Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-10
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Republicans Aroused.
The protectionists who manufacture
knitted goods, such as hosiery and un'
derwear, and who benefit SO largely by
the tarlff preventing foreign competi
ton, have severely denounced Presi'
dent Roosevelt for the tariff agreement
with Germany. This tariff agreement
with Germany allows the German man
ufacturers 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
goots for. and thus the official value
being decreased the nd yalorem rate
Of d1ty is also decreased. Before this
agreement was made with Germany the
pr0tectiOnists, who controlled the ap-
praisal department Of the custom house
in New York, Increased the value OF
imposted goods beyond their real value
in the country from which they were
exported, and thus actually increased
the duties paid. The effect of the new
agreement is to allow the values shown
In the consular invoices, which have
been certified by the German Chambers
Of Commerce, and other commercial
bodies, to stand us the appraised value
on which nd yalorem duty Is paid.
Resolutions were adopted by the Ma
tional Association of Hosiery Manu-
facturers at their late meeting at Phil
adelphia, which declared: Z
whereas, The United States govern
ment has entered Into tariff trade
agreement with the German empire
which embodies important customs ad-
ininistratiye concessions and important
amendments to the customs administra-
tive act.
Resolved, That the National Asso-
citation OF Hosiery Manufacturers, In
annual convention assembled, earnestly
protest against the provisions of the
German tariff agreement now extended
to other countries OF Europe as con-
trary to law, contrary to the policy Of
protection, injurious to American labor,
unfair to the honest importer, democrat,
izing to the customs service and in eff
feet material and indiscriminate re
duction In the tariff, which should be
made only after hearings have been
( granted and then only by the legisla-
tive branch of the government; and
"Resolved, That the National Asso-
ciation of Hosiery Manufacturers thank
the Congress OF the United States for
not adopting the recommendations OF
the administration as to the amend
ment In our customs laws"
This denunciation Of President Roose-
welt for making this agreement with
Germany Contrary to law and con
trary to the policy of protection, indi-
Gates what strenuous opposition all the
trusts and protected interests will put
forth to prevent tariff revision after
election"
The thanks to Congress 'for not
adopting the recommendations Of the
administration as to the amend
ments In our customs laws" shows
how the standpat Republican lead
.ers In Congress saved the day for
the trusts. The cotton schedule is only
one of the many in the tariff law that
forces up prices, but every other sched-
ule is equally protective to the trusts
and monopoltsts TINT have found shell
ter under the so-called protective sys-
tenn.
The whole power Of the organized
trusts and the tariff protected monopo.
lists will be found aiding the re-eIec-
ton Of Republican Congressman, who
will promise to agnin stand pat after
election. Perpetuating the tariff pro.
lection allows these manufacturers ia
collect their share Of the tariff, which
is a much higher tax on what the PEG.
pie buy than is paid In the aggregate
for tariff taxes to the government. For
whereas but comparatively few goods
are imported upon which the thrift
taxes are collected, all the products OF
the trusts are likewise increased In
price in consequence Of the tariff pre-.
venting competition. SO that 1t comes
to this, II you are rich and can buy
the finer and more costly imported
goods you pay the tariff tax to the gov
eminent, while II you are poor and
obliged to buy the products Of our pro.
tected trusts, you pay the tariff tax
indirectly to the protected manufac.
turers in larger profits.
II the next Congress Is Republican
the same old standpat crowd will con.
troll, and although there may be a shift.
ty promise in the Republican platform
for tariff revision after election. how
far, or how deep, the revision will 20
will never be actually stated. In fact,
the Republican leaders from Secretary
Root down to the standpat Congress.
men have decided and announced that
the plan is to revise the tariff higher
by adding maximum rates on the goods
imported from Germany, France and
other countries TINT impose a high tar
III on imports from the United States.
The present rates to be the minimum
tariff on imports from England, Hol-
land and other low tariff countries.
Under such a maximum and mini
mum tariff, the trusts would have more
shelter than they now do, and no re-
duction in trust prices could be looked
for. The protectionists when they tell
the truth, rs the Hosiery Manufactur-
ers have done, show TINT no tariff re-
form is intended, but rather continu-
alton of the standpat policy that is now
plundering us for the benefit of the tar.
III protected manufacturer, and sup
porting the Republican party with cam
paign contributions us the price for
standing pat.
The Responsible Parties.
In his Jefferson day speech In New
York, Woodrow Wilson touched the
quick, the very root and kernel, OF the
present dangerous social and political
situation. He said:
'vfhe corporation lawyers of this