Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-06


Europe has been discussed in these columns affecting our
industry and Monroe doctrine following the close Of the
struggle There still another feature of the situation likely
to prevail at the end of the European
Certain German writer's have taken the position that
when they have achieved their expected victory the allies
there will be only really great nations in the world Ger
many and the United States and they intimate that then
will struggle of the giants for commercial supremacy
Assuming for the sake of argument that these German
writer's correct regards both economics and victory
prepare to meet such rivalry? This question is timely
well fitting for whether Great Britain or Germany wins
hold our own worlds in the face of the
fleets set free by the return of and still others
made possible by enormous ndennties So whether
Germany or Great Britain of the SEAS
merca and shipping problem is likely to be practically the
We profit from a study of this problem through
foreign experience
tectve country but protection is not the factor which has
enabled Germany to crowd England to the of war for
the New York Times Current History magazine says that
in Germany regarded that the powerful
Of the German State is projected into methods to kill
off the trade of other nations that after the the Ger
conflict with British trade will be resumed
German trade methods are Identical Under the German
State there trade council whose function to gain and
body which is independent of the Reichstag in control of
duties bounties and reghts German manufacturers are
enabled to undebd foreign competition by providing hg very
addition to the German who pushes the trade of the Father
This how the Germans drove British dye houses out of
business in the latters field The German government
organizes trade just organized Just
it now organizing control of the food supply of the whole
country.
This nationwide organization would not be possible in
republic where citizen certain degree
of auocratc rule is absolutely necessary enable
ment to to manufacturer farmer what he shall
produce and under what conditions he sell it, though
it be to certain extent benevolent autocracy having the
welfare of both the individual and the nation in view.
1t is not strange that under these circumstances John
Bull should begin ask whether his free trade halo
b as d o add M a M Moa not
competition is also natural that the people of the United
States should be moved to inquire in what
protective system to help meet either German
British competition or both, and especially in
German dyes shut out by the how we keep those
infant industries going after the return of peace if the Ger
man and transportation lines are both to be
subsidized by the help them force their
anew into the commerce of the world?
Manfesty these considerations will simply enforce what
have said and that the great of the people
of this country believe in the protection of American
markets for the benefit of American labor and American
however. We quoted recently the Philadelphia Public
lection business interests the tariff taken out
of politics far possible under the constitution which
requires legislation to from the House as OPP
posed to the Senate
The sentiment in opposition to partisan tariff making
says, bearing that question in general way:
"The electorate hopes to vote for governor. who will
restore rest efficient and economical administration on Beacon
Ill., and throw his influence to the beraizng OF the Repub-
can party throughout the country If Mr. Mccall will speak
his mind freely to this effect declare in favor of non-part
tariff commission advocate the upbuldng of the national
defence and pledge his effort to reduce the cost of
State government by increasing its efficiency, and modern
zng in every possible the machinery of application of
those fundamental principles of representative government
of which he the able champion he will not only engthen
his lead Mr. Cushing but he will puncture the Foss
bubble and attract the support of hghmnded voters
who followed Mr. Bird in his two campaigns
That is whole political in a nutshell. James
j. Hill of the Great Northern railroad recognized states
well master of transportation, sounds note of
warning to his fellow republicans to profit from the lessons
of the past and not allow themselves to be led by present
conditions into blind partisan tariff tinkerng He says
"No accustomed to read the signs Of the times
fail to that determined effort will be made to give the
tariff the leading place in the next national campaign
refer of effort to another general revision
ascending scale of rates.
What share if any, of the business difficulties Of the
country is due to changes in the tariff cannot be de-
termed That the country live and thrive under the
existing tariff is clear Aside from its purely political aspect
reopening of the whole tariff question look only to-
ward increase of prices and be justified only by prom
ised increase in wages.
Experience has shown that general reconstruction
of the tariff whether for better for least
years of doubt hesitation bad business. The eternal
tariff ups and downs costs the country than
would to live quietly under bad tariff system Some
day perhaps the idea of taking the tariff out of politics and
condng it's regulation to commission of experts will be
realized
"In the meantime, while there may be mistakes to