New-York tribune., 1906-09-11
Mr.. SHAW ON TARIFF
.,w MATERIALS CHEAP
s,,,ctnry Says LO'oer Seli'Hg
1brood Is Not Widespread.

- - sent l0.-Secreiafs S1lA" -
GreenOOiO' 80 70 an immense gathering OF
fhe Treasure !. - 'y-,,ston-salem to-day ana again
Republio~l.9 - .o-nirht. Al Winston-Sa4eln ne
al s@S s@aS - memorable party. declaring II Hau
s'i~,s,.1 ~,s,sorm and stood for nothing
!, salisbury be said IN part
A -, o,nonepts lay much stress on ie the
or so-,e American maanIsclel 80 - sl-orrics
,Tsad cheaper s saient ali must admit. but that
presaS, nrevau generally OF - rtSsan indus
extent = elii,r eal9.ii was appointed by congress - -
uia ett.b after spending more S.1s ~ -aoS xsvbich
sbs Investigation. is nee is isree Soiumes This
Nes plu..irs an available evidence on s, s--s 80
poft ooatsl4S 4Sstius careful compilations from tns
81. AfteE ulco7fsined senator Gsllinger. of NsS
dsa stre stated on the noor OF ne tIl.eSs 4. - e0
s,-sis IN April Iss' ,Isnusactured IS1 products
srhr - sod abroad cheaper than .r,,oS m 49, n
ssstic nsTSet 2,.sss 40 oae "a conoinsons, though
tz,iffSsI opponents cortinte 20 >, - 90 ,.-orTh
sl slsse as welnigh universal his M - yse advar-
i1 = wen M 10 exporters under our dTawoSsSA S laws
nft 0ute likely tie estimate ~ t19 80 49, Marty,
lle = y Ssen lie policy OF the RepupllgAA Ps, Pa4.s
j nss v vesrs 10 ellow manufacturers Nho sAIOst ~
fG n5 -o5sicf the advantage q ths cns@S@Ss - ppTo
fee Isn ~, Isys by which exporters may AHeA
N. OF this advantageous pIl.,lless, mis-.
fhe AZ IN bonded factories ana peiiIIls - -
fG eehl-ss thereto not only imported Ores -. -4o
shi seel e snd tobacco free Of internal revenue
tui A1SSs- fne last nscal year app hllLis.t-s
FAeSe EUsIrsscture and distilled spirits and to-
w.Ss ~ Sere thus used AID me enlFs pI01so' 40
gasa a EaH :his material been entered for con-
use.--, n his country the outg hha lAteI.-.A
tSe tax would have been 9ll'e ~ ts 80. - fbe
ns,o the extent of this saving IN ts 60 - t, 80,
a.. Droduct, the smelter ana nalul4ctuies
- '-Sssklse ais export prise ana Sun make the
~ ST.. gt9Bs p. American scale OF wages the value Of
-sTsry American Isii.lset nan ~ e. - re- So,SeTs On
elNss-issed Dr0ducts. therefore ot NeveJ.v0 Moltn
M ~ material consumed u bonded tac'olIes noS-s %
q 80 - ssle abroad Of twice that amount OF
tEuis ~ Ss -rsngfsctuTed products cheaper than at
80 should not be suIpIlsea 20 tssI ,sllss s,Si aSS
nss. ~. = sold abroad below the price prevailing
+ M United states
s0aON REFUNDED.
%. o,bsr method provided in the Dingley law
~ allowing manufacturers WHO eAP1Et P3 .,l, Sne-E
- ne Secretary ot the treasury 20 p1g az "a
n ne exporter OF Ensnufactufea ~. "a
-, sny imported material consumed theTein Dur
NJ The Sst hsosl year there was TeI3noea 70 en.
c.,s5s AZ manufactures produced Wholly OF IA part
tr5T imported duua5!e material sPproAllina.e4E
EG6g The refund of duty AVERAGES abolt .
EsSrSubsok provision therefore 3ustifies the sals
..-sss of za,60oDO worth OF American manutact-
s s,aaGiIs y ssr srtess BoIh these provisions OF
~ ningey Tariff law we're enacted ior the
rrrrn
a. sTriovsr Of labor 10 put his product on the
fS.sleT market Et reduced prices, IN TINS way Only
s,vsys ave the benefit OF cheap labor and fire.
sverilv of non-dutsole and untaxed material
-,srolS 1Is and varied Last year drawbacks were
i si1Te5 on eighteen articles IN which duuable iron
sss vas Consumed. nine articles IN which cutia-
Ne imported iead ere or 4sad bullion vas lncoTpo-
/ rsfs6 three articles IN which ouuable tinplate
s5rnss part nine articles IN which duuable sugar
j o. m0asses was used. twelve oinerent articles
i IN which imported duiiable alcohol Was used.
laaihsr we're USED, sna no end OF articles ~ when
outiabls imported wool was Used. Drawbacks were
allowed 0a over lSo manufaetuTed articles in the
i rToductiO q which nfiy different kinds OF duua-
be imported materials we're consumed.
The policy Of allowing drawbacks upon the ex-
4 poHat0l o. manufactures into which duiable raw
material hss entered Is Ia strict harmony wiki the
principle Of pIois,tion Ihe protective principle
/ sv0We1y ali N TACT gives the American producer
an advantages within the American market, but no
soolonlc policy can give tbs American producer an
advantage over hs foreign competitor in the for
Fas RspSeacsn party, from the time OF its birth
uula nov, haR proteclea the labOrer who produces
tor lie American market in every way possible for
msa 70 conceive, Republican legislation excludes
lninese labor primarily neosuse the Chinaman re-
fuses 10 i've on me American standard. The cOOlie
la1oler Is unpopular, largely because OF his mex
Il peasge hahiis he neither feeds himself clothes
II L.Hsef nor houses his family as DO Americans. /
Il 4Agns on lover plane he can. OF course. AFFORD
10 work cheaper than Americans and rs presence
IS menace Lot much 10 American morals as 10
american laoor To the extent that he secures mis-
Il pro rata snare OF American wages and fails 10
Rsgg q the country. MS presence Is un6esirabie.
- W ~ -ossn Z parry therefore says 10 him: I'm
II - so- consent 10 be an American consumer YOU
-. hol be a. American producer. You must be
i o. american II both respects or in neither"
CONTRACT LABOR LAWS
htp11lesa Avs against contract labor are Of the
Eo1s - s.-s D.t toE tnese laws manufacturers
s-s- 80. - soosa. hire labogers az the European
Ss &c :. wees and bring them 70 this country un-
~, 1.i-s %ss 70 work below The American scale.
s q oI b to The prejudice @ Of he 4msrids 5G
Dor iiy11v Ss tsoN wages compel poor living. and
- .S ~, iA.ins the farmer ard the manufacturer
tf4 eort-S = 'es'ficis the oonsumptiye capacity Of
fs-,-,s 1o-ean party gives tie American manu-
p-ss'Iis - ~ ne ioTeigu market however. every
sV - .'ahlsee except that Of cheap labor. No
..s,Ae. hence the exporter OF the product OF
nsie-s -sof -,soof Is given the cheapest possible raw
al - y u Re said that ths Is no lie advsntsge
st exporter ! reply mar it 5I5s elitte IS ToIeb
s-5rv A IN ne ne exporter employs. while those who
tsans are b1ssslefy needs Of these employed ar
tsa- X can ! can make This draw back principle
rEG Q; s'eel hles las T,irirnur nroiertion
ss prO,s,io, as producer ~ spikes and bolts
i atJ. Tie 49, o- 81 4i and $50 - ton, respeo-
II gs, t-gsly, or Lebanon Penn vas nd as
eprsitosso so-5a y. n1a5ers 5000 drawback on the
Il ~ r-rs-.oV5s ~ a'ors worth - railway spikes ana
II s.s.leed from imported STEEL IIIiats ~
i u NJ VII Sne 5l goNernrrert said 10 this concern: .
AZ s5. y nanufac,Ure % So 80 worth n spikes
II hls sl,orf ~ N-- - PAD back 20 you soon
a.
e,itsi - 'Nr tiAfis consumed" This drawback .
ar b,.-s concern tC sell $1,000 worth of sufkes
4 paaef a. oaa Tor Sf7 or ana make the Ssne
fissbs u SOC an home io- 5000 IN befna inn
Eks s,S project The American ur0durer ~ 4
slh1rrs.- .t,--ls m ne foreign market the raw
ton ~ - @ fei md % him On proof of eNporta-
ltldui i' =, uaitest intent thar Sc snail sel bis
-'sti pIioe o' '"-.H below the American
sssol =, 9seasslties there demand for the ad
fis01 ssrfs--.-s -.-s Tree ~ duty. and the principal
kC1fsrs ~ .e9 9 "a that 90 VII enable ne mann
Eotlus r-'elhff goods 10 export more 81 fbeir .
pa haur-,.-N .a' rs We're allowed during fb. last
slihsF nr,S'tILf On large amounts 0g ernorfai
r Shoes go e ~ m cutable imported hides .rs
louel ssf-a-- gtiits produced from clItisble I'm
ofsEbsol,s -ie ,onoern ln Boston received SID 90
fo1uos fro-~' on me expectation Of sole laartar
tiifeF ~ TED hides PreEunls Div ms sole
e.t have to- Z. totd cheauer than al home In
o. an .e+h here was 81 90 dfrsre,.cs n, its
e,slnlsS :. 1eI az "a Ike amount of sole Ieafber
..lgbicsr .gihe ] repeat n IS ths rol.o,- - tna
.1lfe5 -rot-llf 10 give The eNuOrfer ~ manu-
fV E--, .S fle benefit ~ the cbasre-- ,,-s--s
E silesrd ~ 1.tflal- He must paw the Ar,erfra,, .
- n - easro Tor The labor Consumed -, 30.
II rFoS,,...u ioF may IA turn consume 49,
t,si1sr L-s american made cIofffr. H., =,
tf.esn .,--s1s- aI1 educate their rlfiSTa,, -, -
- anla-,c.en n3''f0, but whenever ne r,ro5,,,, -
i az Dos.stG labor Is exported and tb5s ~, ~, ~,
- 60, tofrpstirOn iu or own r11srla,l
y lrr,.-+l sn0ec 20 him the Str-r - ~ iIlai F@fe