The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-11

L,  nations of Europe, which heretofore had large trade with the United States, will again seek to enter our markets in con- ptition with domestic industry.
 Diplomacy Sufficient
 The Secretary of Commerce. MT. Red field, has recently intimated that our diplomatic service is sufficient to pre- vent the making of the United States the great dumping ground for the com modities of other nations MT. Perkins is persuaded that our diplomatic service cannot be successfully utilized so as to take the place of tariff rates which would raise adequate barriers against the dumping of foreign products upon the United States.
 Within a short time an organization has been perfected whose name is the Tariff league, and whose offices are in Chicago. It appears to have as it's chief purpose the perfecting of a plan similar in some respects to that which the American foreign trade commission, of which James A. Farrell is president, recognized when 1t authorized the crea- tion of expert tariff commission. There is this difference, however: The national organization which has been perfected in Chicago intends to agitate anu diSCuSS lu0 QucStlOu Ol tuc tSldD- lishment of a national nonpartsan tar if commission by authority of Congress On the other hand, the work which is laid out for the commission appointed by President Farrell Is the securing of information whereby this export asso- ciation may be well informed respect
 ing tariff matters and what adjustments, if any, are needed in order to prevent the capture not only of the American domestic markets, but also some portion of the markets in the other parts of the world which exporters have secured. Both of these organizations are re- garded as excellent indication that the American people are now preparing thoroughly to agltate and to discuss this subject with view of thoroughly pre- pairing ourselves to meet the great com petitive but peaceful battle for the worlds trade which is sure to begin soon after the European war is ended.
 Activity In East
 How quickly the Chicago organiza- ton has stimulated activity in the east is shown by the gathering in New York of representative business men from many parts of the country on Thursday, October r. These busin ass meg, with whom also were some of The periodical publishers of the United States, were entertained at dinner WhANll W ds d IT. tl dlldi1 dt InS Lotos club. The hosts upon that occa- sion were Henry Walters, George w. Perkins and William Hamlin Childs. These gentlemen were hosts because they are the New York directors in the National Tariff league organiza- tion. How completely nonpartisan and how thoroughly national this organ ization is, is made clear by the mem bership As for instance, John D. Far well of Chicago, James J. Hill of Min neapolis. Henry Towne of New York, Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Judge Ebert H. Gary of New York have cordially approved an organiza- tion and some of these men have be- come members of it which has for it's purpose the creating of such public sentiment as will by and bye compel Congress to give heed to it by creat- ius a nonpartisan tariff commission.
 Mir. Hill has also been regarded as low tariff man and he has not hes itated in the past to say that he feared tho principle of protection had some times been abused by those who have drafted tariff bills. Judge Gary is a stanch supporter of reasonable pro- lection. George w. Perkins has long been convinced that we cannot secure reasonable, just and adequate tariff schedules as long as the making of tariff bills is as greatly influenced by political considerations as some have asserted it has been in the past.
 From the point of view of politics which alm at ideal conditions, the cre- stior of a thoroughly competent per manent tariff commission would, Mir. Perkins and many others think. be of the highest importance. So it is also felt and MT. Hill is understood to share the feeling that the tariff commission, working along economic and scientific lines, after it has become familiar with | it's work will be competent to give | information to Congress upon which a | just, reasonable and adequate tariff | measure may be drafted, and. further | more, will be able to recommend from | time to time certain changes or modi- | fcations existing in the tariff sched- | u]e. The interesting feature of this agi- | tation just at this time is to be found | in the fact that while there is nation wide demand that we become thorough | ly prepared for defense in case of war l there is also beginning to be a demand ] that we thoroughly prepare ourselves | for defense when the great competi- tive battle for the worlds trade has | begun.