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Fight On. At Washington Senator Smoot of Utah (Republican) launched the Administration's fight for ratification of the U. S.-Italian Debt Settlement, in a speech closely paralleling that made at Philadelphia by Secretary Mellon. He appealed for Senate ratification on the grounds that "Italy is one of our best customers." He scotched any expectation that France will get as lenient terms: "There is no comparison between the two debts, and I want to assure the Senators now personally that no such settlement will ever be made with France as has been made with Italy." Simultaneously with Mr. MelIon...
Once Senator Smoot tried to start a woolen industry in Provo, Utah. Business genius though he is, he soon gave up. Why? 1) Because it cost him $2.25 a hundred to get wool from San Francisco whereas Bostonians got wool from San Francisco for 75c. 2) Because Bostonians could ship their finished product to Chicago for 50c whereas it cost him $3.40 from Provo...
...this sound and simple reason for the difference in rates between certain long and short hauls does not lessen the grievance of Arizona milk canners in competition with New York, does not enable Senator Smoot to build up teeming wool industries in yawning Utah...
...Senate Mr. Smoot exclaimed: "I used to take a good deal of pride in keeping the Record clean from anything outside just what was said in this body, but I long ago gave that up. However, I do want to say that every page printed in the Record costs about $48, outside of transportation throughout the United States of the mail itself. I think Senators ought to begin to see that, if we are going to fill the Record with page after page, day after day, of extraneous matter, they are simply taking that much money out of the Treasury...
...Senator Bruce replied: "I wish to say to the Senator from Utah, Mr. Smoot, that he should not lose sight of the fact that the tendency of correct information on this subject is to save the United States the expenditure of $25,000,000 a year, for that is the amount it is expending at present in its vain and futile effort to enforce prohibition...