Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-12-07

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province to deal with commerce ~ 3EE
broadeet sense, intending among mKny
! Other things Whatever concerns lat,oI
and al matters Affecting the Gpeat
business corporations and Our mOE.
ehans marine.
The prosa1ent declares TINT be ~
! CARDS Il necessary to Be-enaet ne Chi
Deee exclusion law. In regard to labor
he says that the government should
provide IN It's contacts that an work
should be d0ae under ''fais" CONDITIONS
and that all night work should be for
hidden Tor women and children AZ well
rs excessive overtime. He continues:
Very great good has been and win be
| accomplished by associations OF unions
| Of wageworkeTS when managed with
forethought and when they combine in
sistenee upon their own rights with
law abiding respect for the rights OF
others. The display Of these qualities
ala ONbSA OO01G0 AZ q OAIy " IAC AQtEOA
no less than to the associations them
selves Finally, there must also in
many cases be action by the govern
ment in order to safeguard the rights
and interests of all Under our conSti-
tuition there is much more scope for
such action by the state and the munic-
pality than by the nation. But on
points such as those touched on above
the national government can act.
He asserts that the immigration laws
are unsatisfactory and that law
should be enacted to keep out not only
anarchists, but persons Of a low moral
tendency or of unsavory reputation
and those who are below certain
standard of economic fitness to enter
our industrial field as competitors with
American labor.
The Tariff and Reciprocity.
The president declares that nothing
could be more unwise than to disturb
the business interests of the country by
any general tariff change at this time.
He adds:
Yet it is not only possible, but emf
nently desirable, to combine with the
stability of our economic system sup
Elementary system of reciprocal bene-
fit and obligation with other nations.
Such reciprocity is an incident and re-
suit Of the firm establishment and
preservation Of our present economic
policy. 1t was specially provided for
in the present tariff law.
Reciprocity must be treated as the
duty is to see that the protection grant
ed by the tariff in every case where it
is needed is maintained, and that reci-
procity be sought for so far as it can
safely be done without injury to our
home industries. Just how far this is
must be determined according to the
individual case, remembering always
that every application of our tariff pol
icy to meet our shifting national needs |
must be conditioned upon the cardinal |
fact that the duties must never be
reduced below the point that will cover
the difference between the labor cost |
here and abroad. The we'll being of
the wageworker is prime considera-
ton of our entire policy of economic
Need For Wider Markets. .s
Subject to this proviso of the proper
protection necessary to our Industrial
well being at home, the principle of i
must command our hearty
support. The phenomenal growth Of
our export trade emphasizes the ur-
gency of the need for wider markets
and for liberal policy in dealing with
foreign nations. Whatever is merely
petty and vexatious in the way of
,rade restrictions should be avoided.
The customers to whom we dispose of
our surplus products in the long run,
directly. or indirectly, purchase those
surplus products by giving us. some
hing in return. Their ability to pur-
chase our products should as far as
possible be secured by so arranging I.
)Ur tariff as to enable us to take from
hem those products which we can use
without harm to our own industries
md labor or the use of which will be
# marked benefit to us.
It is most important that we should
maintain the high level Of our present
We have now reached the
Joint in the development of our in
erests where we are not only able to
upply our own markets, but to pro-
luce constantly growing surplus for
which we must find markets abroad.
% secure these markets we can util-
ze existing duties in any case where
hey are no longer needed for the pur-
'ose of protection, or in any case
where the article is not produced here
nd the duty is no longer necessary 4,
or revenue, as giving us something to h
fer in exchange for what we ask. !
he cordial relations with other, ma !
ions which are SO desire bic will nat
rally be promoted by the course thus :
aquired by our own interests
The natural line of development for a
olicy of reciprocity will be in connec- !
on with those Of our productions .
-hich no longer require all Of the sup b
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