Image 1 of Santa Fe new Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), May 12, 1909
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tlbrarlan of Cenajrsss mm XICAN VOL 46 SANTA FE NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MAY lY 1909 NO 76 AN ME mm o L
is Demand Made for Abolition of Duty AnoReSTi scored Senator Culberson Criticises Address of
Wickersham at New York Washington May 12 Declaring the tobacco growers of Kentucky be1 lieve
themselves in the grasp of aj conscienciousless monoply Senator Paynter today asked the passage of
nn amendment permitting the grow ers to sell handtwist without the dutv of six cents a pound The Sen
ator believed that the removal of the duty would abolish the cause of the tobacco troubles V V At
the conclusion of Paynters ad dress Senator Culberson took the floor for a comment on the recent
court decisions agamni iu www corporation as indicated by the De partment of Justice He said that
four circuit judges of the United States had expressed the opinion that this trust was a monopoly
and ex isted in violation of the laws of the United States I do not know what Tim v mm r if ii ii ii
ii inn in liib hi cncuL cit ATTftCKED torney general in respect to this suit said the Senator but he