The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-10-07
J Japanese Cheap
| abOT
We Shall Be Compelled to Compete
With II When the War
is over


During the European war we have
witnessed wonderful strides In manu-
facture on the part of Japan; they
have. reaped a golden harvest arsi
are one of the main factors in sup
plying Russia.
They have gained possession of the
Chinest copper iron and coal fields
and are now possessed of an album
dance of raw material.
Can we compete with Oriental la
Dor at the following prices.
Women who do the work of men-
lic per day for 12 hours work; men
for common labor-1Sc for 10 hours;
skilled miners-25c for ~ hours:
carpenters 1.2c per hour and brick
layers the same price, partially ski J.
ed labor for factories-22c for IL
hours American money.
One dollar gold in Jaran will buy
rs much as IS in this country.
Japan has nearly tripled her man.
ufacturing capacity in certain lines.
She furnishes free coal to all ships
that can be used as auxiliary cruisers
women putting coal on the ships.
Nearly every ship engaged in mer-
camille trade on the Pacific Ocean
tlies the Japan flag.
She has made rapid strides in her
South American trade.
She has stolen nearly all Of our
valuable electrical patents, and con-
sequently can install machinery for
manufacturing purposes at one-fifth
the cost to our manufacturer.
Her Industrial Commission has
been in this country for ever year
studying our industries and manufac-
turing conditions preparatory to COM
peting with us.
Her Governments assists In financ-
ing corporations, and has lately grant
ed bonus OF s per cent per annum
for three years on the money invest
cd in the manufacture Of coal tar
and analine dyes.
Can the American manufacturer
paying 45c per hour to the machinist
compete with Japan at their 2 to 4
cents per hour?
Transportation across the Pacific
is cheap.
| japan has purchased one of every
article sold in the Woolworth 10c
store and is now duplicating them In
our markets.
Japan recently solicited orders fol
shirts in the cities of the United
States, sent the measurement bach
to Japan. and the labor cost was one
twelfth of the labor cost on the same
article in the United States.
With our present imports nearly o.
per cent on the free list, can we eX
pect to compete with Japan unde
the Underwood Tariff when japan
once devotes her attention to th'
trade of this country?
She is making more profit supply
ing Russia at the present time thai
she would If trading with us, but thu
day is soon at hand, when the wa
closes when we must compete witt
her. Thousands of Japanese home
are used for manufacturing centers-
the father, mother and children al
engaged in manufacturing certaii
lines OF piece work. She has late
" passed a law prohibiting girls un
der IL years Of age to work NOR
than 12 hours per day in her factor
month rest--Japan has no Sundays.
Under the favored nation treaty
we cannot discriminate against Japai
and must charge her the same Tart
that we charge the most favored na
tions.
Free Trade Fails to Keep Premise
The Tariff is the big question Il
this country.
The Protective Tariff has not onl
furnished sufficient revenues wit
which to run the government In ord
: nary times, but it has built up tn
greatest manufacturing country j
the world.
. There are other issues In this can
paiGn--plenty of them-but they ar
: only incidental. There is Democrat
, extravaganza, for instance. The Den
ocrats raved and tore their hair owe
the fact that the Republicans spent
) billion dollars. But the Republican
| had the billion to spend without r.
} sorting to system of direct taxation
The American people could stan
r this extravaganza with better grac
: II the Democrats had left the Tari
, alone, for then it would not have n
| fected their pockets.
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