The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-14
THE TARIFF LAW.

at the outing OF the Young Mems Re-
publican club at Saltair, Senator
SmOot made a vigorous defense Of the
new tariff law, and ventured the pre-
diction that within eight years there
Will be a demand for still higher du-
ties.
The largely increased importaions
of raw materials and partly manu-
featured products from Europe go far
TO Justify the prediction of the senior
Utah senator. for American labor has
been displaced by reason OF these in
creased impOrtations, leaving the pro-
Queer, upon whom a great part az the
loss falls, out of the question.
Senator SmOot, being a member
Of the Senate committee on finance,
is familiar with the facts and figures,
and when he says that misrepresenta-
tatiOn has cost the wool growers of
the country $4,000. 600 in the past
year, his assertion must be accepted
as the gospel truth. for it would be a
foolish man who would attempt to call
in question: any figures given by Ssna-
tor SmOot.
The wool schedule is under fire,
however and the Democrats and in
surgents are doing their dirtiest TO kill
Utah's greatest industry. But sched-
ule K does not lack defenders. Ar
thur J. Dodge. in the American Econ
omist, takes this view of the situation:
Senators La Toilette. Cummins and
others of the Insurgents in Con-
greSs were especially inslstent
upon smashing the wool and
wooden goods schedule. In view
of these facts, IL is noteworthy
that even with the retained
duties Of the Dingley tariff the
increase in imports of raw wool
since tine new tariff law went
into effect amounted 10 more
than six million dollars worth,
while the imports OF wooden
cloths and dress goods alone, IN
the wooden goods schedule.
amounted 10 more than four mil
lion dollars worth.
In other words, even the duties OF
the Dingley tariff which the In
surgents so vigorously denounced
have failed 10 come anywhere
near saving the american
market 10 the domestic wool
growers and wooden manufac-
turers. These are facts which,
like the principles of the Ohio
Republican platform of this year
will be exceedingly troublesome
TO the Insurgents and other
critics of the new tariff law IN
the western states.
Justice, Bateman and Company. the
Philadelphia woOl-buying firm, in
recent circular to the trade. also takes
note of the attack upon the wool
/ schedule, but expresses the belief that
/ in the end justice will prevail IN spite
/ Of the slanderOus utterances OF the
/ free traders. The circular says:
/ The wool schedule was not changed,
is stiN in force and will con
tinue. and when this fright is
/ over. its previous tariff hItlng
influence will again operate.
! The unpOpularity, with consumers, or
Schedule X, is due largely 10 the
selfish action of retailers. who
took advantage OF a worldwide
] increase in the prices OF COM
mOdities 10 blame the tariff Tor
the higher cost of living This
/ occurred here on commodities
! upon which the duties had been
reduced or entirely removed, and
/ occurred abroad 10 an even great
er extent where there was no
| tariff
The truth in time will prevail. The
/ wool schedule was not reduced
In the last revision, because the
/ majority IN Congress had made
/ d most exhaustive examination
of Schedule X.
/ II was shown TO them that in 1888,
when the labor cost of growing
wool was less than it is today,
/ reduction OF only cent
pound below the present duty
caused a decrease OF One-s1Xth in
the rumber Of sheep and lambs
II was thus evident that il would
be mIOssible TO reduce the pres
ent duties without again destroy
ing the flocks as heretofore, and
ultimately causing a decrease in
the supply of meat food ana
clothing with a certain increase
To the consumer in the cost Of
both.
Senator Smoot knows, and the
other members Of the finance commit
lee know. the full extent of the base
/ Iessness Of the attack upon the wool
/ schedule. The manufacturers and the
wool buyers know it, and we do not
believe there is a man in Utah able
10 read and write who is not aware
of the fact that an attempt is being
made to ruin a great industry. With
Justice. Bateman and Company The
| Herald Republican believes that truth
viii prevail in time, and a short time
at that.
I THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
! Interest in the question of the pro-
/ ductiOn Of crude rubber has been
awakened by the dispute between SEN
ators Aldrich and Bristow. All over
the world. wherever possible. the rails
/ ing Of rubber trees and shrubs has
developed into an important industry.