The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-09-11
What the Reduced Tariff Is Dol

From all sources come statement
Of dissatisfaction with the result
that the new Tariff act is producing
while the primary object for whicl
it was enacted, the reduction of thu
high cost of living, has, to say the
least, not been accomplished. In
fact, after a years trial, the cos
of living is higher than ever. In tn,
meantime, statistics previous to the
outbreak of the hostilities abroad
were beginning to show too decided
increase in imports, the record fol
May being $S0,00O,000 more than
for the corresponding month of last
year, while during the same month
this year our exports decreased by
over 100000. Both of these it.
ems are in way an explanation of
our idle factories, shops, and manu-
featuring industries that has re-
suited in our ever-increasing army
VI unemployed "a ohCietc cAdhipic
of new Tariff conditions, so far as
marine supply houses is concerned,
was recently given when bids were
called for installing a kerosene en-
CINE in the new lightship No. 9S,
building by the Racine Truscott-
Shell-Lake Boat Building Company.
A German firm was the lowest
bidder for this engine. under-esti-
mating the lowest American bidder
only $3.50, however. A protest in
favor Of the American bidders i'm
Cambridge, Mass, was lodged with
the Treasury Department by Con-
gresham Roberts of Massachusetts,
the result of which we have not
learned. Considering the difference
in the cost of labor, however. in
this country with that prevailing in
Germany, the wonder is that there
should be so little difference in the
two bids. A Tariff that permits for
eign manufacturers to compete with
in the same lire of bus
mess as in this case is radically
wrong. and the Anne. fcan skilled la
borer will doubtless record his OBJ
lection to such by his vote next No
vember.-M?.rine Journal.
octobe-. 4 Designated Day For Peace
Prayer.
Washington, Sept s,=-president
Wilson to-day sighed D proclamation
calling on the people OF the United
States 10 pray for peace in Europe.
The Presidents proclamation sets
aside Sunday, October 4, as day OF
prayer.
President Wilson's proclamation
was as follows:
by the President of the United
States of America.
"a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Great nations of the
world have taken up arms agains,
one another and war now draws
millions of men into battles whom
the counsel of statesmen have not
been able to save this terrible sac.
rifice; and
Whereas, In this as in all things
it is our privilege and duty to seeB
counsel and succor of Almighty Goo,
humbling ourselves before Him. con.
Tossing our weakness and our lack
of any wisdom equal to these things
and
Whereas, 1t is the special wish
and longing of the people of the
United States, in prayer and counsel
and all friendliness, to serve the
cause of peace;
Therefore l, Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States OF
America, do designate Sunday. the
fourth day of October next, a day
OF prayer and supplication, and do
request ALI Godfearing persons to
repair ON that day to their places
OF worship, there to unite their pc
titions to Almighty God, that, over
ruling the counsel of men, setting
straight the things they cannot gov
ern or alter, taking pity on the ma
lions now in the throes of conflict,
in His mercy and goodness showing
a way where men can see none, He
vouchsafe His children healing peace
again and restore once more that
concord among men and nations
without which there can be neither
happiness nor true friendship, nor
any wholesome fruit of toll or
thought in the world; praying also
TO this end that He forgive us our
sins, our ignorance of His holy will,
our wilifulness and many errors and
lead us in the paths of obedience to
places OF vision and to thoughts and
.counsels that purge and make wise.
. "In witness whereof have hereun-