The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-10-12

interest Of politicians. then the history Of
railroad rates in this country as COM
pared with those charged anywhere else
In the world, and the history Of rate re-
ductions down, to the present time, con- ~
~a Mileage Tariff. ,,,-
The government cannot discriminate
with an absolutely equal and impartial
hand with all. Therefore. it. " wo > Strict es
distance tariff; that is. the charge 1 6e
carrying commodities w~ould@have TO pc
apportioned to the number OF mlieS
haul would disappear,.a nd freight w4 fhat
pay a2$mileage. tariff. Now to, some t rau
would make little difference; put f {Ss
continent. distant from LOO TO mi I'M
miles from all the great marketS, ap amd
whom a big circle might be desc a1nne the
coasts, of the Atlantic and the a. he
and the gulf Of Mexico--you woulo b ps
the most heavily fairfield people m ent
grounds as these, it win pc we'll for you
to bring, them to the challenge oA '"e
facts and of COMMON sense.
Then. as to the markets IN Wnicn go
buy. How are you situated there. aho
what advantage do you " 70 tn r. Would
seem evident to most people tnat d syst
tenn which permits the same art, article tl a.
you must nave for your h9u soad over
thousands of miles of ocean ana sotu III
distant markets at a price ahSwm
firm 5 to 30 per cent less than tne e,p iine
that is charged to you is not In your ~.
terest. 1t is because of that system, ne e.
we pay annually an unknown aLnounr y
a tY.ava d;l pr r on on q ao tGtas o Th Sehe is tho
estimated volume of our domestic trau",
that is. the buying and selling HI ie tna5 goo Of
fm am and in 9u oTder that Il it IS may not be
changed by the fraction Of a mar tnas
the treasury deficit grrows n pro ona TO
now to reach $50, 1000, 900 annually, anu ~
require the imposition Of other ta oom.
such as you have never, heretofore con,
scented to pay save in time OF war anu
as a part of the sacrifices that II M
poses. Is this to your satisfaction, and Is
| this the form of service that VIII can
forth your gratitude and receive YOU
continuing Endorsement?
ma Canal.
Mr.. Hill took up the subject Of the Pan
anna canal, treating 1t at o consid nat he
relied on to supply new markets. ne clte9
the opinion of an expert. Mr.. Harolo
had wr Gt sne an are eiabora tep artiele taking
the same view. His argument was fortl-
fed by statistics showing how small an
amount of our products the South Ameri,
Mr.. Boice as saying that If we could Sc
cure one-half the Imports of Asia, that
' lIdIlc Ill one year WOulQ pay Tue COol VI
the canal and leave. a balance of $500
100000. He expected the canal would be
made, but 1t would not bring market re-
suits.
Scarcity of Lands and Irrigation.
He considered the growing scarcity of
agricultural lands and the defects in our
land laws which allowed SPECTATORS and
great combinations to secure millions OF
acres. to the exclusion Of farmers. Fs
highly commended the national irrigation
movement. saving the work now under
way would redeem GO, OOO, 900 acres, and
he had no doubt in the end many times
that amount.
The final question of all was securing
m our exp a9r our of do%meditie ne t Taid product
valued at $3.50, e43, o7s, and We're 59.4s per
MANUFACTURED articles were valued at
$452. 415, 1921. or 31.52 per cent Of the whole.
The ratio is very nearly two to one. More
i]%ersas sse w tSin1eeq aSs Is latter fer d dee ies@eF to to
the commercial wal. upon us which has al
ready heard the firing Of the first gun, it
banned by the severest prohibition. But
upon all that we have to sell the disad-
vantage will fall. Our statesmen assum-
ed that we alone could use a protective
tariff to advantage, overlooking the very
simple process of other nations meeting
9ne tariff ha, Y btao' an %ahasr,u Mhe n rest Of the e
has taken no notice until we began to be
thought Of not exactly as a dangerous
competitor in manufactured commodities.
Sns; Then It to9k counsel, and the new rev
e sia11y 70 saa do ab asfin ~ Where wa are s we s ws
ing to find our markets: and especially
the market for the immense product OF
our soil that will continue to be our main
esource and dependence =
Ih in are e, enough people within direct
annual wheat crop if each person Yo1 con-
bushels per annum. We have studied
helped to build it up. and put millions of
money into the greatest steamships that
ever sailed the seas to serve it. We did
able to make a rate under which this
Oriental trade could live. For these peo-
pie ars eann fhev a h high IN trs annas alton
market: and you cannot send wheat from
the interior of the United States across
half the continent and the whole breadth
of the Pacific ocean if you have a big or
even a reasonable mileage charge.
Well, we have met with obstacles al
every step; not the obstacles that busy
men have a right to expect and know
how to meet, such as the shrewdness OF
competitors or the difficulty Of conquering
material things, but interference with
ders that can serve no purpose except to
make impossible the maintenance Of this
new market. These customers are out.
ragged by a policy that insults their ma.
ttonal dignity and their personal self.
respect until they determine to buy ne
f more of us. These ships, instead of meet.
!, ing with reasonable encouragement, are
~hampered and tied down by regulations
which make it as costly as possible tc
, operate them. These rates, which ar.
+ the essential parts Of the whole affair
, are destroyed by laws that put us at tn,
mercy of every foreign tramp that float:
the seas. And this, mind you, not in be
half of any home interest that might SUI
l fer. FOR these ocean rates do not concerr
| the domestic producer more than they
must be low enough to admit him to out
t side markets. but only to the annoyanc,
American foreign trade in the grea
staples that you help to produce and tina
: must continue to enter increasingly int,
our dealings with other peoples. The to
tai foreign of Japan and Chin:
amounts to $50. 100000 a year in roun.
numbers. 1t is destined to increase ant
!. multiply at a rate that will astonish tn,
: world. and we might nave the lions shar
Of it If we only exercised common sens
and business prudence and patriotic fore
+ sight.
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