic utterance and felt offended by it Mr r. r Aldrich who had listened at at- k to the words of the tho Missouri senator arose and said I made no charge a against the German German Ger Ger- 7 man government I was talking about German manufacturers whose whole e names were k pt lt from us and who furnished information in with the express understanding understanding under under- standing that it was to be used in the enforcement of our custom laws The senator may consider that information information in in in- formation of value I do not What It Looks Like There is no que question lit ion about the Gorman German government here at all The j German government forwards these with the distinct under under- ding ding that they were pot not to bo be aLee aise tho the invoice oice value valno of goods po 0 Jn p the United States cona con- con a oO I repeat that any tempt t on the tho part of any government governS govern o ment to o influence legislation on the tariff matter is impertinent I did not say lay the German government made such an attempt but if any government it would be ira ira- un- un made mad suc such an attempt pertinent Mr Stone Stane insisted that the senator m Rhode Island had referred tc to the therman 1 government as impertinent 1 M again read the statement made by f.- f. Aldrich as it appeared in the Rec Bee 9 f Contradictory Contradictory Statements r I Ul was not discussing the German government in that retard regard but was referring to various statements statement before t.- t. committee said Mr Ir Aldrich who S d dod ded d with ener energy y The senator is is r aken r C tin am not mistaken insisted Mr r. r C Mr Ir Stono Stone contended that Mr r. r Aldis Aid Aid- f is 1 utterance must certainly have hav reference to the course of the tue GerI Ger Ger- I 1 government as ho he was not dis dis- dis- dis cing quing anything else Sir It Aldrich declared with a con con- arable rable show chow of im impatience that there Aire ire would be no question about his position t I said he went that on nov an anat at at- pt by any government or anybody i Influence by anonymous the le legislation of this country country- was J I said that tha and I repeat h all nil the emphasis at my corn com Draws an Inference E statement bearing upon the urman n report as it did was J Y made with reference to that retho re- re the tho document which the German had furnished said eaid Mr 1 tone Stone I I said laid nothing of the kind hotly f Mr fr Aldrich I was wu dis dis- DJ the general proposition of any t to influence our tariff legisla legisla- t 1 he said he did believe belie se Ie of the German been pursued with a view L Uz g American legislation St otone tone 1 e interpreted these remarks Aldrich AI as a withdrawal and a 4 val wl of ot hi his former aDd nd Mr Ir Aldrich a ain again in taking the declared that there had been c iff iU in in his hi previous language a e which L by any any reasonable construction c ide de to look like an affront to the an D a government 5 0 That he said laid is ridiculous and k not Dat see e how it could find lod A- A i f. f t i in n the mind of an any one unless it of f the senator from Missouri i clue orne Others Though Stone r. r admitted he had gained s i impression pr that the chairman of tili finance ee committee bad had J given Jen en a dee de de- Jle e affront to a friendly power J 1 e said the dispatch from froin Berlin 11 ja that such euch a construction had bad TeD YD to it by the German officials ni Mr Aldrich rehearsed the incident at some come len length tb and inT in in- T itty said be he had been n at a loss pant uit for Mr lr Stones Stone's intention in I t unless r he appeared as a rep rep- 1 e of the German government I rhen fiB Stone Is Angry ja 1 I ti intimation made Mr Stone mad flushed and there was far more moret I I I t the usual animation in bis his reply manner was u-as tense tene hi his lan language a e ii iii at statement he be said aid with deton de de- Ution t ton is an impertinence and I feeling that hi his bill i Ii lad had not Dot been strong enough h he heIt hees 4 es it is worse than an ab im J. J J iii I k bad been interjected in ia f b and apparently i un sitt te temper 1 r. r he proceeded l his recital of os the details of the e with th thea a ir taiT HH w. J statement which had bad reference to the Missouri senator Now Xo he said he ma may explain wh why he takes such sUlb a great interest in inthe inthe inthe the matter if he be can do deco so |