Show SECY SHAW REPLIES TO GOVERNOR GUM CUMMINS MitiS I AUB If ii Hery of the Tread ur tiry M Jib I lIha haw I today made madl thE following If letter I written 11 by hy him himIn iii In 00 A B U of nt lows Iowa In III reply to 10 n it nt Inde by hy On before lefore the recent conven convention tutu tion nt lit Chicago Au Aur 00 I U Ii 01 I mue I In ii n it tar emily e RI lid it ilie i delivered bufore th the IhA C Invention at ill Chlea Chicago which the pa pe lurI ny oy you ou read lest heel you yost be he ml rc you vou lied title The secretary lary of ot th the In n R delivered In Don Dell In is repotted nn ne that Ihle the Ihl he e explanation of ot the refusal of ot the cenatH to tn I tile the t treal treaty In III that It II give Riven e everything it to III and noth nothing ing iulg to t the he United till I t tI S Suite it I ce I Oo tin him the to bolle believe that Hint he lie never Ilar lead iii the treaty fur for Ie li he hI him baa committed a grave offense th till tite p nf or debate debateS S I did not see nee that portion of ot your until I I aloe went and hRH C ii delayed 1 w ii I I IlK tI that ia t I in might I a iii where I wan Sae retried to have Huch a I knew I dill did nut 1101 II KIV a II it or Ot that Hint could be tue HO d hut butt 1 J wee WAIL not lint no an tune cute boul n the Ih The watt watta a Ill n II In Informal I I luncheon ii ii lin tuti t the lie WI war We Impromptu thought tint not extemporaneous J 1 i find that both th of uC tho the JJ dally daily pa rf re a nt III t th the hint luncheon me ai ti saying 1 h van nn nut e a who I ho t the treaties Among the these p trIll t was Willi a one ne with Trance The French contract av uve her heran an Lull In iii entering the American over every elro eer other roundy y on ono 70 10 o articles In iii of f which ehe he hI III to apply her minimum tariff In to our OUI UI to except n nil its t to In toma f 0 ma rt it lea hug horses tin butter t teu beNt le leather thel gothic t machine utile tools thy flu tOol ulc tc That Tha t In is isit If it w wo WI would treat Fiance better than I up P did 1111 any auty other oilier country France would woul treat u UK Us about a an as well M am the lIe did eM HII any other ether nation 5 if nt the treaty was wan ILl not hot rati 1111 ratified tied fied I nv IV of cour rO e I n merely to 10 mv Cay It II nun WaC III not hot There Them ase those III In I HIP Ihl he utho hn ii that thaI they Huh did tint not believe thin this nation should against II t Trent Britain we tue ell nf of our nr for fui III Ih tile the l of ot 1 i L nation which taken ices leim than S While Vittie hll the leport Is In not verbatim It itIs JH Is correct Whether I 1 II I ie cad d the IhL i before thecia the cia In is relatively of ot ill tie ante hut but If tt the treaty n at nut negotiated dui did not give France a reduction from our lull regular tariff rate on nn 70 articles it to III be exact 6 69 articled every variety varlet manufactured HH ilK otis one then It unity h be he tots con on that I J had hlll not slOt rend It find anti If It It did not exempt SO O 0 American articles from the Iho nf lit te Ille French Kiench minimum rate of ot dut duty it nt nil follows 11 Unmet hone ora butter hutter lucerne and clover weed fodder cast cant unit Iron liking itkins mid pro hoots and shines hoeA and parts of ut caine Allme belts and cords and other heath leath leather heathC C er article for ery cry machine tools tool dynamo i and put part are arc Inin known as its roots mot Ir Kru n or dry e eggs n thee e honey hOlley porcelain In It may be lie conceded that 1 I violated loIn led the properties of ot debate though nn an In Informal formal talk at III n Il JIt Is Js several removes train from 1 n debate You Vou ou m III my thear governor mitsui I ha have 1 hued had tome experience In the trial of ot aM nd and we WI have seldom lout through Ih the misrepresentation of or our Attorneys Attorney initially ha lawyers H exercise great care oare heat they Incorrectly state the Ihl of ot their Certainly fi ft lends ad ati adherent herent of ot the political patty party will h be more mono careful Mill therefore that thuU you would tint not violate of ot debate by me flue without authority HH itu hasing has hav having ing made a ii I 1 write to lo Inquire suero you OU saw the of ot my lilY an as given Riven In your Chicago o I J hlL have not luot seems feen It and I It wish tub to tn correct the record revord n its I n All 85 possible Please advise e YeT Very sincerely I III M HilA SHAW W |