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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-28

here does something more than simply
increase the price of the commodi-
ties to the purchaser and supply rev.
enue to the nation. 1t gives to the
domestic manufacturer or producer,
an advantage over his foreign rival in
our own markets because it compels
the foreign competitor to pay a charge
the tariff tax, before entering our mar
kets to sell his goods, while it does
not oblige the domestic manufacturer
or producer to pay any sum whatso-
ever. Such a tariff is both a reve-
nue. tariff and protective tariff. The
former, because upon the goods which
are entered revenue is collected for
the use Of the government. The lat
ter because the importer of the
goods after paying the tax upon them
must sell them in our domestic mar
kets at greater price than he would
sell them for IL he had no tax to pay
and because he is in this way pro-
hibtted from selling them at the low
er price he cannot be so dangerous
a competitor Of the domestic manu.
facturer and the latter is protected
from his competition by the amount
of the tax imposed upon the foreign
goods. The people of this country
have time and time again decided by
substantial majorities that this meth
cd of protecting the domestic manu-
facturer and producer shall be main
tained, and while many question the
wisdom of this kind of indirect taxa
tion and the Righteousness of impos-
ing burdens upon the many for the
benefit of lesser number. the ques-
tions have become rather academic
and the abolishment of the system is
not seriously contemplated.
Widespread Opposition to Excessive
Rates.
There is widespread opposition.
however. to excessive rates, making
the burdens upon the consumer great
er than they should he and also to
tariff rates that are unfair and create
inequalities among the bcneficiaries
themselves. For illustration: The
duty of one and one-half cents per
pound on lead bearing ore and two
and one-eighth cents per pound on mig
iron makes the rates $50 per ton on
the former and s42.50 per ton ON the
latter. The total cost of producing pig
lead from the ore is from Sc to $40
per ton, say en- the average So. Now
suppose 1t costs the foreign producer
less than So, on account of the lower
wage scale he has to pay. Then the
difference between the SIS, the cost of
reduction here, and the cost in the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-28
BILL PASSED
Kings Accession Declaration Passed
Second Reading.

London, July 2s.-The kings ac-
cession declaration bill, in an amend
ed form. passed it's second reading in
the house of commons last night by
a vote of 40 to 81. The bill as it
now stands provides that the pro-
nouncement against Catholicism. shall
be eliminated and the clause "and de-
clare that am faithful protestant"
substituted.
The non-formists showed strong op-
position to the original substituting
clause, which read, land declare that
] am a faithful member of the protes-
tant church as by law established in
England" and the premier finally ac-
cepted their amendment.
1t is believed that all difficulties
have now been removed and that the
bill will survive the committee stage
and be accepted by the house Of lords
without further trouble.