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tax Of a hundred million dollars. Thu
United States is not at war, and ID
not in reality a sufferer from the
European war.
The necessity for this tax is NOT
created wholly by the war in Europe,
or even mainly by the war.
The deficit in the income Of the
United States government is due
partly to the reduction in the amount
Of the imports into this country, but
also largely to reduction Of the
tax upon imports into this country.
The reduction in the amount Of the
imports the party in power at WASH
ington is not responsible for. but
the reduction in the amount of the
tax on imports the party in power at
Washington is responsible for.
The reduction in the amount Of
foreign imports is not a disadvant-
age. On the contrary. II is in many
respects distinct benefit to our
country. The reduction in the amount
Of income from these imports is OBJ
viously a disadvantage, and dis
tinct disadvantage at this time.
II would appear, therefore, that
the party in power there are in this
present situation, but was and is re-
sponsible for the disadvantages Of
the situation.
Why can not the Democratic party,
frankly confess that its free trade
theories are mistake, have always
proved to be a mistake and IRE now
proving to be a mistaken
Whycan not the Democratic party,
which has many claims upon popular
confidence, abandon the visionary
and impractical policies which will,
il persisted in, forever deny it popu-
lar confidence and support
War or no war, the Democratic
party's tariff policies were proving
failures.
Before war in Europe was declar-
ed, or even contemplated, the bal
ance Of trade was showing immense
ly against this country. Our export
balance had decreased over a quarter
Of n billion dollars in seven months.
Gold was being exported in guam
tity.
The income tax had proved insult
6cient to compensate for the reduc-
ton in the tariff revenues.
Foreign goods were coming into
our country, perhaps not in sufficient
quantities to raise an adequate gov
ernmental revenue under the reduced
rate Of taxation, but certainly in suf-
acient quantities to deprive our Am
erican manufacturers Of their home
market and our American laborers
Of employment.
American men out Of employment
were parading the streets.
American business men in bank
ruptcy were putting up their shut
tiers.
American factories were closing
and discharging their employees, and,
instead Of America shipping more
goods abroad than before the reduc-
ton Of the tariff, America was i'm
porting more and shipping less, with
the balance Of trade going more and
more to our disadvantage.
Then comes the European war,
and, through no effort or merit Of
our own, European goods are with
held from our markets and our home
markets are again open to our home
Another consequence of this Euro
pean war is the opening Of foreign
markets to our products.
Markets which were formerly sup
piled with goods from England and
France and Germany and Austria
will not be supplied from those ma
tons, and must be supplied with
goods from the United States.
The advantage Of markets is clear
and conclusive. Markets are merely
the demands for our products. With
out the demands there can not be a
sustained supply, and with enlargine
production, increasing employment
and increasing prosperity.
We could have gotten enlarged
foreign markets with judicious reci-
procity.
We did neither.
But what we failed to do for our
selves the war will do for us--Los
Angeles Examiner.
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