New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-12
SHOOT ON TARIFF
REST YET, HE Sdl ).
Harms Retailers ITh0 Ore
False Reasons for High Prices.

p..- sn,oot Of Utah. told hve
- members OF the SILK Assocld 'io'i
- America Al their thirty-elef,''i
- las, night AT the Waldorf t'a' 'i'o
eff act Of 1909 though not PEI 4e07
=, h.s- +a-ir act the country ever "eO
80 S5IL Association approved ie
sentiment. Oa-.+or
or standard az Living was seTa'o'
go,+-e s,,h;ecr and he declared tha1 t"o
American. Ia borer and capitalist mao
...,5s-5 which was GndTeaIneG OF peloie
:, vas established
..7y,-h oDr standard of living SO ao-
,-os5 80 he said. come social reSPoiisi-
,,r;,,es and less personal labor IN the nome
: --,,,+ a7,r-,ve o. our expensive and eN-
.-.--szz-- z.a1s Of living. ali Of which tend
20 Increase the cost OF the neceSsaFles o.
NJ
Tho wicked waste INDUCED IN by our
,,.,rfe has a marvellous effect upoH me
,-s,r,ee o< cur products. So widespread mas
80 --s~tire Of waste become among an
classes that it is the duty Of every p1o"'
Journal and every man and woman 10 URGE
Its discont!ngance.
protective tariff. Senator Smoot saIu'
US -7r b,lIvark Of American prosperity
without il Ne would become as free Taoe
England During the consideration OF inc
recent tariff act. Ne continued. ne hau
learned thai there vas an enormous diner
ence between the price OF goods inToicFa
20 the importer and the price paid by the
ultimate consumer. An investigation dis
closed differences running from 40 TO 500
re cent.
TIE retailer Is playing with fire SAID
senator Smoot. when he sets out DELHI
cess 7 know ii has baen attempted.
F5e mentioned as Al instance his own pHr-
chase ~ pair - gloves. on which his com
paint that the price had advanced 12lz per
cert since last wear. was answered by the
clerk with the proposition that the tariff
Rad forced the price up Other people. the
Senator said had heard similar arguments
from retailers on purchases Of shoes. cotton
goods. Jun her. groceries and other products
upon which the tariff has either been re
duoed or remained the same as under the
TTnglsv act
Congressman Philip FIT Campbell. Of
Kansas. said there vas no doubt thai
prices q farm and food products in Amer
.cs we're high
But that Is one Of two things that make
r-rs the best market in the world he con
tt1leJ- The other factor is the high
Ersrd7r5 q wages for American worknen.r
In markets where everything was cheap.
sid Congressman Campbell. people were
TOO ncor 10 h consumers At any price.
Pra6s 5lv j Is the fault II Congress"
r admitted. vith = smile. ii may be the
resl cause IS Joe Cannon. but. whatever
~ csuse- 70 one has yet invented, disoov-
t-@6 O. created z market II which Il is pos
s'1-e - ne same time - sell ~ , high
7--0e and 20 b1y ~ 2 low price Until that
kind ~ : market IS found j will he an
80 ~ wisdom on our Part - keep Our
-a-k=- On the high plane It occupies
.o-7sv.'
finally -he kanssn declared that any
-an or combination Of men that attempted
n create 4 monopoly in TIE American mar
- should he prosecuted 70 TIE full extent
= he Ian ss public enemy.
Or Paul Ritter. the Swiss Minister. Ed
~rnd Wilson. Attorney General Of New
Jersey. and the Rev. Henry P Rose. Of
Newark. also spoke William Skinner.
resident n -he silk associate acted as
-oes-r1s srer
among tie guests Of the association were
'lec-or Loeb. Appraiser George Wan
7l7er. Daniel O-Feefe. Colonel William
r hour and General Joseph " ConEdon.