The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-19
STILL UNDERsELLlNG EUROPE.

The invasion by American manu-
facturers of the markets of the
world under the operations of a law
which It was predicted would ruin the
industries of the country. is not at all
pleasant to many of our Republican
contemporaries. who strive to belittle
the facts as much as possible. But they
are too potent to be downed in any
such a manner.
Following the expectation of woolens
to Great Britain and their sale in the
greatest English market for such
goods. at a lower price than English
dealers could reach. was the consign-
ment of great lots of American shoes to
the English narts. where they under
sold the English made shoes. just as
the wooden goods cut the trade ground
from under the old country dealers.
This is especially surprising. and
showes that the "protection' theory in
relation to both those classes of man
ufactures is a delusion and a snare.
Now comes the Iron Age. with particu-
lars of another movement which still
further illustrates the non-necessity of
the high tariff. and the advancement
of an industry which was threatened
by the calamity howlers with inevita-
BILE ruin. unless it's protection" was
fully maintained. The Age says:
"An incident occurred this week
which shows that we are beginning to
step on the heels of even the Germans.
who have been the most aggressive
sellers in recent years. An order came
into this market for 1000 tons of barrel
hoops. An American mill bid as low as
any German works. and would have OBJ
tanned the order if there were not a
duty of about 81 per ton on hoops in
Germany. In other words, with equal
rates of freights and short credits we
can meet them successfully in neutral
markets"
The Germans. it is stated. are able
to underbid the English on such or
ders, and now this report shows that
American manufacturers of hoops
would have undersold the Germans in
their home market if the German tar
if duty had not barred the way. Is
the duty on hoop iron in our present
tariff go per cent? too low? The Iron
Age also says:
what our present low prices mean
is shown by the fact that wire is being
shipped from Pittsburg for the manu-
facture of wood screws in a large
plant in England"
Here. then. are. American manufac-
turers underselling the English in their
own markets, and yet have the disad-
vantage of the railroad rates from
Pittsburgh to the coast and the cost
of freight across the sea. This being
the case. why is it necessary to i'm
pose a duty on wire rods of $3.50 per
ton. and on wire of s2S per ton. with
a corresponding high duty on screws?
And why should there have been such
a fight for the higher duties of the Nc
Kinley law?
1t will be found by experience that
American skill. muscle. invention and
enterprise can compete with the world.
and that the protection" theory is
scheme in the interests of capital and
greed. Very many of the industries
now protected" by the remnants of
Republican high duties. can not only
get along without them. but can under
sell the very countries from the labor
of which those duties are supposed to
be necessary to protect the American
workman. They were simply imposed
to impose on the American consumer.
that is ALL Protection never received
harder blows than those administered
by these consignments Of American
goods to Europe.