The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-14
~ JOHN EDWIN NEvlN.
(otaff Correspondent Of the Unite
Press.)

Prsss.)
WASHINGTON, April l2.-Presi-
dent Wilson stands pat on free wool
and ultimate free sugar Tha crisis in
the tariff fight was reached today in
both the house and senate commit
tees. 1t found Wilson aghting and
ready 10 carry his fight to the people.
The United Press Is able today to
present in part President Wilson's
tariff views AS he sketched them dur
Ing the campaign, as he has expound-
ell them TO Congregational leaders,
and ~ he expects 70 urge them In a
direct appeal to the people. II he ex-
poets to urge them in a direct appea'
10 the people, IL he believes he 10
forced to that course by opposition at
the capital.
What the people put on their
backs and in their stomachs must be
made cheap, no matter who suffers"
was tho presidents final word to the
senate finance committee. He insist
ID that q statement designed 10
,reate the idea throughout the coun-
ny. by . campaign Of advertising, that
he passage Of the tariff bill would De
disastrous to the business Of the coun.
,ry, was absolutely false. he referred
mis- callers to his views on this sub
ioct, frequently uttered. when he said:
81 am always afraid that business
men who are uneasy have something
10 be uneasy about The American
people are taking notice In way In
which they never took notice before
and gentlemen who talk one way and
vote another are going to be retired
to . very quiet and private retire
ment."
Expects Cooperation.
That Is the presidents position. He
sees no reason to compromise. Hs
believes that the people will stand by
him and that, If they will. he can
compel the tariff to be adjusted so
that the hlling Of the market packets
Of the nation will be far less costly
that At present. In this connection
the president has directed attention
10 the position that he took when it
was charged hat the low tariff would
hit the farmer hardest. The presi-
dent said:
The American farmer have never
been protected for the very good rea-
son that he never needed to be pro-
tcted for the very good reason that he
never needed to be protected. His
grains ar sold at prices established
by the prices which his produce de-
manded In foreign markets That Is
an economic fact. But everything that
Is used on the farm. and everything
that Is worn, and a good deal which
the farmers eat and do not themselves
produce. including meats, bears heavy
duty, which brings about the interest
t. hit 60 a..
for a great deal Of the wealth OF the
United States and Is getting nothing
SO far as the tariff Is concerned
Nothing IL more unfortunate, moth.
ing 10 more unwarranted, than 10
think Of politics az a contest OF
classes. It is notorious that many
members OF the senate finance COM
mittee did not know the significance
of the tariff schedules which were re-
ported by that committee In the
Payne-Aldich bill. Take that very in
iteresting matter. that willo.the- wisp,
known as the cost of production as
a basis for tariff legislation. 1t is not
the same IN any one factory for two
years together. II does not exist as
a scisntific demonstratable effect, and
vet, II was said to have been the
u
indefensible tariff.
Competition Disappearing.
1T was always said that the tariff
did not determine the prices because
there Was 30 much competition with
In the United States that they kept
competition and trade on the level.
But haven't you seen the competition
disappear? Haven't you attended, by
hao
court trials where the whole process
was disclosed? And these prices are
determined because this tariff wall
made II necessary to bring all the
processes up to the highest point OF
competition. Suppose the owners or
20 mills, which have been competing.
combine. Which will receive the adj
vantage? The most poorly equipped
mile And then what happens? AS
soou 90 the 20 are mbined. six or
seven are closed down, and We pay
on the products Of the others because
We pay the money that was needed
10 shut them up So the business OF
the country Is staggering under the
masses Of stock on which dividends
have to b paid by the prices charged
the consumer. But under the tariff
DILL the whole this is upon a new
basis and business. itself, is going 10
burst these restrictions. While our
exports In grain are falling OF. our
exports In manufacture are increas-
ing. We are finding an outlet for
these"
This 10 the presidents position, and
1t vas the one taken by the house
ways and means committee when IL
declared, In Introducing the tariff
bill. that the future growth OF our
sysAe Industries lies beyond the seas.