Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-12-06
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Andrew Carnegle's statement that,
SO far az the United states Steel Cor
poraticn is concerned, what it makes
might as well be admitted free OF tar
iH tax. continues to be an absorbing
theme of discussion. says an ex-
change. No such bomb was ever
before cast into the protectionist
camp. Naturally enough, tie pretec-
tionists are fighting back They pro
fess to see in Mr.. carnegie's policy
scheme to intrench the steel trust
still moro securely. for they argue If
the trust. with its perfect organiza-
ton, can dispense with protection. it's
competitors cannot, and If the duty
is removed, these competitors will
either have to sell out to the trust
dGit business or Eare wages to the
starvation point.
These are the speeters before which
the protectionist always quails. He
conjures them up for purposes of self
intimidation and then hurls the most
pdtiless charges of disloyalty and in
humanity at them by way of restor-
ing himself to equilibrium. The pro
tectionist considers It the last demon
stration of patriotism to tax millions
of people that a few may profit, ana
these few are themselves among the
millions taxed for toe benefit of other
,smaIl groups.
1t is another case of the working
man who advocates hostility to the
employing forces when, as a matter
of fact, the artisan is himself the en-
ployer. He merely forgets that when
he refuses to give 1rore than he can
afford for any article he keeps down
the wages of the artisan by whom the
article is produced A rise in wages
must produce rise in prices against
the artisan as fell as against the rest
of the community So a high duty, if
1t raises wages, raises prices against
those who profit by the increased
wages, and the steeImakers. enjoying
high wages, is taxed that the sugar
trust may pay high wages to its en-
ployes, and so on, indefinitely
But we venture the opinion as to
Mr.. Carnegie's newly announced views
/ that he had in mind no scheme for
the absorption or the competing steel
makers or the extension of the trust
or its influence. The United States
Steey Corporation has simply reached a
stage of development where it is a
great factor not in the domestic mar
ket alone but in the world market.
If it is to gain its s5aTe of the world
trade it must take precautions against
the rearing of artificial obstacles to
its expansion.
In the early summer q temporary
agreement we have made with Ger
many for the IMPOSITION of its mini
mum tariff rates on our goods will ex-
pire by limitation. That agreement
! stirred France, and we were forced
to make the few possible concessions
to her to secure the favorable rates
she gave in return. The assertion of
unchanged views as to the protective
principle in the proposed revision OF
the Dingley schedules will drive other
countries to retaliation and free trade
EBgland-the greatest steel-producing
country next to our own-will be the
one world market left open to the
United States Steel Corporation.
Mr. Carnegie knows the trend OF
tariff development and he knows that
trade development is as much a prod
uct of wise action m the fixing of du-
flies as is protection or revenue. He
spoke only for the steel trust. he
mentioned only its products. 1t is
very plain that We are producing
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