The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-04
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FRsE TRADE TRUSTS.

Ehe theory that protection is the
mother Of the trusts has certainly no
ication in the history If the
Standard oil Company. This vast
monopoly has been built up by de.
oying competition in various ways.
The possession OF immense capital
itsef gives many advantages. It's I'm.
erupnlols use is calculated to kill
man enterprises. and the rebate sys.
en- 4 fatal to competitors. WHO are
tnus compelled to carry on business
heavier cost "A false cry about
the origin and growth Of the trusts is
ene Of the things that will tend TO
multiply and strengthen them, says
81. Louis Globe. Democrat. TIL
purpose Of the protection advocated
the Republican party is to buill
i b american industries, msintain the
Exceptionally high rate Of American
and afford a fair margin Of
profit for American manufacturers.
ms insuring their reasonable pros.
perity and the opportunities 10"
steady employment without which the
most Industrious population must sui,
fef embarrassment and loss.
Mr. Carnegie remarks in an article
he has inst published that the I'M.
nense steel concern with which ne IS
identiIled could NV dispense with a
p~rotectiye duty, But is the whole
steel industry OF the United States
preIarsd . take this stand? Are all
The competitors Of the Carnegie es-
abB shnent equally we'll able to throw
6pa the doors to foreign steel AMI
meet the difference in foreign
wagesf MI. Carnegie represents A
treat concentrs / capital and a
hug plant wtsi al ti.2 mo1arn NH.
chiners equipment. The steel
coneefns that oafatete with min ara
small an e3Mp:ris1n. AS matters
stand man Important margins ara
n his sfavof 10 such an extnt S
ms tine that he now feels able to
Forward and hold his grouhl
against he steel matters of the wnrll
ne says ne can maintain the STANDARD
American wages ln his line ifethe
protective duty on steel is dropped.
But no other American steel manu-
tacturer mas said this, and no other
enjoys the advantages that Mr.. Car.
nee holds outside Of the protective
qnesttcn. The steel trust under free
ade might be just as supreme as
Standard Oil is under free trade.
TFtist breeding is not stopped nor per-
eeptably retarded by recourse to free
rade
1i1c ore is on the free list. the
sInelters, trust IS glad II 1t, and for
eyars mas been bringing in from
Mexico Immense quantities of ore
Produced by labor paid at so cents a
lay Incidentally. the zinc miners of
tfaited States have been distress.
dsanaitheir industry has been injured.
NE Carnegie says that American
wages would he the same IL STEEL were
admitted free. VIII he expl,in why
american zinc miners have found =
aiatcllt to get work at any living sort
of wages with zinc ore on tae free
Can he show Why free trade
would not make trouble IN ne Snrr
Industry as we'll as in 1n7ther?' Il,
ths proposed tariff tsvia!oa a pro
teStiye duty will gaQpss itonab,.y br
placed on zinc ore, fnA for Dalpghi,
saticient reasons. Ut !ae g1m, |
Time remove the pr9tce ire j -, o"
steele ME- Carnegie is not The. rI!y /
AMeFicaA maker o. oel. w isl
financially much 7gest and
aBls do things lmhassible to his
oaIpetltcrs In the same industry.
Zee trade would strike them down
mud make him more powerful than
Protection is for the many, not
3 the multimfliionpire.