The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-20
WHAT THE COUNTRY MAY EXPECT

WHAT THE COUNTRY MAY EXPECT
Hon. Luther w. Mott, of New York recently
delivered an interesting and Illuminating addr IS
in Congress the Work of his Congress" Dur
ing the address he threw some light Tariff Mis-
representation" and showed What the Country
May Expect" Mr. Mott said in part:
In the year 1912, 81. So per cent OF all imports
in free of duty. In December 5s42 per
cent came in free In 1871 the highest percent.
age of free imports for any month Of that year
was per cent and 1t was only 1 per cent In
January Of tnat year. But last December over
IS per cent Of the imports were free. That shows
how the tariff has been reduced, though the free
traders give the party that has made that reduc.
ton no credit They take the average ad valorem
rate OF duty on the dutable imports alone the
basis Of their criticism, without making any al
owance for the free list The average ad va
loren rate of duty articles entered for con-
sumption in 1890 was 20. SO per cent; in 19OS
23 .ss per cent; and in 1912, 1888 per cent
showing very considerable reduction made un.
der the existing tariff. The imports per capita
in 1890 averaged $12 10; in 1908, $13 IL; in 1912,
1864, thus showing large increase in imports
with the lower rates of duty under the existing
tariff
The Democratic Tariff Handbook in use by
the Ways and Means Committee, gives the wealth
of the country in 1912 as $175,OOO,OOO0 900 and in
1909 as $15O,OOO,0 100000, making an increase OF
s25,OOO,OOO,OOO in the wealth of this country in
three years under the existing tariff. 1t places
the wealth Of the country in 1900 at $SS, 100000,
900, showing an increase in IL years of $65 $780,
100000. Nothing like that before accom-
plshed in the history Of the world by any coun.
try and would not have been accomplished here
except for the protective tariff. The per capita
wealth of the country in 1900 was SILICA and in
1912, slS01, an increase Of $637 in that compar-
atively short time in the wealth OF the country
for every man, woman and child within its lin.
its. That does not look as though there
anything wrong with the country so far as the
tari6 is concerned, and certainly there is moth
ing wrong that we can expect any remedy for
from our free trade opponents. According to this
tariff handbook the estimated production of the
country on January 1, 1872 for the year was $22,-
014,000000, and with this remarkable showing
they propose to begin their experimenting in the
way and manner they followed when last they
were in power; and we all know what followed
them when. according to Mr. Gompers, the labor
leader 100000 persons were thrown out
of employment, and soup houses had to be pro-
vided to keep them from starvation.
In this handbook is given the average ad va
loren duties for 1912 on the various articles dealt
with by the bills passed by this House and the
average amount of reduction proposed under the
Democratic policy For instance, the average rate
OF duty on the articles contained in the free list
bill 1S.46. That is the bill that puts agr-
cultural implements, boots and shoes and various
other things the free list. In the wool bill
the average duty on raw wool is stated to be
43 81 per cent and that according to the Demo
cratic statement, was to be reduced to 20 per
cent, and on wool manufactures from .9S to
As SO per cent. The difference between the duty
wool and manufactured goods under the
existing law is an average of 80 81 per cent The
difference under the Democratic law according
to their own figures will be 10 SO per cent, Who'll
ly insufficient to protect American workmen. On
cotton goods the reduction is to be from an av.
erage OF As. 81 to 81 O6 and metals from "a. SO
to 20. AZ, and on chemicals from % 81 to 16. &C.
while sugar, on which the average duty is given
as As. is, is to go on the free list Other sche
dulles, which were not dealt with by the present
Congress, will meet with similar average reduc
tons.
To make up for this enormous loss of
to have an income tax. The alleged
tariff rates which Democratic friends have
given not necessarily correct, but they AFFORD
an idea OF what is in store for us. AS many pro-
ducers have testified before the Ways and Means
committee, the reduction can only be accomplish
ed by reducing the wages OF labor. How much
higher wages in this country than abroad is
not matter Of dispute. In many lines imports
large. for the simple reason that work
men will not accept in this country, and are not
asked to accept, the low wages paid in Europe
and elsewhere. But with the reduced rates OF
tariff they will either have TO accept such wages
CT else go without work. The Japanese and Chi
nese are rapidly developing manufacturing indus
tries, and with their low rates of wages our work