The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-29

THAT the discrimination would be
promptly and satisfactorily adjusted
that country was given the benefit oil
our minimum tariffs The diplomatic
negotiations dragged for six year:
before the promises were finally full
filed. and meanwhile the unwarranted
discrimination had wiped out our
trade IN that product with that coun-
try. The administration then had the
choice Of penaiizing all imports from
that country TO the extent of rs per
cent ad yalorem or OF permitting
/ such unjust discrimination because OF
( the absence 81 an adequate REMEDY.
1t may he claimed that reciprocal
tariff measures viii remove disCrimi-
uatory tendencies, bat IN the case
cited Of our negotiations with the dual
monarchy the moral effect Of the
reciprocal arrangement was nil. 1t
u with such countries that something
more than moral or reciprocal per-
sussion must he employed. We must
have at our disposal proper and eff
fective means Of conserving our rights
% q trading nation against tho wrongs
that can he inflicted under the pres
eut tariff act"
The reasons for the norex!sttuoe Of
an adequate Coal-tar dyeStuffs indus
try ia THE United states were brought
nut N the address Of Henry Howard
chairman Of the executive commit
tee of the Manufactured Chemists AS
sociation If the United states
MIR Howard said there is no doubt
that at present Germany has some
dyes available for distribution, and
that the British order In council per
mita It's shipment to this country. We
must, therefore. he said. ORA Sc our
own iufcrercea whether Germany
does not want rs 10 have these dyes
unless we give cotton IN exchange, or
whether she wishes to restrict our &C
tivlty In foreign trade.
'"The result has been disastrous"
Mr. Howard said, "to what we all de-
sire-an increase In OUT foreign trade
in textiles. Many textile mills have
been obliged TO eurtss4 their output
at a tire when II zge had been In
dependent ~ other countries, with
avs industry we'll established these
same mills could have been running
night aud day manufacturing goods
fer export and establishing foreign
connections by ala of which a con-
siderable percentage OF this business
might have been retained after the
close Of the war. Let US 20 back for
q moment now and see why there ia
no adequate coal-tar Industry in this
country
Invest Patio shows that the fault
cannot he charged to the Democratic
marty. but TO the strenuous efforts OF
the foreign manufacturers VINO are
row tho principal sufferers. ] do not
think that ia many cases. these tex
tile manufacturers acted OF their own
initiative. but were Influenced by the
clover arguments ~ American rcpre-
sentat!ves Of foreign color manufac-
turera"
Serious defects IN American edu-
cation were revealed in the results
If a questiCnnnire submitted by the
councils committee on education for
foreign trade 10 SEQ corporations
firms and individuals engaged In for
eirn trade, with view to deserrnin-
ing the efficacy Of American educa-
t1on In the Young man for the over
sea comm erce. presented by Wallace
y. Simmons, of ST, Louis
The report says:
The inquiry instituted by the conn
mittee reveals a widespread dissatie-
faction. not merely with the special
training for foreign trade. hut with
the mere fundamental teaching in
orr schools, both elementary and Sc
conaary. This point was brought out
more frequently than any other"
Tho committee quotes Mr. James J
nm. chairman of the board. Of the
Great Northern Railway. as writing:
"'Tha greatest difficulty this com
panv experiences IN securing COM
petent employees is the radical deficit
ency in thorough education IN the
elementary branches. High school
graduates who come 10 us with good
records and recommendation are un-
able frequently to write a letter in fsir
Fnglish. To- smell correctly or to make
simple arithmetical putations,
either quickly or accnratelv From
this pybererce two conclusions M en-
the efficiency OF current educational
methods may DO drawn: First pu-
Pills know a little Of many things,
hut no one thing thoroughly; second,
too much thought appears to he given
20 the best subjects for study and not
enough 70 the training IF the mind
iu accuracy IT is upon the correc~
tom Of these defects. especially in Gle
mcntarv education. that attention
should ne concentrated"