Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-19
STIRRED TO ANGER
pRorrcrIoNlsrs DssouncGrAsI
Up AoAGEMgNT.
Action Shows Wrist Little Idea the
Trusts and Protected interests
Have Of Allowing Any Re- .
vision Afssr Election.

The protectionists who MANUFACTURED
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 tarifl
agreement with Germany. This tarif
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
ad valorem rate Of duty Is also do
creased. Before this agreement was
made with Germany the protection.
lists. who controlled the appraisal do
partment Of the custom house in New
York, increased the value OF import,
ed goods beyond their real value &
the country from which. they were
exported, and thus actually increased
the duties paid. The effect OF the
new agreement 10 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 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
at Philadelphia, which. declared:
Whereas, The United States gov
eminent has entered into 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,
estly protests against the: provisions
OF the German tariff 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, demoahzing to the Gus.
toms service and In effect material
and indiscriminats reduction In the
tariff, which should be made only
after hearings have been granted and
then only by the legislative branch Of
the government; and
Resolved, That the National Asso.
citation Of Hosiery Manufacturers
thank tie congress Of the United
States for not adopting the recon-
mendations Of the administration az
to the amendments In our. customs
laws"
This denuncistion Of President
Roosevelt for making this agreement
with Germany contrary to law and
contrary to the policy Of protection,
Indicates what strenuous opposition
all the trusts and protected interests
will put forth to prevent tariff re.
vision after election"
The thanks to congress :"for not
adopting the Recommendation of the
administration a. to the amendments
In our customs laws" shows how the
standpat Republican leaders In con.
gress 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 schedule ia
equally protective to the trusts, and
monopo!ists that have found shelter !.
under the socalled protective system.
The whole power of the organized
trusts and the tariff protected nlonoo.
ollsts will be found aiding the re-elec.
ton OF Republican congressman. who
Will promise to again standpat after
election. Perpetuating the. tariff pro.
lection allows these manufacturers 20
collect their share Of the tariff, which
Is a much higher tar on what the peoI
pie buy than is paid IN the aggregate
Tor tariff taxes to the government
For whereas but comparatively few
goods are imported upon which the
ariff taxes are collected, all the prod
ucts OF the trusts are likewise inl
creased in price in consequence Cd
the tariff preventing competition. sd
that II comes TO this, II you are rich
and can buy The Aner and more cost.
~ imported goodA you pay the. tariad
tar to the government, while IL rod
are poor and obliged to buy the
products Of our protected trusts. yod
pay the tariff TAI indirectly to the
protected manufacturers in larreI
profits,
II the next congress Is Republican,
the same old standpat crowd viii
control. and although there may be q
shifty promise In the Republican plat
form for tariff revision after elecl
uon" how far or how deep, the rel
Vision will 80 win never be .actuallJ
stated. In fact the Republican leadl
ers from Secretary Root down to the
standpat coners6omen have decided