Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-22

This convincngif you don happen anything
about conditions in England and in America
In this country MANUFACTURE IL yards of a
goods for $1O6.
England assuming statement quoted to be accurate it
costs 81 to manufacture II yards of goods.
In England the II yards sold at retail for $87, profit
above the manufacturing of rs
goods sold at retail for 1915 profit above the
manufacturing of $1.69.
newspaper prints socaled facts and figures
absolutely msepresnts conditions but of without know
ing The trouble with many of teachers is that they
understand that which they undertake o teach.
is true that goods very often sold at retail in this
other countries
We shall proceed explain foolish newspaper friend
In the first place, Mr. Editor the American merchant
adverises in and Others and spends year
low estimate hundred thousand dollars the retailer
land does not spend fifty thousand dollars and probably not twenty
thousand dollars
which you blame on the tariff really into your pocket
Think about that for little while
In the second place the retailer America he is sue
cessfu upodate man. has store that represents investment
and therefore fixed charges infinitely greater than the
charges by the English retailer This American
put pockets building of fine
store large part of the money involved
All paid little cases-there no doubt
But the retailer pays those that work in his store
at the lowest estimate twice much the English retailer pays
to his clerks Therefore, the American clerk the dry goods
store gets of that larger profit which you pleased
charge exclusively to the tariff
The American merchant all his life for
very little He may become bankrupt the competition
If he rich and his fortune quickly represents part
of that larger price which attribute entirely the tariff
1t is true that if had tariff the merchant would
be compelled accept very much smaller profit would
be compelled his advertising space newspaper that
cricises him. and that newspaper would be compelled its
advertising
Without tariff the merchants would able to make
their fortunes quickly and build the which
this country
Without the English could send their goods man
ufactured and manufactured this country freely our
men would have to out of business cut the of their
employees in two.
It is that if had many interesting things
might happen.
The Scotch could send shpoad of potatoes to this country
and sell them very low prcsthat would agreeable for
the buyers IN the city AND PUT THE FARMERS OUT OF
BUSINESS
And the clothing makers Germany Austria and Eng
land and China could send their clothing this cou
try and sell the clothing for half which would nice for
the farmers of America but which would put thousands
of American workers in the city of business.
If We had tariff the Frenchmen, Germans the
Greeks could send their champa and their other in
free OF duty which would be pleasant keepers
restaurant keepers but would the California and
lean vineyards out Of business
And dear, newspaper editor list
If You had free trade would have FREE COMPETITION
IN LABOR and the manufacturer and employer grind his
employees down to the lowest would the
Americans, big and little, in a hurry They live in
hurry they travel in hurry make money in hurry die
hurry rich hurry The tariff helps along hurry and
makes the pace faster
The tariff, like everything else our country. is full of
vices mistakes and eNtoron But do the
would do to sick friend-cure it, kill il.
The tariff compes Americans To BUY OF AMERICANS
The tariff compes the shrtWas maker IN the city buy po