The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-09

fact, they are from three to five times
as much as the wages in italy and in
about the same proportion TO the
wages paid in Belgium, England or
any other country in Europe.
This attorney for the foreign man
ufacturers declared that If the duties
on chassis were reduced, as request
ed by the foreign manufacturers TO
% per cent, they would quadruple
imports of chassis. Another one Of
their attorneys asked for duty OF
SO per cent, and is gwen 8 per cent
less, or 80 per cent. The Italian
Chamber Of Commerce in New York
a subsidized Italian organization, says
in letter that 1t Has for its princi-
pal duty the protection and the promo
ton Of the Italian commerce in gen
eral, and has to try to obtain from
the government of the United States
the best advantage to the great cur.
rent OF business from Italy to the
United States, and that may produce
the most benefit to the Italian pro-
Queer"
This Italian chamber asked for
merely reduction of per cent but
our Democratic friends in this cham.
Der conceded Is per cent to them.
1t Is ridiculous to put duty Of As
per cent on automobiles valued at
$500 or more, and then to admit at
80 per cent chassis and finished parts.
The bodies of automobiles are too
bulky, and subject to damage in ship
ping, and too expensive to ship by
reason OF their bulk in proportion to
their value. Hence European manu-
facturers as a rule, do not make the
bodies, and as long as they send chss-
sis into this country at 80 per cent
the As per cent duty on any kind of
an automobile would be Of no value
as a protection to American manufac-
turers.
This reduced duty on automobiles
is made, not for the bener, of Am
er.can workmen and manufacturers
or the American people, hut for the
benefit of workmen in Italy and 9th.
er countries that will be able to send
their goods here under this proposed
law.
Inconsistencies as to Fish, Coal, Ivory
and Boots and Shoes
Canada pays a bounty to her fish
ermen, but they are to be allowed to
send their fish into the United States
without the payment OF any duty,
which means the extinguishment TO
a large extent of the fishing indust y
of this country.
Canada imposes duty of 60 cents
a ton on bituminous coal coming from
the United States, but she S to be
allowed to send coal mined in Canada
to this country free of duty. In the
same way Canada imposes a duty OF
10 cents a pound on tea coming from
the United States, but a large pro.
portion of the tea consumed in this
country comes in by way Of Canada
free of duty. However, that is the
course in regard to agricultural pro
ducts and other things put on the
free list by this bill. AS there are
already, two or three hundred Amer.
lean establishments in Canada prod.
ucing manufactured goods which are
dutiable in that country, it is fairly
certain that the number will be dou,
bled after this bill becomes law, be.
cause all of those manufacturers will
have the advantage Of a protective
tariff in Canada with the freedom of
the American market In many of
their products, and a duty that will
not be protective to American manu-
iacturers in their lines of industry.
How the Bill viii injure Cotton
Manufacturing
The cotton industry suffers under
this bill in the same way as othes
industries. AS the United States
produces about two-thirds Of the cot
ton used in the world, it shoulG be
able to produce such cotton goods as
are consumed in this country. But
there is the same difficulty in this
industry as in any other. with wages
from two and one-third to five times
greater in this country than In Eu'
rope and Asia, where cotton goods
are produced. About $66S,000,00
worth OF cotton manufacturers were
imported in 1910, s4S,953,231 in 1905.
and s37,7S9,9SS. in 1900 showing the
rapid growth n these imports. The
only reason why single dollars
worth of these goods is imported is
because of the lower cost o. labor
abroad. We have the advantage in
tho raw material though owing m