The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-23


article, or whenever they found that
the importations were light, they as
sumed that the tariff was too high and
that It had Kept out of our market
the foreign product. Mr.. Underwood
said that they then proceeded to
lower the duties In every case to a
point where, in their Judgment, the
foreign competitor could sell In the
American market at profit.
IF this law accomplished the pur-
pose for which 1t was framed, 1t
means that the circle of competition
has been widened so as to bring the
products of every country In the
world within reach of the American
market. 1t means that an invita-
ton has been extended to all our
competitors, wherever located and re.
CARELESS of the conditions under
which they may be doing business, to
organize selling agencies in the Unit
ed States and come in here and scram-
be for the American trade.
How is such a policy going to help
the people of the United States? How
is it going to help the workingmen OF
America to have a part of the work
formerly done under our flag trans
ferred to other lands TO be perform
ed by laboring men elsewhere? How
IS it going to make more Jobs for
American labor to surrender some Of
those we now have? How is it going
to increase wages and shorten hours
end improve conditions OF employ
ment TO be forced into competition
with labor receiving lower wages for
longer hours under less favorable
conditions Of employment? l can
understand how such a policy Will
! help France and Germany and Eng
land and Japan, because we have CIV
en- them access to great market
which they could not enter before.
can understand how this new tariff
law is popular in foreign countries.
[ can understand how the press OF
/ England and France and Germany
and Japan sing its praises, for 1t IS
the lowest tariff law that has been
in operation in the United States
since 1924.
ALREADY our magnificent balance
of trade of seO,O00,000 per month has
been completely wiped out, and dur
ing the month OF April Just passed
there IS a balance OF trade against
us of $1O,17t 900. This teriff law
was passed by the Congress OF the
United States and presumably In the
interest of the people of the United
States. But In my judgment 1t will
operate to improve conditions and In
crease business in every other coun-
try In the world at the expense OF
the people of the United States.
even the Democrats in Congress
are beginning to feel uneasy over the
unfair competition to which the AM
erlcas- workingman is subjected I'M
der the new tariff law. A few weeks
ago the Committee on Labor of the
House brought in bill to prohibit
the importation OF goods made by
convict labor in foreign countries.
AS far as 1t went, II was a good bill,
because 1t had for its purpose the
protection of American labor from
cheap convict labor of the old Yorid :.
| offered an amendment to this bill,
which If adopted, would also prohibit
the importation OF goods made by CHI
dren under fourteen years ~of az.
But the, Democrats voted my amend
ment down. l pointed out to the
House that The cheapest labor In all
the world is the labor Of children I'M
der fourteen years Of age in foreign
Countries pointed out that IN Itely
there arc over $4,000 children ander
fourteen years of age working in fac
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