The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-03-28


when we cease to purchase the pro-
duct made by him and buy from the
foreign country the product made by
foreign labor? The same lesson is
to be learned in every line of indus.
try. But why should we affect sur
prise? Did not the Democratic lead
ers declare upon this floor that they
would buy in the cheapest market?
They did this to liberate business they
say. That is the new freedom. They
propose to reduce the cost Of living.
This they will ultimately succeed in
doing. The cost Of living will fall
when the million American working
men are displaced for the sake Of the
foreign labor at work in foreign
country. II this nation chooses to go
to a foreign country to buy its goods,
It is as certain as twice two are four
that the American labor will not be
employed in at least that degree. Ev.
cry dollars worth of product made by
foreigner displaces that amount Of
labor in this country. When the mil
lions of workingmen and the many
millions more dependent upon them
have no wages with which to buy the
necessaries Of life the cost of living
will come down. But how can such
a policy of cheap prices benefit a
man without work? Thus far the cost
Of living has had no reduction. al
though millions of dollars worth Of
foodstuffs are coming from Canada,
South America and elsewhere.
Dun's report showed last month
that about fifty changes in price
were noted, of which there were ad-
vances in price over one half of the
articles. This is easily explained and
was repeatedly declared upon the
floor of the House. 1t is because we
do not eat wheat, but bread. We do
not eat cattle, but steak. Twenty
Ave cents tariff on bushel Of wheat
is enough to prevent the Canadian
farmer from displacing American
wheat. Take off the tariff and at
once the Canadian wheat comes
across the line to displace that much
of our own. That amount measures
the loss to our own producer. Do we
get bread cheaper? No. The reduc-
ton of cost on loaf of bread might
be one twentieth of one cent. Does
the consumer get It? No. We will
pay the same for the loaf. Who gets
the profit lost by our farmers? The
importer, as 1t always the case. We
place hides on the free list because
we want cheaper shoes. Did We get
the cheaper shoes? No; shoes went
up. The importer Is the man to ad-
vantage. We place wool on the free
list. Do we get cheaper clothes
No. The cheap wool is sufficient to
cripple for all time the American
wool production. Who benefits? The
importer. We place sugar on the
free list. Do we get cheaper sugar
No. We will by this act cripple, II
not dismantle, the sugar factories of
the country in the benefit of the su-
gar trust. What is to become Of the
laborers under these circumstances
They Are to become subjects Of inves-
LEGATIONS by governmental Industrial
commissions. to be fed in soup houses
and bread lines. TO be housed In pub
lie lodging houses. to be organised in.
to Coxey armies. to be fomented into
bands of lawless I. w. w. associa-
tions-in a word, to become OUT most
serious problem.
Democratic congressman and Dem.
ocratic newspapers may continue to
whistle to keep up courage, to de-
nounce as unpatriotic the men who
dare to call the country's attention to
the folly of Democratic legislation, to
stir up the dust in the hope Of blind
ing the country to the real cause of
our unfortunate industrial situation,
hut M such Drofessions will close the