Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
Reciprocity and Preferential
Duties the Open Way to
National Prosperity.


quirersnts of modify the tariff which
at will benefit
petins natl
Let US adopt general policy reciprocity
PEI THE MARKETS OTHER NATIONS TO BE OPEN TO
OUR PRODUCTS WHENEVER OUR MARKETS ARE OPEN TO
THEIR PRODUCTS
Let US repeat the old accepted
favor of PREFERENTIAL DUTIES WHICH WILL COMPEL I'M
FORMATIONS to be made American ships which will
the American marine"
william r. Hearst letter 10 The Georgian byInted
Oct0ber II, I0I2D
years Mr. newspapers and magazines
always progressively independently Democratic been
the and unCeasng advocates reciprocity and prefer
entail duties the economic policy Government
At Washington progressive Democratic President and the
leaders of the progressive and dominant Democratic party have
presented tariff bill providing for international reciprocity
with strong effort for further provision that all duable
goods imported per
less than if entered in foreign bottoms.
President Wilson and the Progressive
leaders press these provisions with rmness and
vigOr.
The Georgian believes that the common of the
gress the weight of intelligent public opinion will prevail
to passage through both Houses during the pres
ent extra session.
If this shall be done our country will upon
of prosperity through trade expansion lowered of
necessities life stability of business conditions expanding
exports and a revived
There no other permanent settlement the than this
way
RECIPROCITY is THE GOLDEN RULE OF TRADE. 1t is
the solution of problems which make the tariff local ques
tion and therefore of contention among conflicting
interests.
1t is as Mr. Hearst said another time, the plan
which will hand open the markets of foreign nations
to our products opening of markets to their
products and the other hand the preferential duties will re
duce goods imported into the United States in
American ships build up merchant marine upon which
depends an equality and trade of the world
develop manufactures of the nation and provide
for their sale n and other countries.
1t will prosper the farmer markets and superior
transportation products and cheaper machinery for
his work
will bless great of people in inevitable
reduction of the of living when the meats of Argentina
food products of other countries will batter down the
trusts that Cypress them in basket and in store.
1t will increase production
poraton stimulate employment payment labor
1t will substitute wrangle and fierce retaatOns
tariffs the friendly agreements of friendly nations
And wherever two enjoy friendly and satisfactory
trade each other there established the strong
est barrier against disputes and the powerful
argument for universal peace.
is the Democratic policy advocated by Jefferson and
pledged by platform protective downward revision
through the application of the policy of general reciprocity
the Republican policy advocated by less apostle
of that party than William Mckinley in 1896.
As has ably declared the protection
has prevailed monopoly
and the real of almost all restraint of trade
And as declared absolute free trade would
opportunity lower the tariff foreign
countries by reciprocal agreements
The Georgian appeals to President Wilson and the Demo
leaders stand resouey by reciprocity preferential
duties.
The Georgian appeals the members American Con
gress both Democratic and Republican old
stock arguments of free trade protection level of
this modern progressive world policy and fra
terny and into existence without the law that
win usher in the reign of prosperity and peace
These great times in which they call for