The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-15
,rc CHANGE, AND MEN MUST 'DI CHANGE WITH THEM

,r.,,, Manufacturers Record)
 ,v.sedingly gratifying to note
 IS nsny sn,' dispatches from Washing
 .ad , to hear from many sources
 .,tIy tl1 and indirectly that the pp0 po-
 ' w, which the Manufacturers Rec
 ea M. ' hsen taking for months in fa-
 ai' ai !, revision of the tariff upward
 <. coming session of Congress IS
 ai;ns us in favor. That the duty on
 '~I sho,ld be immediately restored
 .nrgested by us at the beginning
 ,.s ''IV war. and every day since has
 .sssized % the necessity for this step.
 1ovsvsr active business conditions
 hs at present in certain lines Of
 ,,.rv due to war conditions which
 worldwide in their effect, and
 ,h of necessity gre throwing upon country the worlds demands for ,v lines of goods, no intelligent ,.r view the situation at the close |he war without alarm if our pres
 tariff should continue in effect.
 sn this fearful struggle in Europe ever there will be commercial war mt forth their most vigorous ef- +s to save themselves from bank bry by selling at any price needed catch the business for the output
 their factories. America will be dumping" ground for the product their factories, and prices will not
 SO much of figure as will the abi- N to find an immediate market and
 ready cash. It is often cheaper, en in this country, to run a factory Isn its products are selling below
 actual cost of manufacture than b to shut down. because the lover ad charges must he carried and la | would be disorganized and scat led if the factory were closed. It
 be Europe's effort not so much make money while it is struggling get on its feet as it will be to sell
 products at any price that can be Preparedness against physical war scarcely more important than pre- bredness against the war of com sre and industry which will be jn- fguated when the present physica, frhas ended.
 We would be blind to every inter-
 of this country if We did not rec fnlze this situation. Democrats and Fpubllcans alike should be interest m safeguarding the country against Eh an influx of foreign products as be forced upon us if existing tar rates continue.
 As the South is at present dominat-
 Congress-, it is of supreme impor- |ae to the South that the Represen- FaVes from this district should be Eoe El to Understand fully the dangers |PNh the South faces as we'll as the
 u the country, The iron, the |i0fr and other interests in this sec pn should make their influence felt p'ssSng upon Congress the vital i'm Pl'ance of prompt action.
 ,ehatever may have been the views ~ .sS'ators or of others as to pro. s 'saOH or free trade the war has en- sSs ] enanged the situation so that .s who Was the rankest free-trader .d I4t past can be absolutely justi- ' ~ HOW In being a protectionist. ,,,' ,"s advocates of peace. who for ,sls, s%s opposed big armies and navies. ';.. ,i,ag g, that the world had reached a I''' s,s Where they were no longer need !, lrooa.. ~s now forced to become ardent ,pDt',. ta'ss $ 0l preparedness to save our !, '' rom the possibilities of war. ,J ,pss, psate advocates are justified cstss 'Iy os they are-in becoming ad- mics .n, w. preparedness through big stiss.tiu tnu nayies, certainly there is ,e,s". ra'l0n for free-traders of the