The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-12
STIRRED TO ANGER
PRoTEcTloNIsTs DENouNCE TAR.
IFF AGREEMENT.
Action Shows What Little Idea the
Trusts and Protected Interests
Have OF Allowing Any Re.
vision After Election.


knitted goods, such as hosiery and
underwear, and who benefit so large.
ly by the tariff preventing foreign
competition. have severely denounced
President Roosevelt for the tariff
agreement with Germany. This tariff
agreement with Germany allows the
German manufacturers TO reduce the
valuation OF the goods they export to
the United States to the actual cost
in Germany, which Is below what the
United States government appraisers
would assess the goods for and thus
the official value being decreased the
nd yalorem rate Of duty Is also de-
creased. Before this agreement was
made with Germany the protection
lists, who controlled the appraisal de.
partment Of the custom house In New
York. increased the value Of import.
ed goods beyond their real value in
the country from which they were
exported, and thus actuSlly increased
the duties paid. The effect Of the
new agreement is 10 allow the values
shown In the consular invoices which
have been certified by the German
chambers Of commerce and other
commercial bodies, to stand as the ap.
praised value on which ad valorem
duty is paid.
Resolutions were adopted by the
National Association OF Hosiery
Manufacturers at their late meeting
4 ,y1
Whereas. The United States gov
eminent has entered into a tariff trade
agreement with the German empire
which embodies important customs
administrative concessions and i'm
portant amendments to the customs
administrative act
Resolved That the National As.
ISOLATION OF Hosiery Manufacturers, in
annual convention assembled, earn.
esty protests against the provisions
of the German tarin agreement now
extended to other countries Of Europe
as contrary to law, contrary to the
policy Of protection. injurious to
American labor, unfair to the honest
importer. demoraizing to the Gus.
toms service and in effect a material
and indIscrmnate reduction in the
tariff which should be mad" only
after hearings have been granted and
then only by tho legislative branch of
the government; and
Resolved That the National Asso-
citation Of Hosiery Manufacturers
thank the congress Of tho United
States for not adopting the recon-
mcudations Of the administration as
/ 20 the amendments in our customs
( laws
This denunciation OF President
/ Roosevelt for making this agreement
with Germany contrary to law" and
contrary to the policy OF protection,
indicates what strenuous opposition
oil the trusts and protected interests
will put forth to prevent tariff re.
vision after election"
The thanks 10 congress for not
adopting the recommendations Of the
| administration as to the amendments
in our customs laws shows how the
s'andpat Republican leaders In con.
gross saved the day for the trusts
/ Tho cotton echodrIa is oplv ono NJ
tho r,ory IN tho torfN law thaf frrccs
mn prices brt overy other schedule is
enuorIv nrotectlve IN the trusts and
rnonono,ists that have rnruI shelter
undor tho so.colled protective system.
The whole power Of N" organized
trpste and tho thrift protnrtnd monop.
olis,s wuI no found aidlrr tho ra.rlac.
ITO, NJ pnnubIic,n coupres.men who
viii nror,is, a. apoip g.,rJpat aftor
,loc,ior p,~r,,rgtiu, thn tariff nrp.
toc,i,,, ,fIou.s th.sa manufacturers IN
c.,.,, trrir .raro of fine tariff witch
& n much birhcr tov nm what tho r.n.
nIa h,r, th,n &c maid I'm tho arrrprofr
y,r ,,riN ,,y.g 70 tbo povorrmort
For uhnrna. hut comnorotiynly Sow
Goods arc Unmarried uuon which the
tari0 taxes arc collected MI the prod
uc,e NJ tho trusts are likewise In
croasod In Drica In CONSEQUENCE Of
,bo tariff nrovnrtipy compntition so
thar Il comes IN This II Won are rich