Show I jr fIGHT SHIFTS TO SENATE If Republicans ns Open Attack on oni i Underwood Bill With Demand for Its Consideration in the theL L Open by Finance Committee iW l I SENATOR SMOOT JOINS I I f IN LIVELY DISCUSSION Refutes Statement Made by f Thomas of Colorado That f Foreigners in Beet Fields Receive Re- Re But 20 Cents a Day WASHINGTON VT May Xay 9 9 W licaus of the Senate leaped eagerly agery into their fight against the tar tariff ff bill when it was brought over oyer from the tho House today und precipitated an issue by attempting attempt attempt- peg ing ng to override the decision of the Democrats to consider the measure without public hearings 4 As a forerunner tho the a assault a at t that klio Republicans propose to Vage the tho schedules es from agate to toVine toine tot t Vine inc ine Senator sought to havo have havethe the tho bill referred to the finance committee com corn with instructions for public hear hearings after Senator or Simmons chairman of the committee had hod moved for reference renee without Action on this phase was ivas pending when the tho Senate adjourned until Tuesday several Republican 1 loaders predicting that thc they would win their contention an and that public hearings would be forced over the tho heads of tho finance committee Democratic loaders however disputed dis dis- dis- dis this prediction r on the tho Penrose amendment I Senator m of ot Michigan Michi MIhl- gan gaii In o 1 for consideration tion of ot tho the bill In the open oen Instead of ot ofIn ofin otIn In the darkness and gloom oom of tho the committee room assailed the tariff Mil bill He lie declared that It would re- re In a n. repetition of dark days das that followed tho the Wilson bill that the su sugar ru- ru gar Industry would bo lie that other oher would suffer and that alread already business was faIling falling ort off rapidly throughout the country cO j that free sugar in m three rears years would give gi the American Su Sugar ar Continued on Page G 6 Col Column mn 1 1 I TARIFF STRUGGlE t I N SHIFTS TO SENATE Senator Smoot Participates in ill Lively Argument on Un Underwood Underwood Un- Un Underwood derwood Bill I ICon Con Continued t. t From Pago O 1 I Refining company and the Federal Su Sugar bagar ba- ba gar zar Refining company an nn option which the they would foreclose on tho the property of ot I Ir the beet sugar Interests their only onh domestic domestic do do- r mastic rivals rl Senator Smith declared I r that the thEY beet heet sugar al' al industry lu iu which J persons In lit Michigan alono alone interested d. d would woul be wiped out fr If It the American Su Sugar ar Refining I I and nd the Federal Refining 4 Smith have hn com company pan said eald Senator i made an alliance with the Democratic r h party It is Js an unholy aUlan alliance e Men Ien I who h have we not shirked In committing l crimes to Increase tho the volume of ot theirl their l business and an who are arc now responding to the will of or the law make vcr very poor Allies fillies for tal an any political par party t Attack Shirt Compau Senator Thomas read rend an article from froma a Tro Troy N. N Y T newspaper In which an nn I. I employee of or a a shirt company which declared a that concern had already V j threatened to r reduce duco wages and In Int t other ways was had attempted to co coerce Its K workers to use their Influence against the Underwood bill G Speaking for myself said Senator I Thomas 1 want to sa say here and now II 1 that tactics of or this sort will produce I any but desired results I believe that an industry which resorts to this line I of or conduct In order that Its employees Ii may be coerced should meet tho result of ot having J placed on the free tree lI list t every r p article that enters into Its lino of or busi busl nE ness J b T r think if rt little less icca than brazen ef et ef- tr r i t r Smith er ans t said Senator answering answering answer answer- ing Mr hIr Thomas rhomas for Cor tho senator from Crom f. f Colorado to make male e statements and to say that manufacturers shall shaH not be beJ J allowed allotted d to complain about the tho burdens t r put Jut upon them b by this bill If It you OU think b by your threats you ou can force silence on the part of or employers of oC la 10 labor Ia- Ia I got bor you ou are arc making a a. m mistake mistake i Smoot Enters Into 1 While Senator Smith kept the tho floor k Senators Reed need James Smoot Works Thomas and Hitchcock entered Into an r. r argument that turned from sugar to toI tot I the manufacture of furniture and then t back again to su sugar at I Senator James said he would prefer I to have hav tho the su sugar ar monopoly bought h by money from the tho treasur treasury of the United States than to give sl It permission J to continue e to rob the people argument Senator Thomas got ot Into an argument arsu- arsu ment 3 again aln b by stating that Assyrians Japanese and Mexican peons and other othel foreigners foreigner were employed in the western western west west- ern frn beet fields and that hat the usual wage wa-e paId a trap wap about 0 o cents a da day Senator Senator Sena Sena- I tor Smoot denied this i Senator Hitchcock wanted to know why hy the fUI furniture manufacturers of I Michigan were ere afraid traid of the proposed cd I tariff rQn on oon their theli products and Senator Smith replied that they feared competition compe compe- titian with furniture built In Europe with cheaper j |