The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-18
.I'ENGLE HAS
GOOD MEASURE
IOPUT THROUGH
r11L BE THE MOST IMPORTANT
AxENpl(ENT OFFERED TO
THE TARIFF Bull
a,;,, Affect Manufacturer Who D.
Not Employ American Labor
or Pay Living Wages.
(By Winfield Jones.)

Washington, April lS.-Represen.
,,,iye L'Engle has announced In the
ramocratic caucus that he will push
Vic amendment to the tariff bill as
s,ssing an internal revenue tax
against all manufacturers who do
NOT employ American labor and pay
living wages. This announcement
,robably means that the amendment
will be fought out on the floor OF the
house. 1t is the most important
and far-reaching amendment that
las been offered to the Underwood
tariff bill. and 10 something 30 new
and original that it staggered old
membe-s of the House when its pur-
;,ort WIS made known. 1t Is radi'
al departure from anything ever be-
fore suggested, but seems to be log
hl The summary Of the resolu-
Il follows:
THAT an internal revenue tax
ec1al to the amount of the tariff
,e.iad on each article enumerated IN
,'ts ac, shall be collected from each
i, ull.a acturer of any article included
Ht. act. who does not pay to his
cMaoycs living wages according n
.'n american standard of living to
l. prescribed by the department o.
lbor: and who shall after this act
Accomes a law employ In his factory
ether than citizens Of the United
states; and who shall employ In his
i;ctory any person under 16 years
Of age; and who shall permit any fe'
rlale to work in his factory longer
team seven hours In any one day. OF
iorty-two hours in any one week;
end who shall permit any man ia
work in his factory. clerical wori
excepted, longer than sixty hours In
any one week."
Mr.. L'Engle says the only argu'
ment in favor Of a protective tariff
trat win hold water is that 1t II
ttcessary to protect the American
manufacturer In order that he MAJ
lay living wages to American labor
and that under his amendment. !
Ii pays the wages he gets the pre-
lection, but II he does not he retund
t tie government the benefit he re
elNes from the protective tarii
through an internal revenue tax.
!. protective tariff is levied t
rro'oct American labor, why let tn
i Iufacturer pocket the benefit o
~ tariff, employ foreign labor. an
" less than living wages? Thl
3mondment compels no one to ex
e'usisely employ American labor o
NY living wages, but 1t simply com
rols manufacturers to eitheI be hon
ST with labor or pay an equivalen
TO the protective tariff they ask.
If I'Engle gets his amendmen
through, and there is no questio
mt that all the argument is in II
.oyor, it will have wholesome enef
Ii discouraging the enormous hmm
.ration Of cheap labor frcm Enrop'
Which increases year after year, an
: tie most serious menace to Amel
lean labor.
It will lie a strike preventatiS
I'D strong incentive to industri'
,face, for where living wages an
asanable hours is the rule. thel
little friction between maruta
rnrer and emp!oye. The protecti'
tariff will no longer be a speci
irivilege enriching the few at II
expense Of the many, but a measu
Tor the benefit Of the American Il
torer.
General Bixby, chief Of Unite
states army engineers. today su
initted to Congress the report OF Il
iImy board declaring that the pr
posed improvement Of New rive
i'sde county, Florida, from the he;
Of navigation to its outlet in the a
lantic ocean with a view to creati'
deep-water harbor for sea-goil
Vessels. is net deemed advisable
The present time. This is OWL
ffiefy, he says. to the fact that I
c2mmerce Of the waterway Is n
sufficient to Justify the expenditl
hich would be necessary to ma
TIE desired improvement.
General Bixby in another repc
endorsed the proposition to impro
hnclote river. Florida, - - to