The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-30

The Mill News, of Charlotte, N. c.,
having expressed satisfaction with the
free trade tariff law, w. w. Ruther-
ford, superintendent of the Califor
MIA Cotton Mills Co., of Oakland, CAL,
writes to that paper his vigorous pro
test against the Endorsement of a
tariff law that cannot work otherwise
than injurious to American laoor and
industry. Mr.. Rutherford's letter is
as follows:
editor Mill News: We regret to
notice in your paper of October 8
last, written in a leading article, that
it gives you pleasure and most of
your readers, to welcome an enact
ment of a tariff law that is an injury
to you as well as all working people
in general throughout the United
States, as happened in the years of
1893 to 1897. You must have forgot
ten the condition of the country in
those years of restitution, idleness
and discomfort. when President Cleve-
land was in office. In those years the
manufactures of the United States
were almost as a standstill, while in
England, Germany, Belgium and
France the manufactures were work
ing overtime to supply the American
markets with all sorts of manufactur-
ed goods.
The writer went to Europe in 1895
and saw the conditions prevailing
there. / have just returned again
from Europe, where I went six months
ago, and all over these countries, in.
Guiding RUSSIA great producer of
sugar; Belgium, Germany, Rance and
England, all manufacturers and pro
ducers of goods largely used in
America, such as glass, porcelain,
chemicals, linen goods, cotton, wool
ems, jute, flax and hemp, stoneware
and cutlery, all manufacturers of
these are getting ready and i'm
patiently waiting to capture the
United States markets. Indeed, the
people over there were %profanely alb
usive toward our president and Nh.
Underwood, the Democratic leader,
for not rushing the tariff through
faster. They were so impatiently
anxious to bet into our markets.
"The thousand millions of imports
which President Wilson hopes to see
landed annually in this country, in
stead Of half that amount, will throw
many more people in the United
States idle, and will keep the wages
of those who may be working, down
lower than at present. We would like
to call your attention to our beet sug
ar growing in California, being the
largest sugar-gowing state in the
Union. Nearly all those 10000 men
and WON N who voted for President
Wilson and his friends, and for a
lower tariff, or free trade, and cheap
living, which the Democratic party
promised to give them, are now airing
their grievances and using unkind
epithets to the whole Democratic par
ty. The farmers in this state who are
now offered 81 per ton for their beets,
whereas they were getting S. before
the Democratic bill was passed, are
getting just what they voted for.
"Were industries and social condi-
tiuns the sams in the Unitel States
as in Europe or Asiatis count les, Tree
trade would be all right, but when
rs cents per day represents European
or Asiatic wages for 10 hours work,
and $3.50 per day in the United
States represents nine hours work,
it does not require an enlightened
computing specialist to see what the
results will be. The result will be
felt before 1916.
"The writer would like you to in
sert this in your paper, aver although
he has to pay for it. 1t is only right
that both sides of this great question
should be brought to the notice of
people who are affected by the enact
Zen, of sqsn 4 law. The writer has
had 20 years experience in the old
country and 80 years in the United
States.
Thanking you in anticipation of
your giving this a place in your valu
able paper, we are,
'Yours very truly,
CALIFORNIA COTTON MILLS co.