The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Continued from FIRST Poqs.


because II was only from Washington
that this help could CONF.
"Only at Wash ngton and only un-
der your direction can the tariff which
now paralvzcs tho industries of this
country be SO amended as 10 give them
that protection which Will lift this de-
preston.
Read our former letter. pleas, and
refresh your mind as 10 what our APP
peal was. 7, is upon that appeal that
We still stand.
1T will not meet the situation to answer
us BY SAYING that the war has inter-
farcd with importations, and therefore
We do rot suffer from fore en- compott-
ton.
I'm the frs. place importations have
not ceased That fallacy might as well
he exploded here as to he reserved for
further discussion Destructive importa-
tons have not ceased
In the second place the war has placed
some business at our disposal and to this
extent helped us, but despite this fact 50
great had been the blow at Our indus
tries by the present tariT law that even
with the help Of such war orders as
have reached w. our industries as a whole
lie crippled or idle.
I'VE place this question squareiy he
fore you: Why do you not make your
that will? The business world is asking
lust that question and We now bring II
10 you direct.
You must accept the responsibility for
the conditions which we now face. Had
your theories which have been enacted
into law nv a doriie Congress brought
forth peace and plenty IN the land you
would have accepted tho universal glad
ness as part of your reward and the
business men of this country would nave
given YOU ungrudgng praise.
since these theories have brought dc.
preston upon the industries OF our lana
and idIeness for vast hosts of the working
class upon whom shall we place the
re responsibility for that result?
at must come 10 You. 1t rightly he
longs there. From that responsibility you
cannot escape. and somebody ought to be
brave and patriotic enough to sIuarely
say a.
I'VE assure you that we write this let
ter from no critical attitude. and that II
is presented in spirit that is free FROM
all political passion. Unfortunately our
first letter came to you in the midst OF a
heated political campaign, and for that
! reason you may have gained the impress
| sion az others did, that II was written for
political purposes.
NO such suspicion can attach to this
communication. The election Is over
| we are not III tnc HluSl VI -
| or even approaching one. There can he
| no questioning the fact now that We
! write To you az distressed ard shachlcd
: business men. az disheartened en-
ployers OF labor.
! I'VE have no desire 10 lay before you
| disastrous condition. for which there Il
| no remedy, and thus to merely annoy you
We lay these ondrtions before you fol
the very good and solid reason that yo,
| can correct them. We dare believe thai
| In the presence OF the want and hunger
that now stalk abroad in this lame
patriotism demands remedy, ever
though the cost of that remedy may in
volve such humiliation as goes with "A CON
fession Of experimental failure
what II this shall be the pricc to III
paid for the prosperity OF the nation
shall the servants OF the people hesitate
tn pay It:
Indeed yonr petitioners hold that |
paying the price the altar OF such
| sacrifice VIII glow with true patriotisr
and fash with great stat smanship,
We demand "A sacrifice We offer an or
portunity. II we call for confessio
OF failure we present through that con