The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-28
A DEAD ARGUMENT
American Manufacturers Amply Able to Compete in Foreign Markets.
By Tavenner.)


 By Tavenner)
 Washington, \June 2S-There is one protectionist argument that will never again occupy the place in American politics that it has in the past.
 That is the argument that high potection wall is necessary to enable American manufacturers to compete in home markets with foreign manu- factured goods
 The reason this stock protectionist argument will never again perform the same valuable mission for the Re publicans, is because of a speech de- livered in the House by Wm. c. Red field of New York, who is manu- facturer himself, and who for IS years has been selling American manufac- ! lures in foreign countries.
 Redfield contended and proved that the difference in daily wage at home and abroad should not be the sole basis ofs determining the amount of protection to be applied to a given article.
 He cited instance after instance in which he sold articles manufactured by s a day American employees in countries where labor received less than one dollar a day.
 Redfield took the position that American manufacturers did not need as much protection as they were now enjoying ''to protect them from for eign competition" because they are successfully competing with foreign manufacturers in all parts of the world
 How does it happen" demanded Redfield. "that in a quotation recently made for machinery to a mine in Jap an the American price was $215 less than the English price?''
 How does it happen that 720 Amer ican locomotives are running upon the Japanese railways, and upon the rail- ways of Formosa and upon those of Manchuria? These are sold in open 7 competition with the makers in Great
 Redfield related an incident between an American salesman who recently took a large contract from the Japan ese Imperial State Railways and one of the managers of the Imperial Rail- ways shop.
 The Japanese official was under inn pression that he could manufacture locomotives cheaper than an American plant because Japanese wages are but one-fifth of American wages.
 "Both men got out their cost books" said Redfield, land they found that the fact was the labor cost for loco was three and one-half times greater in the Japanese shops than in the American shops. And this is per fectly normal fact and not an abnor- nal one"
 Redfield said when he was in Cal cutta, India, recently. his agent point ed to a pair of American made shoes he was wearing
 q paid $s.S5 for those shoes." said the agent. Tt is the regular Ameri- can s5 shoe"
 Redfield said that when he returned h, ohn selling on Broadway for $5. 'I shall be glad to give names and addresses to any member who inquires in pri- vate."
 Redfield gave a score of similar in stances. It Is impossible to do justice to his remarkable revelation in this
 Every reader of this article may se- Fcure. free of charge. a copy of the complete speech, without doubt one of Ethe most remarkable of its kind ever made in Congress, by writing Hon. Democratic Congressional Committee, Washington, D. c.
 PROGRESSIvES ON THEIR GUARD ; Progressive Republicans were con- spicuous at the Presidents recent wedding anniversary celebration by their absence. Even Roosevelt, the man who made Taft President, was missing. The explanation is this: , The progressives did not of course in tend any slight to the President, but actually feared that if they attended the celebrat ton the White House press bureau would send out stories to the effect that they favored Taft for re- nomination and reelection. If Republican approaches within shouting distance of the executive mansion these days, MT. Taft's secre- tary feeds the Associated Press with the news said Republican is strong for the renomination of the Presi- dent. AS the genuine progressives are op- posed to Taft's renomination, they are not disposed to take any chances on being misrepresented. POPULAR ELECTIONS ENDAN-
 GERED. The resolution providing for the elec- ton of United States Senators by the direct vote of the people, failed to receive the concurrence of the House | because of the Senate amendment re- taining federal control over elections. | This amendment, which would prob ably have defeated ratification by the | necessary three-fourths of the States, | even had the House accepted 1t, was l tackled on the resolution by Bristow | of Kansas, Lorimer of Illinois, Gug- | genheim of Colorado and the solid | NOAO6osiOiA OA 'SPCOAdi PA1NAAOSO SChc- tors in the Senate.
 RAILWAYS OvERPAID. @ Postmaster General Hitchcock at | last confesses that the government is | overpaying the railroads for the haul | ing of the mails to the extent of about | s9, 000, 900 a year.
 James Manahan, who represents the railway mail clerks in their campaign | to prevent the postmaster general | from putting into effect his policy of economizing by overworking the mail | clerks, declares the railroads are be- ing overpaid to the extent of not less than $25, 1000 a year.
 Democrats in Congress have for years contended that such a state of affairs existed, but the Republicans refused to investigate
 REPUBLICANS STILL DIVIDED. A statement to the effect that Theo- dore Roosevelt and all of the progress -slve Republicans save possibly La Toilette would support President Taft for renomination, was recently given out by the White House press bureau and printed in all parts of the coun- try
 ! This untruthful report made the pro- gressfves angry clear through, with the result that if they ever had any idea of supporting Taft for a renomi- ~.~ rr~, Al-