Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-20
Reciprocity Must Go With
Tariff Revision

Governor Wilson'S eyes fell upon striking obectIesson in
reciprocity he stood the dock at Hamilton Bermuda the
day landing Argentine
cattle that reduced the cost of living the island.
The lesson should be applied in this country. only
the little British island but in the whole United States also
market prices of the neceaes Of life be the of
by reer with countries have the
want wear things have to sell
This the way of the Democratic party continued power
popularity and the opposite way leads dscredt
Chairman Underwoods initial force and
rectnes along this line principle reciprocity should be
the guiding principle of tariff revision
1t is necessary for the Democratic wait for
majority of March a. The majority house
ample for the work and broad national policy
procit principle by every Republican national
convention for the last twenty years and by Mckinley
and Taft
Republican presidents congresses have never done much
toward putting the principle into practical effect But the
Of the party have always recognized mass of
Republican like the voters believe in
the kind OF tariff laws THAT WILL EXPAND OUR MARKETS
WITHOUT DIMINISHING OUR POWER TO PRODUCE AND
DELIVER THE GOODS
THAT IS RECIPROCITY.
Rightly considered it is party question at all It
should be lifted out of the of party controversy
The gist Of reciprocity to make trade free far
trade is profitable and to maintain protection
industries, far they need protection.
The Americans practical people practi-
eye for realities results We are not easily carried
by any theory of closet philosophers
wordwars between rampant proteons and ravng eetrad
ers.
Every sensible American understands that
great volume of commerce going the ends world
must produce goods large They know if
should make trade absolutely free would ruin many of IN
dusres and destroy much of productive power They know
the other hand that if should impossible wall
of protection it would restrict foreign
rowest limits and destroy much Of commercial power
1t Is absurd to expand by methods that de
sroy industries 1t is equally absurd build up world
supplying industries by methods that destroy foreign
Thus it is clear to all but rapt Missionaries and the muddc
headed that reciprocity is the only reasonable tariff policy TT
COMBINES WHAT is SOUND IN PROTECTION WITH WHAT
IS SANE IN FREE TRADE
Every nation in Continental Europe has lived under
consistent system of reciprocity for the last half century The
United States has been struggling establish system
than thirty years We have been baked twarted
this struggle by the rival fanacsm Of tariff by
solid phaIanx of selfish vested interests.
1t was Senator Mdrich who knocked the life the
reciprocity plans made by James Blaine under the Mckinley
bill of 1900 Adrch and the sinister interests which repre-
sened the chief enemies of every other reciprocity plan
twenty years
These Of obstruction have lost their footing
the United States senate And the time has do
thoroughly what the nation has long striven accomplish
Now the time to plan for a expansion OF foreign
trade through the establishment Of orderly and sy
tenn of reciprocity