Evening journal., 1913-05-02

1 Wchtl -StNtn american mOlOH W.
hiclo manufacturing companies, repr
resenting invested capital OF many
millions and the employment OF thou
sands of wOrkingmen aud women,
have joined IN brief IN which they
protest against the provisions OF tho
Underwood Tarif bin IN so far as they
relate to the motor vehicle industry.
The American manufacturers Join in
saying that they know that the pro-
posed legislation is a menace to the
automobile Industry IN the United
States.
Tho companies which join in the
protest brief through a committee OF
fYe are as follows. John ;. Clark,
vice-president The Artocar Company
Ardmore. Pa; Harry S. Houpt, gem
eral sales manager, American Loco
motive, New York, n. y: V. A. Long
aker. general manager. American Mo-
tors Company, Indianapolis, Ind, n.
w. Ford secretary. Chalmers Motor
Company. Detroit. Mich; W G. Je-
land. president. Cadillac Motor
Car Company. Detroit Mich; j. G.
Cole president, Coles Motor Car Com
pany. indianapolis, Ind; c. w. Ben
uett. yice-Drosident. The Garfcru Com
psuy. Elyria, Ohio; Ewo~d Hayes,
president Hayes Automobile Com
pany. Kokomc. Ind. Charles d. Hass-
ings. secretary, HupD Mcso7 Car Com
pany Detroi,. Micn.; S. r. Davis. j..
president. Tho LOcomo5ile Company
of America. Bridgeport, Conn; G. A
Kissrl. presiden,. Kissel Motor Car
Company. Hartford, Wiz; ,. M. JeW-
ctt president, loz'cr MotO- Company
Detroit, Mich; leo a. Fcif, general
sales manager, Mitchcil lewis. Ra-
cinr. Wis; George a. DicSscn. secfr-
tary. Naiiorai Mote Vehicle Com
pany. IndianaUoks. lpa; GeOrgc D.
Daniels. vice president Oakland Mo
tor Car Company. Pontiac Micn, o.
e. Huichinroa. We p-cgi1cr1 Old
Motor Work Lan1ns. Micf.; Henri
Is. joy. prey'cent Pac. I'd Moor Car
Company. Dc.Tci,, MA; 3. ri. Kit
rrdgr. presiden. Tue Dtsrie1s Motor
Car Company. C,cvc. nj Ohio;
Charles Gilt. On. .Ta1ccrc., Tic Pierce
Arrow Motor Ccbp1n.. bdDaic, y. -;
George PoDs, trcgsu9cc, Toe Pope
Manufacturing Cc1nraDy. hartford,
Cum; H. NJ Snyder, acc-c.-r-. REQ
MOTOR c., CoI11 80. LG1c,.g. 3i-a.i
ii y. Say. Saszr Garriage COM
pany- Chicago I-. ". =. Wlaesidc,
prrsideu SIRE nr- ID rca COu1p-Iy
Chicopee Els, M.so.; FTeos T. cS ~.
Fish. pTsside.-. Sud .lgter Co~pora-
ion. SDJgf Ecne. Icc.; Ec.cV- ".
Aliens. geneTsi manager. MaT1sa Mo
To- Czr Cglle11., Det-ui.. Mich. ;
Windsor T. Whise. ~ s.del-, The
Whife Comp. u C'c- lcud. O1io.
and jons T. YesJ-. p-cr Gctt IN
wiliyz- -Ogeri-nd Co.np24s. Taiedc'
Ohio.
The D1 ef in irii is a. follows.
-Bov could 7fc-e o. ca~n 2 thing
as jO,r0r In q DanocTl.ic ta-lh?
"JokeTg ar supposed cIJ 10 Green
into Republican ia 1 b g.
"Wn-n so-Cai. Cd ,oAsTs Sc ini0 Re
publ 11 sarii o', ihc az ~ ihf
limo o, p-ote~s.., tC G.a '.c@I work
men. and Ara--ic:- indua. .-icc.
-Whcn joke-s are prt r. import
cr1 ,niD Dcm-- aic tarn Oiis. they
are in line wiif trc promc..C. @. III
ports and the p-OsDcri.y Cf foreign
manufar drcr-
"Tne frs di-pltcrcs sen- cut by
the Associated Press emanaing from
Democratic autnC-i. T. Washington
stated the dutv co. motor Cars vas q
be maintained = - per cem.
"Bu- a'c0g ocl-ci taa Iter, au-
incn ic infOrmdiioI. and to- actual
lact afcu- the rcs ta1ir bin, are as
fplloEs;
"Fi1.sfcj su--,- and au.omo-
bic bo-'cs. A. per Cat.
Automobile cnas. 80 pc c3n..
FINISHED paris cf automooiies, no.
including tires. 20 pc cent
The duty on all THESE under tne
Payne Aldrich taTifi bill is 45 PEI
cent based upon tle arguml n,s ans
The fac.- shown 20 bear upC1 ,nc dif-
ference in thu cos of production
abrosc aAd ir tnc United States.
''in tEa proposed oii g. present be
fore Inc Congress thc Democratic ma
joritJ IS arranging lis provisions sc
as &c take care O. toe fore,ep manu-
faotuTc- nd ,ao prc'gn workman, by
opening the AmcIscan market to then
on the loves. possible terms.
"Tha impcrtcrr and representative;
oi foTci.n manufacturers are con.
suited and thei- aty.cc taker.
"Ths America1 manufacturer. seek
ing tc defend nj business and his
empicyr5 from fcfc.sn cheap labor
products is utterly ignored.
Be.1arkBblc Tarh Bill
ain the Dcna,1at'c tariG bill theT,
are scue remarkable fc7 turea. Among
them is inc ono covering the motor
vehica and allied iadastfi-e indus
trie1 sa-ond &c none ~ Importance ii
America
80 {. were no. for i-e 'ndomitabl.
energ' ed tdc "a ag nyestmcn
Of cap.sg' = tna American motor cal
lndu1szy a times wncn the possioii
ity % its becoming a groa; industr,
and profitable ono were in tn,
eiaye. doub,. & w0aid no 10 year
hlya bee, bulls up go take care OF Ia,
opo. ist-5 ncccssitiee OF ihir countri
ioT mc,o' vehicle transportation ant
unit. hundreds Of m.iioaa OF dollar
voUic hayc bcca scnt 10 European
fnanuiactGTcrs TO supply thc Amer
can ncede Countless tons OF mil
lion C. doiiaTr IN the hiehcet wagei
ewes paid would rever nave been pai,
70 American wcrkmer. but woul,
have been paid to cheaper Europeai
labor.
"Thc wages o. laas- 81 Europe q
authofitatvcly sokaow cdscd 10 be-
accofdins 10 tho nature o; the occu
patton. from one-inird &C. onc-half o.
Two sniTds OF the 'eaScg paid Tor SINH
iar work IN AmHTice.
Tarili Joker Exposed
"NOw. what is tic 'ic.Sef' In th'
motor car schedule recommended b.
the waye and means committee .,
the Congress OF the United States