Arizona republican., 1915-12-19
WOULD DPROTECT
 OUR INDUSTRIES
 AND COMMERCE
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

1 commercial markets of the United 1 States from destructive type of 1 struggle and unfair competition" at l ,he close of the European war. is l recommended to congress today by i Secretary Redfield, in his annual re- i port. Every straJagem of industrial
 War. he says, will be used by power i iul foreign agencies against American i industries which may menace large markets heretofore controlled abroad. To prevent unfair competition" i the secretary suggested that the ma 1 chinery of the department of jus tlee and the treasury be used and ] that congress supplement existing i laws to give the federal government ] adequate means to protect American markets.
 "In my judgment" said the secre- tary. the matter is one which may ! be more wisely treated as an at tempted wrong to be forbidden than
 as am economic matter which needs 1 to be restrained l should prefer, therefore to deal with il by a method 1 other than tariffs, chasing it as an cffcnse similar to the unfair domestic competition We now forbid It seems possible that by using the existing machinery of the treasury depart mcut and department of justice we may restrain this foreign unfair i competition on both sides of the sea. T recommend therefore. that such i legislation be enacted as will give tr the foreign representatives of tho above named departments such added powers and increased personnel as they may need for this purpose. and that u be enacted if possible that merchandise sold III unfair competi- ton OF under circumstances which tend to create a monopoly in behalf of the foreign producer in American markets shall he forfeited.
 'I also recommend that legislation supplemental to the Clayton anti trust act be enacted which shall make it unlawful to sell or pur- chase articles of foreign origin or manufacture where the prices to be paid are materially below the cur r.ut rates for such articles in thc| country of production or from which shipment iS made. in case such prices substantially lessen competition ou the part of the American producers i or tend to create a monopoly in ! American markets in favor of tho l foreign producers, and that it be made unlawful for any person to buy | sell or contract for the sale of ar 1 ticlcs of foreign origin. or to fiN n l price for same OF to make a rebate upon such price conditioned upon ] tho purchaser thereof mot using pr l dealing in wares produced or sold ! by the competitors of the manufac- juror or seller. where the effect is to substantially lessen competition in i inc production in the United States ] Of such articles, or tends to create. a monopoly in the sale of such ar ticles in American markets in favor of a foreign producer.
 Unfair competition is forbidden hy law in domestic trade. and the Federal Trade Committee exists to| determine tho facts and take steps to abate the evil wherever found The door. however is still open to unfair competition from abroad which may seriously affect American industries for the worse. IL is not normal competition of which I speak. but abnormal IL is a. destructive typo of the industrial struggle intended % put out of being the forces opposed to it. that the victor may exploit the field at will The methods used arc hot those of legitimate commerce. but those of commercial offcnse. They aim not at development, but at con quest.
 When the war shah close. the public control of railways in for eigu lands the semi-offiCial cham Lers of commerce. the publicly fos tered organizations which control
 
 will all exist and will all be used in an effort to recover lost commerce. The growth in the United States of industries which may menace large markets heretofore controlled from abroad will not be permitted If pub lie and semi public forces acting to- eether in foIcign countries can pre- vent it The outreach of American industries. nay. their very existence in our own land in some cases will he resisted to the full and every stratagcm of industrial war will be cxerted against them Expecting this, we must prepare for it. If it shall pass beyond fair competition and exert or seek to exert a monopolistic power over any part of our com mcrcc. we ought to prevent it.
 Na-OIlcIdIl1n 0l DNStlit'0F7 ''ll' 'i 'A' in foreign trade is suggested to per init admission of the smallest trades men into that field of activity.
 The present lay plays into the hands of the larger concerns ard shuts out small ones from important markets" the secretary said. Pro vision should be made whereby such concerns may, with the safeguards against monopoly cooperate in the foreign field. To refuse this for feaI
 of monopoly is to say that the large concerns shall alone hold the lucra tive foreign markets and that the far larger number of smaller houses shall he shut out The whole mat
 ter should be placed under the super
 vision of the Federal Trade Commis
 sion and should be subject to full publicity It is not intended that this cooperation shall extend into the domestic field"
 Mir Redfield expressed hope that American banks be permitted to CO., operate. under supervision of the fed eral reserve board, in establishing foreign branches. or in owning stocks of banks operating in foreign coun- tries
 The present law" he said "oper-