The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-11
SHAW POINTS OUT
ADVANTAGE OF
TARIFF
SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH GOODS
ARE CHEAPER IN EUROPE IN
BENEFITS AMERICA.
HAS A DOUBLE BENEFIT
BY Aiding the Manufacturer and pro.
ducer and BY Aiding Those EN-.
pIoyed in the Work--Scores
Democracy in Speech.

Greensboro. n G.. Sept. 10. saers.
tary Shaw spoke 10 an immense gath.
ering Of Republicans at Winston sa
lem today and again at Salisbury ta-
| night
At Winston Salem ne arraignea the
Democratic party, declaring II had
no platform and stood for nothing.
In his speech at Sail: bury he said
in part
Our political opponents lay much
| stress on the fact that come Amer
can manufactures are sold abroad
cheaper than al home That the piac
tice prevails to some extent all must
admit, but that il does not prevail
generally or TO any considerable TX
tent all must admit but thaf II d9el
not prevail generally or To any con
derabl- extent is easily established.
4 non-partisan Industrial commission
was appointed by congress III 1898.
which, after spending more than threa
years In the investigations filed its re-
port in 1902. which was published in
IS large volumes. This report con
tains all available evidence on tht4
subject. After making careful corr.
pilations from the data therein con-
tanned, Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire, ated on the noor Of the
United States Senate, in April. 1904.
that approximately $l.0O0.0o0 worth
81 American manufactured products
are annually old abroad cheaper than
-in-onr own domestic market. No one
has ever attempted to d'sprove Sena.
tor Gallinger's conclusions, though:
our political opponents continue to
speak Of the practice as we'll nigh
universal This $14,00O.000 worth can
he far more than accounted for by the
advantage given to exporters under
our drawback laws and il Il Quite
likely the estimate is TOO low.
II has been the policy of the Repub.
lcan party for many years 10 allow
manufacturers who export ther pro.
duct the advantage OF the cheape
possible raw material The Dingley
tariff law provides two ways BY
which exporters may avail henseive,
IF this advantageous privilege. First.
he law authorizes the manufacture
# merchandise for export In bonded
actofi5s and permits to be transfern
ID thereto not only imported ores.
ron. and steel billets and other ma.
erial free of duty, but also spirits and
obacco free of internal revenue tax.
During the last fiscal year approxi-
nately Si0,000,000 worth Of imported
res for smelling, material for manu-.
acture, and distilled spiris and to-
'acco We're thus used and the entire
'roduct exported and no duty or inter
Ial revenue paid thereon. Had this
mater al been entered for consump.
Ion in this country, the duty and in.
enal revenue tax would have been
mite large amount ard 10 tha 49,
ent Of this saving in the cost OF the
Inished product. the sme.ter and man.
facturers could reduce his export
rice and still make the same profit
Under he American scale OF wages
he value of ordinary American
lanufactures is about equally divided
etweeu material and labor The con
ersion into finished products. thee
,re. Of S1000o.000 worth Of raw ma
'rial consumed in bonded factories
ould justify the sale abroad Of twice
Ia amount of refined or manufac.
Ired products cheaper than at home.
should not De surprised to learn
at most Of the output Of these bond
smelters and factories IS sold
,road below the price prevailing in
2 United States.
The other method provided in the
ngley law for allowing manafac
rers who export their products the
vantage Of cheap material author
IS the secretary Of the treasury TO
y back TO the exporter OF manufac-
ed merchandise 80 per cent Of the
" which he has actually pad upon
= imported material consumed
rein During the lat fiscal yer
re wa refunded to expor ers of
nufactures produC,d ia wh1ie or in
z from imported dutiable u-ter5af
lroximately 81 500 Go. The refund
duty averages about per Cent Of
values Of the exported mercsan-
?. This drawback prosi ion. the q
iusiifies the sale abroad q slea.
900 worth of American manurar-
= merehand' So 5 per cent below
domestic price of similar articles.
\ these provisions Of the Dirglev
a law were enacted FOR the aysE-
and sole purpu7e of snatli7g the
srican employer u labor 10 Daf Ms
luct on the fore-En uarises II -
I'd prices. In this vat oniy i