The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-26

There Is one particular subject with
which the United States must deal
In order 10 meet the revulsion in pro-
duciion and trade which viii accom-
pany the close of the great war. That
Is the Tarif. think there is very
general agreement upon that. When
the demand for supplies to the armies
in the field has ended great numbers
OF men VIII return 10 productive en-
ployment in Europe aud great num-
bers Of operatives will be thrown out
Of employment here and will have to
find other work. Europe Will have
little money aud be heavily In debt
She will be under strong compulsiOn
to pay her debts by making and sell
ing goods. She will be on a basis of
strict economy and high organization
and she can make and sell cheapy.
The United States will have an album
dance Of money and vast purchasing
power. our market has always been
attractive to European producers. 1t
viii be far more attractive after the
war II Is highly probable that even
England viii resort to protective
tariff. SO that our production viii meet
protective barriers In all foreign mar
kets. What are we going 10 do then?
We must do something. We must pro-
tect ourselves or we shall become the
dumping ground of the world aud our
workinen viii beg in the streets.
Even the Democrats have seen
that something must be done, for they
have provided tariff board TO ascer-
tain and report the true facts to which
"A tariff law is TO be applied. In Mr..
Taft's Administration the Republicans
provided for a tariff board TO report
10 tie President and il was appointed
ami doing excellent work. When the
Democratic House elected In 1910
came in they starved ii out of exist
ence by refusing appropriation In
the last session of the 6lst Congress /
the Republicans passed through both
Houses a new bin for tariff board 10 /
report 20 Congress. There were some
slight differences Of detail In the two
Houses which were agreed upon In
conference. but the Democrats filibus-
tered against the final conference re
port and so killed the bill. So the
tariff board was dead-slain by the
Democratic party. II has now been
reSurrecied by that party because they
see that something must be done
about the tariff when the war closes.
Now, we can all understand that n the
counts wants a tariff for revenue only
they may put the making OF II in the
hands OF the Democratic party. Bat,
can any sane man contemplate that
party making a protective tariff? In
the FIRST place they can't do Il honestly.
They don't believe In 1t. They were
born and bred in different faith.
They have been crying SO long that
Is an abuse Of power and an
that they can't reconcile
themselves TO a protective tariff, and
hey regard the Underwood tariff as a
model That Is what we are TO have
I the Democrats 90 back. The Under
wood tariff still. with perhaps here
md there n slight modification regard
ng dye stuffs and some other articles
which can be shown 10 gentlemen
rom Missouri and elsewhere. Well.
there ever was a clumsy. IN conceiv-
d ndsft law. II Is the tariff which
'ears Ar. Underw0ods name We had
iready discovered what ifs effect was
shen the war In Europe began.
Many mills and factories were
tossed or running but part Of the
me, Great hunters Of laborers were
brown out Of employment and the ,
iarket for American products was
IN further reduced by the destruc-
on OF their purchasing power En-
'rprlse halted discouraged and appre- I