The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-28
GERMANY'S TARIFF IDEA.

Germany is getting ready TO give the
United States a demonstration Of the
rrohibtire tariff with reverse curve
that viii likely give the farmers. live
stock ard packing trust something to
mediate upon
Heretofore, the American system as
applied to Germany has been altogether
lovely from the American point of view
German manufactures and other ex-
ports to this country have been sub
jectcd to a tariff which made imports
almost impossible. while the American
exporter got the benefit of the German
market on favorable terms TO the dis
advantage OF the agrarians Of the en-
pire. though it gave the German cor
sumer comparatively cheap food.
firing of this jug-handied game, the
kaiser and his advisers have framed a
tariff Law which viii retaliate until
such time as Uncle sam gets ready to
make an arrangement which shall be
reciprocal and mutually profitable. This
means that American grain, meat and
other articles used by the Germans viii
he barred. or practically barred. just so
long as the United States insists on
would naturally come TO this side of the
Atlantic.
The new system does not become eff
feCtive until the present commercial
treaty between the two nations expires,
which viii be on March l. 1906 accord
ing to notice from Germany TO the state
department. After that date there will
lie chance TO see how the Americans
Ike their own system turned upon
themselves.
Canada is already giving the Glouces-
to- fishermen a taste OF the same med
i-ine, and the brief experiment does not
seem to please the Yankees much. They
were influential through Senator Lodge
and their other representatives i'm con-
gross, in securing the rejection of the
reciprocity arrangement with our
aorthern neighbor, thinking to keep for
themselves advantages in freedom from
canadian competition. Now the north
ner- have instituted regulations which
Ireveut the New England fishermen
from securing bait on the fishing banks.
end, in effec-. this means no bait no
isL-
Nil New England is torn up over a
discussion o. the tariff question. the
Republicans themselves being divided
rs 10 the beauties of the system advo-
Gated 10y the Home Market club which
calls for a Chinese wall against out
side competition, but is delighted 10
have free raw materials when possible.
for New England manufacturers Gov
erno- Douglas, who made a bold cam
pa;gn on a liberia: tariff platform, Won
by such an enormous majority in a Re
publican year that It is evident 10 the
taTiT leaders something must be done
by way of reform and revision Their
problem. now is to secure revision that
viii help them as much as possible and
ncip tho other fellow as little as may
be 40 the Disadvantage OF New Eng
land.
The hopeful thing about the whole
situation is the development OF opin-
ior in favor of a reasonable tariff. and
thc removal of the schedules which are
now OF advantage only TO the combina-
tons which rob the American consum-
c. aud dispose of their surplus product
abroad At lower prices than they charge
Jt home in order that thcy may per
c,uate their cEtortiOnate profits The
american people stand imposftious pa
Jiently for a long while, but il is an
Parent they are about ready TO turn on
their oppressors and compel revision
of the tariff on equitable lines.