Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-19
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rnE R%InIcuLors SHAW.

Our would be great tinnncier. Secre-
tary Shaw. who is led BY the nose by
the frerz,ed denizens Of Wall street. is
on a sp%ellbinding tour and, rs usual, is
very amusing il not accurate in his
statements. With true spelluinder en-.
thusinsm lie accepts any argument that
will suit his purpose and is deludinR the
unfortunate republicans DO listen to
him with the exploded tale uiat only
100000 worth Of trust made goods
are sold abroad cheaper than similar
products are sold to our own people.
The absurdiiy Of this claim is at once
shown by the report for 1895 OF the
United States bureau o. statistics, page
liz, Of drawbacks paid ON in. ports used
in manufacture OF articles exported and
articles exported with, benefit Of draw
backs. This drawback is n return OF
the duty paid on imports which are re.
exported, with the exception Of l per
cent Of the duty paid which the govern.
ment retains-that is, the exporter gets
back % per cent Of the duty paid.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1905, the drawback paid To exporters
was s5.sGG, 575. IL aud. although the
value OF those exports is not given in
the official statistics, yet rs the duty Oh
raw material and articles only partially
manufactured is from 10 20 80 per cent
or mn average Of about 90 per cent. it
will at oncei be seen tina these exported
products on which draSb.c't has been
paid exceed $4,000, 900 in value. Nearly
all these exports were manufactured by
trusts IL Combines. and. while the
consumer in the United Statee paid the
tariff duty and the trust on top OF it,
the foreigner who purchased The goods
exported escaped paying the tariff tax
or the trusts pocketed 80 per cent Of il
in the form Of drawback.
But that kind Of exports is Tut @
small percentage OF the total exports,
the raw material Of which is produced
in the United States and the 7etore does
not participate in the republican draw
back plan OF beneiiting foreigners al
the expense Of the !American people
The Standard Oil trust, ETC., aloue OF
ported over $4,000, 0G0 OF illuminating
oil. The harvester trust, etc, exported
S~20,72l,76l Of reapers and mowers
plowe, ~cultivator5. ETC., the cotton com
bine nearly s5o,O0O,0O worth of cotton
goods, the steel trust and other com
hines manufacturing iron and steel over
$4,000, 600, the leather trust ovel
s37, 10000 the beef combine over $40,
100000, The tobacco trust over S5, 900,
600 and the lumber trust S35, 900 900
All OF this vast amount OF the product:
OF the trusts md combines was solo
cheaper to the foreigners than to ouI
Own people and yet Secretary Shaw
knows nothing about it, although tn,
details are recorded in ono Of the bu
reaus OF his own department. His par
tisan mind would rather seize on tho ole
misstatements OF tho industrial commits
sion. %revamped by the diecreditcd Sen
ator Galliugcr. the fallacies OF which
we're exposed by Mr.. Philips, a repub
lican member Of the industrial com
mission, in his dissenting report.
IL Shaw was not ridiculous. il woulC
be pathetic to SEQ the greatest depart
meD OF the z lvernment in such hands
No wonder the republican congrrssion
al committee male his itinerary in The
states that were surely democratic nnt
where he could do the least harm.-Ex