The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-29

men who should not represent any spc-
cial interest or Industry; who should
be masters Of their subjects: men Of
the very highest character; who should
approach the matter with absolute dis
regard Of every outside consideration
| do not want to see these men of
one party or another or of one trade or
another; but experts. single-minded i'm
finding out and telling. the truth.
These men should take up in success
sion each subject with which the tariff
deals and investigate the conditions of
production here and abroad; they
should find out the facts and not mere
~ accept the statements as to the facts
OF interested parties; and they should
report TO Congress on each subject as
soon as the scbject has been covered
Then. action can be taken at once Oh
the particular schedule concerned.
while the commission Immediately pro-
ceeds to investigate another
Investigate Labor Conditions.
BY these means log rolling would be
avoided, and each subject treated on
it's merits, while there would be no
such shock to general industry as Is
implied In the present custom of max
ing sweeping changes in the whole tar
if at once. Finally. IL should De the
duty Of some governmental department
or bureau to investigate the conditions
in the various protected industries, and
see that the laborers really are getting
the benefit OF the tariff supposed TO
eenacted in their interest. And if
from an investigation OF certain indus
try, il appears that the tariff, supposed
to be imposed for the benefit of the
wage worker, results in such shape
that the benefit does not reach him,
the tariff on that industry should be
taken off. Moreover. to secure good
treatment abroad. we should keep the
maximum and minimum provision"
There is but little to add to what /
| have thus said. We believe this coun-
try is committed to the principle of the
protective tariff, treated honestly as
| a principle and not as a bundle of pre-
| ferences, so that the benefits and bur-
| dens may be fairly and evenly dlstri-
buted, and special privilege eliminated.
We do not believe in any unwarrant-
ed profit for anybody, but we do be-
lieve in a standard of protection ade-
quate 10 maintain the high standard
OF living of American citizens.
For Farmer and Worker.
The prime need in any future revis-
ion Of the schedules, or in any future
| arrangement whatsoever affecting the
tariff is to protect the interest OF the
| farmer and the wage worker There
must be no alteration of the tariff
which compels the farmer to bear the
whole burden. The welfare OF the mar
who lives by tilling the soil Is vital 70
the welfare of the nation, and ev-
erything that can strengthen him in
his social and Industrial life should be
done. The American farmer is willng
TO bear his fair share Of whatever is
done, but he must not be asked TO do
more. In any manufacturing or min
| ing or similar interest the welfare of
the wageworkcr should be the prime
test of the working of the tariff. We
wish 10 see prosperity come 20 All our
great Industries. but unless the pros
perity gets down past the Office then
il is not the right kind of prosperity:
in other words, while the wage worker
is glad to have the employer get his
full share of the prosperity, yet in re-
turn the wage worker has the right 10
insist: and we insist for him. that a
fair share of the prosperity gets down
past the office 10 be distributed among
the men who work with their hands.
Taft to Visit philadelphia.
Washington, ID. c.. March 29.-Pres-
ident Taft is arranging for a visit TO
| Philadelphia tomorrow evening to full
fill several engagements for which he
accepted invitations some time ago.
The president will be in the Quaker
City only few hours and IL is UNDER
stood that no political Significance Is
TO be attached TO his visit In the
early evening he will address the men,
bers of the Chamber OF Commerce on
the benefits that will follow the crea-
ton of new commercial organiza-
ton to take the place of the present
National Board of Trade. After de-
livering this address the president will
be the guest of honor at the annual
dinner Of the Ohio society.
More Taft Delegates.
indianapolis, Ind, March 29.-Fivel