The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30
NOT PREPAREDTO
MEET AFTER WAR
TRADE CONDITION
Serious Mistake to Believe
Democrats, Says Hughes.
Protective Tariff Absolutely
Necessary to United States.
EXPORT INCREASE DUE TO WAR
European Industry Waking in
Spite of Conflict.
America Must Keep Pace With
Every Foreign Move.
EXPORT INCREASE DUE TO WAR
European Industry Waking in
Spite of Conflict.

East Liverpool, Ohio. Oct. 30
Charles E. Hughes, replying further
to a statement in President Wilson's
Cincinnati speech, told an audience
here that the $4,000 900 increase
in American exports last year was due
almost exclusively to the demand ere
ated by the European war and cited
statement by Chairman Hurley of the
federal trade commission TO uphold
the Republican claim that America is
mot prepared for post-bellum compe-
tition with Europe
'sThat $2.OOO.OOO,OO0 Increase Mr..
Hughes said, represents almost ex-
cIusiVeIy the demand created by the
There is but one safe course. 1t is idle
to talk about conditions of work II
there is no work. And you cannot
have any lasting basis for prosperity
unless you apply the Republican doc
trine of protection to American in
~ was amazed the other day when
the spokesman for the opposition told
the people that we were ready. He
said in substance that the nations en-
gagged in this struggle are so wasted by
war that We need not fear their com
A Serious Mistake.
..'rhat is a very serious mistake if
Won want to know what the facts are
Let those who speak for the opposing
party take the words of the federal
trade commission, spoken almost at
the same time as result of their own
inquiry What is the use of having
socaIed expert bodies if we do not
pay any attention to what they say
This is what Chairman Hurley of
the federal trade commission said last
week in New York on this very sub
ject and l commend II to the very Serl-
Gus attention of those who speak for
an opposing policy. He says, While
in many respects we know little of
what is going on in the warning ma
tons. we do know that within sound
of the guns. almost within reach of
the falling shells. Europe is reawaken-
ing her industries
.'If our Industries are not to be
caught slow of mind and flabby of
muscle, We must improve our business
organization. must increase our manu-
featuring and merchandising eff
cheney and must keep peace with every
step in Europe
THAT is the statement of the board
by the chairman of it with respect to
/ increased efficiency abroad. They
have organization. They have a bet
ter knowledge of themselves They
have a better discipline and efficiency
in production than ever before.
Tariff Not for Revenue
Now these are facts for American
business men and American WOrk1ng
men to think carefully over. When it
is said here we need organization
agree; when it is said that we need
development of alertness and power,
agree. but there is one thing that was
not said. 1t is the thing which our
opponents. in view of their principles.
cannot well say. 1t IS a thing that we
do say. and that is, whatever our or
eaEizs- ton. whatever your alertness,
you have got to have your markets
protected against the competition of
labor that is paid less than you are.
We propose to protect American
industry. You cannot run this coun-
try on the principle of tariff for reve-
nue. only. We want to build up Amer
lean industry, protect the American
wage scale and lay the foundation for
social justice"
Mr. Hughes spoke in the open air
here before crowd which was so
noisy that his voice could hardly be
heard fifty feet away. He left at
1880 for SteuberviGle.