The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-03
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When British advocates OF free
trade realize the necessity of a pro-
tective tariff for new competitive in
dustries. rs was the case In the mat.
ter OF the establishment OF the ami.
line industry pointed out by The In
teliigencer a few days ago. II is not
strange that the Investigations made
by the American Chemical Society
have led that organization to the same
conclusions. The American society
appointed a committee last October
to consider means to develop the dye
stuffs industry OF the United States.
The matter. OF course. was forced on
the attention OF consumers as well as
manufacturers by the war, and the de-
tendency Of our country on Germany
for dyestuffs has inspired Inquiries
as to the best method OF freeing us
from that dependency. not only tenn
porarily. but permanently. That com
mittee has reported the result of it's
investigations. and the gist of its con.
illusions is that development OF the
American dyestuff industry can only
be brought about by tariff protection.
The report urges that an effective
anti-dumping clause be put into the
tariff law so as to prevent undersell.
Ing OF domestic manufacturers in this
country by unfair methods. In con.
nection with the anti-dumping clause.
the committee states that a higher
tariff is imperative:
The present tariff rate OF 30 per cent
the domestic dyestuff industry 10 expand
AZ rate comparable with the consump-
therefore all dyestuffs made from coal
var. whether they be aniline dyes or
slizarine. or alizsrins dyes. or anthra-
made in whole or In part from products
OF or obtainable from coal tar. should
All be assessed alike. namely. 30 per
cent. ad valOrem plus IA cents per
pound speSlhc. and that all manufae-
coal ,a PrI shs or or oo.ainable from
and not medicinal. shall be taxed is per
cent; ad valorem and 81. cents per pound
The above manufactured products Of
coai tar, not dyes and not colors and not
duty OF the finished coal-tar dye and
tnat the above rate Of 80 per cent. ad
Nalorem and - cents specific would
PROBABLY be sufficient TO encourage and
enable domestic manufacturers to ex-
pand their operations 10 such an extent
in. n not the whole OF these comment
ties consumed in this country The
reason ,sa Snr ior a specific duty Is to protect
iacture Of the relatively cheap dyes
such as the cheap scarIets. the CHEAP
are IN the 1 R nf aos t rless sSr0Ia
70 20 cents per pound. with dyes OF that
tgPe 80 per cent. sd valorem would not
ton and underselling thereof a. does
the ~ cents per pound specific: on the
and upward per pound the function Of
the = cents specific more nearly ap-
sves h ~. ze enp., Inas y: with the cheap
specific portion OF the duty. and with
me expensive dyes the chief function
duty. ''''''n OF 'he
The Made in America" slogan.
which has reached the uttermost parts
OF the country. has met with a patri.
otto as well as an enthusiastic en-
dorsement. but patriotism and enthu-
siasm cannot accomplish anything un.
der present tariff conditions. To
make things In America that we have
depended on Europe for. they must
be protected. There is not so much
need for that protection while the war
lasts. II win be after the war closes.
and the foreign factories resume that
II viii be necessary 10 have a sun
rient protection TO compete with the
low labor cost OF Europe Capital il
not going into new enterprise tempo
rarily. with certain collapse OF that
enterprise assured AZ soon ~ the war
closes and which Is now acting a. a
practical tsriR protection. and giving
definite demonstration OF the sd