The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16

washington. d. c.. July l6.- The
slumbering convictions aroused ane"
bv the revelations attending the max
ing OF a new tariff bill by congress
body Of distinguished and eminent
sociologists and economists recently
gathered in New York and issued 2
free trade manifesto. calling upon the
opponents OF the protective tariff "a
organize.
The manifesto which Is self-explan'
atory. is being sent broadcast II Is
signed by such welI-known Americans
as John Biglow. New York; Charles
Francis Adams. Boston; William Lloyd
Garrison. Boston: Tom 4. Johnson, Of
Cleveland. and David Starr Jordan. OF
stanford university, California The
manifesto reads
To the Citizens OF the United states;
The apparent acceptance in some de-
gree OF the so-called protective policy
by the present congressional represen-
tatives 81 both the political parties
the republicans championing proiec-
tion with incidental revenue and the
democrats urging revenue with Incl
dental protection-might beget the i'm.
preston that our nation contains no
men who believe IN the absolute and
unconditional freedom Of trade be-
tween the people OF the earth.
The undersigned. proclaiming them
selves as free traders. contend:
!. That protection erects artificial
barriers between nations. preventing
that natural ana nealthful interchange
OF products which makes for increased
comfort, for peace. and for the solidar
ity Of mankind.
,. That protection. BY reducing the
quantity OF incoming foreign goods,
reduces the buying powers presented
BY such goods, and consequently sub
tracts from the demand for merchan-
disc and labor which would inevitably
be fostered by the unrestricted free.
dom aof exchange
3. That protection, in addition 70
lessening the demand for labor, and
TO consequent reduction of wages.
greatly increases the cost of necessi-
ties. thus becoming powerful agent
in dragging down the condition Of our
wage earning classes.
4 That protection has not only be-
come the mother Of trusts, but that
By triiing foreign competition. II
has granted them a license to prey on
the community.
5. That protection encourages ex.
travangance in national expenditures,
which. as they are paid by taxes on
what the people consume. are in the
main extracted from the pockets Of the
wage earning and salaried classes.
6. That protection. by its methods
Of indirection, cunningly DISCUSSES the
incidence OF taxation. and thus weak
ems that desirable interest in legisla
tion and in government policies. which
direct taxation tends to develop.
q That protection. which is In ef
feet. a process Of class enrichment b,
legislative favor, is a fostering sourc,
Of political corruption.
s. That protection. by engender
ing special overproduction due TO ex
cessive profits and widespread under
consumption. due to excessive prices
contributes to producing those panic
which cause so much human waste an,
misery.
3. That protection, by conferring OF
favored classes the right to tax thei
fellow citizen. and by the conseQuen
aneoueal and inequitable distribution
Of the bonndless wealth which is Great
ed by the energy and natural resources
possessed by the American people. hai
generated resentments which express
themselves by dangerous methods in
tended 10 wrench from its possessor.