The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-31
TARIFF ALL OVER THE WORLD

TARIFF ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Japan has given the customary
years notice to Great Britain and the
other powers OF the termination of
her commercial treaty obligations
with them. Japan has recently en-
acted a new tariff law and the rates
have been raised all along the line.
Ever since taking its place in the
family of nations Japan has consist
emily adhered to the protective tariff
policy
The leading oriental country, al
though having an offensive and de-
Tensile alliance with Great Britain,
has never become imbued with the
idea that it can attain commercial SUI
premacy by means of free trade.
Hence, the schedules have been con-
tinually raised.
Germany, also. has increased the
duties levied upon foreign raw mate
rials and manufactured articles.
Some thirty years ago, under the
guidance Of Prince Bismarck. Ger
many adopted the high protective
tariff system and from that hour the
prosperity of the empire has been
continuous and the wonder of the
world.
While Great Britain is a free trade
country, its colonies are not neces-
sarily So The various colonial Gov
ernments are allowed to choose for
themselves in this all-important mat
ter and today many of them enjoy the
benefits OF protection.
The latest manifestation of this
kind is in South Africa, where the
son Of the late Premier Gladstone en-
joys vice-regal authority, or at least
is the nominal head of the union
government lately formed. General
Botha, one of the heroes of the Trans
vaal war. is prime minister.
General BOtha has made known mis-
fiscal policy, which is interpreted by
the South African Commerce and
Manufacturers Record to mean a
straight declaration for protection,
The situation in the colony is sum-
married. by the Record as follows:
/. We must raise money to run the
government and the tarief fur
nIhes the least turdensome
methJd.
.. We live in a tariff world, in which
every nation except England
protects its markets.
8. We live in a world or lndustrlaI
Capitalization created by i'm
proved methods of transpOrta-
ton and communication.
4. We live in a world OF corporations
in which corporate com limitations
exist alike under free trade and
protection. in republics and IN
mOnarchies, and the further the
nations of earth have advanced
commercially, the more their in
dustries have become centralized.
.. II is better to keep our own cap
ital and our own labor employed
than 10 keep the capital and la
Dor of other countries employed.
g. 1t is better to keep our money in
use and circulation among our
selves than to send il abroad N
exchange for commodities which
we can make as we'll at home.
Z. The more goods there are manu-
featured in South Africa, the
more people there are employed;
and the more people there are
employed, the more people there
are TO buy the products the
farmer has TO sell; and the more
people there are 10 buy the
products OF the farmer, the bet
ter price will he get for what he
has TO sell; and the better price
the farmer gets for his products,
the more money will he have TO
spend upon manufactured arti-
cles. and the more the manufac-
Turer makes TO sell, the more he
pays for labor to manufacture
what he makes to sell; and in
-.NnnaHH lon he. Ffnga n
facturer pays for labor, the
higher the standard of comfort
and living for the masses of the
people Of the country.
1t is somewhat remarkable that
while the protective principle is max
ing such Roadway all over the world
that an effort should be made in the
United States to still further reduce
the tariff duties or go upon a free
trade basis.
Even in Great Britain there is a
strong and constantly increasing party
in favor of protection and it is more
than probable that when the conserv-
atives again come into power the
principle win be adopted. Such ac-
ton is certain to be taken if this
country is foolish enough to try free
trade
Nations as we'll as individuals can
commit suicide. The pages of history
are crowded with such instances and
in nearly all of them the cause was
lack Of wisdom on the part of men
who were supposed to be statesmen
as well as warriors. The idea that
the United States will ever deliberate
Iy sacrifice itself upon the free-trade
altar is unthinkable.
NEW SCHEME WORKED.