The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-10
erican business? The Underwood.
Simmons law provided that:

erican business? The Underwood
Simmons law provided that:
For the purpose of readjusting the
present duties on importations into
the United States, and at the same
time to encourage the export trade OF
this country, the President OF the
United States is authorized and EN-.
powered to negotiate trade agree.
ments with foreign nations wherein
mutual con .essions are made looking
toward freer trade relations and fur
Their reciprocal expansion of trade
and commerce; Provided, however,
that said trade agreements, before
becoming operative, shall be submit
ted to the Congress OF the United
States for ratification or rejection
No Room for Concessions
No agreements have been negotiat.
ed SO far as is known no attempt
has been made to negotiate agree.
ments. The reason for this is that
the near Free Trade Tariff left no
basis for further concessions on tho
part of the United States. With 50
per cent of all imports free of Guty
what could the United States Cner
to any foreign country in return for
lower duties? The United States has
opened its rich markets to the cheap
labor of the world and can offer no.
thing more in return for reciprocal
concessions
The failure Of the Tariff law is so
complete that the Free Trade leaders
are in confusion. All their Tariff
ideas have been upset. An example
of the way in which the administra'
ton is now considering the Tariff is
given by Senator Lewis, who now
talks in this manner:
CHER Tariff Foreshadowed
The effects on the United States OF
the European war, together with .hc
changes in the forms Of production
will cause a complete transformation
of the present Tariff schedule. To
raise revenue to meet the needs Of
the government and also meet in
creasing demands OF the new machin
cry of government and the new policy
of increased army and navy, which
will now be inaugurated, forces :
resort to more different forms of tax
alton than this government ever eX
perienced.
There will never be a Free Trad,
party opposing any taxes on imports
which can be successful in this coun
try. A moderate form of tax mus
be undertaken to cooperate with thu
income tax on citizens and fran
chise tax on corporations.
The next domestic issue before IT,
people will be a proposal of torn
of direct tax, either based on land o
gross output of manufactures, o
both. AS the income tax has faile
to realize the amount of income
should, Tariff taxes will have to b
put on imports to make up the dc
felt of the in,ome tax until that ne'
form of tax to meet the new need
, has been devised.
The Stubborn SchooImaster
All the difficulties of the Ere
Trade party might be adjusted
President Wilson himself would az
, nit frankly that the present Tart
, policy has failed and that a complet
restoration of Protection is niece
sary. He will not admit this, hoy
, ever. Norman Mack and other lea'
r ers have suggested that the DEM
3 ctats themselves revise the Tart
] but the President receives such su
a gestions coldly. There are man
Democrats who feel that a restoratio
r OF Protection will remove one of Il
:. big issues of the next campaign wit
E which they will have to contend, b.
s the President will not even sonsid'
e such a suggestion and the issue r
e mains. Thomas +. Logan. In Al