The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-09-04

hut il has certainly failed TO give
general satisfaction. believe this
country is fully committed 10 the
principle of protection, but II is to
protection as a principle; 10 protec-
tion primarily In the interest of the
standard OF living OF the American
working man. believe thnt when
protection becomes, not a principle,
but a privilege and preferencc-or
rather. tumble OF privileges and
proferences-then the American peo'
plo disapproye OF 1t, Now. to cor
rect the trouble. it Is necessary in
the first place to get In mind clear
Iv what We want, and in the next
place. to get in mind clearly the
method by which We hope to obtain
what VIC want What We want is
square deal In the tariff as in ev-
erything else; n square deal for the
wage Garner, square deal for the
employer and square deal Tor the
general public To obtain II we must
have thoroughly efficient and we'll
equipped tariff commission.
THE tariff ought TO be material
Issue and not a moral issue: but If
instead Of a square deal we get a
crooked deal, then it becomes very
emphatically a moral issue. What
we desire In tariff is such a meas
ure of protection as win caualizc
the 7cost OF production here and
abroad. and as the cost of produc-
ton Is mainly labor cost, this means
primarily tariff sufficient to mako
up for the difference in labor cost
here and abroad. The American pub
lie wants the American laboring man
put on an equality with other citI-
zens, so that he shall have the abil-
ity TO achieve the American stand
ard of living and tho capacity TO en-
Joy IL: and to do this we must see
that his wages are not lowered by
improper competition with inferior
wage workers abroad-with wage
workers who are paid poorly and who
live as no Americans are willing to
live But the American public does
not wish TO see the tariff so ar
ranged as to benefit primarily a few
wealthy men.
"As a means toward the attain
ment OF its end 10 view we have as
yet devised nothing In any way as
There should bo q commission of
well paid experts; men who should
not represent any industry; who
should be masters OF their subjects:
of the very highest character, and
who should approach the matter with
absolute disregard Of every outside
consideration These men should
take up In succession each subject
with which the tariff deals and in
vestigate the conditions Of produc-
ton here and abroad; they should
find out the facts and not merely
accept the statements OF Interested
parties: and they should report to
congress on each subject as soon az
that subject has been covered. Then
action can be taken at once on the
the commission Immediately proceeds
TO Investigate another By these
means logrolllng would be avoided
and each subject treated on its mer-
It's, while there would be no such
shock to general industry as is In
piled In the present custom OF max
Ing sweeping changes In the whole
Tariff at once. Finally, 1t should be
the duty of some governmental de-
p0rtment or bureau to investigate the
conditions in the various protected
Industries, and see that the laborers
really are getting the benefit of the
tariff supposed to be enacted In their
interest Moreover. TO insure good
treatment abroad, We should keep the
maximum and minimum provision
III
outside commission should be applied
o river and harbor legislation At
present n river and harbor bill, like
1 tariff bill, tends TO be settled by
'quabble among a lot of big, selfish
interests and little, selfish interests,
with scant regard to the one really
vital interest. that of the general
public In this matter tho national
legislature would do we'll to profit
by the example of Massachusetts,.
Formerly Massachusetts dealt with
ts land and harbor legislation Just
is at Washington tariff and river
and harbor laws have been dealt
With; and there was just the same
pulling and hauling. the same bar
gaining and log-rolliDg. the same sub
of the general interest to
'arious special interests Last year
Governor Draper took up the matter,
ind on his recommendation the leg
stature turned the whole business
,ver TO commission OF experts: and
III trouble and scandal forthwith dis
appeared. Incidentally, this seems to
ne to be a first cIass instance of pro.
,resslvo legislation"
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