Strong Talking in U, 5. Rubber}
Committee's Investigation:
Mr, Hoover's Position Washington, Jan. 8
On the resumption of the proceedings of the House of Representatives Rubber Com day, Mr, A..L. Viles, manager of the Rubber of America, claimed that the Stevenson plan was, fundamentally} unsound and largely responsible for the advance in, the price of rubber:, Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines "fered a degree of potential relief, but not sufficient to set off res tions on now -planting in British)
Representative Black assailed Mr. Hoover's activities which he deseribed as propaganda for the rubber interests. "Here are these expand ing tyre companies" he said, "just about to inflate prices and setting] the faithful Hoover en the Bri Vion, They want an alibi to gouge the public and so they bark at the East India rubber planter." Mr. Black further asccrtea that the price of crude rubber was not connected with the increase in tyre! prices, "Our committee will ery "thief" at the British while our bu: ness leaders pilfer undisturbed:
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