Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
PROTECTING AMERICAN LABOR.

PROTECTING AMERICAN LABOR
Regularly there to desk the American Econo
mist periodical published by the American Protective
Tariff League and devout devoted to the theory Of sky high
protection perusa of that journal will reveal to the un
supecg unhnng reader that the cause for every evil or
pestlence adversely devastating flood bghtng
drou may laid at the door of present tariff That Is
the substance these days Of democratic administration just
how explained depressing circumstances and economical
fluctuations in the days republican tariff cannot be
certaned but judging from the lack OF reasoning In the latest
matter found the adverse conditions were either gnor
ed or attributed to unavoidable acts of God.
Anyone anything may break into this paper if the mat
nomit protective tariff Joe Cannon and his k
cited admirngly by the Facts and figures are
ceverly evaded conveniently manipulated There no
reasoning scientific discussion of the economic benefits OF
tariff Discussion high tariff is religeousy excluded
conspicuous by its absence from the sheet just
proariff articles to be welcomed and printed.
These very facts apparent by perusa OF the paper OF an
unyieng and woefuly opded and preudced attitude
bending position and not admitting of reasoning indicate the
of the referred and its inability pro
its Its likeness may be in the man who
processes to be always the right and with who
does not agree with him.
The matter contained in the paper deserves considera
ton who would give full and undoubng credence to
could be convinced otherwise by method of
ing One matter however in connection with the paper in
terestng is the statement that is Devoted to the Pro
lection of American Labor and Industries
1t still cngs to that old alsehood and deception that the
tariff protects the aborng great many republican
papers still urge this old relic for high tariff
The tariff protects industrial organizations and monopoly
1t mothers trusts and special privilege and they most camOr
for it. 1t intended to create increased price for domestic
products and has doomed the price Of nearly manufac
tured product And of the manufacturers reap
cordngy greater profits not only by OF higher prices
but by of protected monopoly
How does the tariff protect labor? The protected
facurer buys materials employs labor and labor produces
the finished product which the manufacturer sells
ed profit which he pockets Now the added profit does
he share that with his workers. Ford the automobile does
and when he announced that he going to do the other
manufacturers camored that he establishing dangerous
precedent and encouraging labor to become dissatisfied
The of the manufacturers still continue to be the Judge of
how much the wormen entitled to wages The coal
MINER the mill hand the lumber jack all must take what the
wills and be satisfied They must strike for higher
wages they do they handled they in the Colo
RADIO coal strike
The tariff does not protect labor and will The only
wormen have found get raise wages to union
ze large number of others who hopeless of eff
remedy in unonsm have denounced capitalism and be-
socialists
The tariff protector and champion of American labor
is absent quantity The tariff protected steel industry
stead of raising wages their wormen under increased pro
fits of competition and the tariff imported boards of Hun
garans labor in their mills and mines Other industries die
likewise and forced down the scale while the cost of W
ing up Railroads dispensed with native American
ton hands and construction bores and dumped off old DO,
sngs house the Italian Servan, Greek and othe
southern European cheap labor replace higher priced labor
seek relief from other than the tariff
The relief government labor bureaus and
and in hard fought reform legislation Hard Fought
because tariff protected capitalists fight such legislation
hard as they fight for high tariff
THAT TNDTANApOTJS SPEECH