Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-19


country following the conclusion of the European Sig
nfcanty enough that problem discoses the weakest and
am U the Wom is the question Which has
received comparatively slight attention at the hands OF the
Republican party whereas should have been made the SUI
1t makes little difference, if the working has full
tomorrow If the manufacturer knows the demand for his
ammunition and other supplies going to Europe VIII
plans accordingly, matter how hard he may whistle to
keep his and that of his employees The Demo
a remedy.
In order get the gist of this whole situation. let
should come this winter The first effect in the United
States of Europe would be the canceng of orders for
American guns and shells and other necessities of warfare No
argument is needed to show this to intelligent man. The
next effect would be the cancellation of orders for American
clothing uniforms copper and for other supplies need
ed incidental to the The third effect would be the can
@ mo for will eS
themselves they turn from the avocaon OF war
to the pursuits of peace as they substitute
ducon for destruction. These probabilities are practical
These NAV be termed direct influences operating the
United States result of the ending the European war
Let turn to of the INDIRECT influences sure to
rope When the war ends millions of soldiers will be free to
turn their activities in other directions What are they to
do? Many of them will the production of food and
other for themselves but host of them will at
take up the work of producing commodities Tor sale IN
The products of men fighting will come into the mar
kets of the United States well as seek field in other co
Thanks the Wilson Underwood tariff based on the
theory protection is unconstitutional free trade is eX
tended many the commodities which the reenergzed ma
lions of Europe will into the United States ana ohef
markets.
democratic friends may tell that there is no such
thing free trade to-day but the list of free goods provided
by the WilsonUnderwood tariff tells the story lhese IN
cude the following manufactured products: Agricultural I'M
pements bagging for cotton, barbed wire fence blankets
boots brass cash registers casron pipe clapboards com
position cotton gins danng needles explosive substances S
films, fiat rails flax galvanized Wire glass plates or disks
gloves glue bags hand sewing needles harness sac
dies homes and whestones horseshoe nals iron
or steel bands iron nails leather linotype machines luol
eating oils machines for spreading tar or OIL mowers pa
fin Photographic and moving picture fms p1ws ieapels
sewing machines shoes, spikes stone tacks treshg ma
chimes, ypewrers wagons and carts wearing apparel ana
The farmers forced to compete with the following
trade list Bacon beans, beef broom corn buckwheat
berries grasses hams hides lard meats milk mutton pork
potatoes roots, seeds sheep wine, taow timber wheat'
These two lists from completing the list of manu-,
featured goods and farm products which the cheap labor OF
foreign countries send into the United states Tree OF all
tariff duties but they constitute very formidable Tree trace
As soon the European ends, Canada as we'll as all
Europe and the rest Of the world will begin to compete
lively with American farmers well as American workln
in factories and mills and American WI
begin to feel anew pinch of sharp competition which
many of their number to shut down their works
Many of those American mills continued closed until the
European brought business to them in the shape OF
orders for ammunition and other war supplies go ,
We of Burlington and vicinity can readily recall now the
American Wooden mills at Wnoosk started up on larger time
when war orders came how the Champan shops were
started Up make boxes for the allies and SO on Win th
ending Of the the normal effect of the Wills
whole will again be felt TO assert to the contrary Is to ny
in the of previous experience and intelligence
What relief can democratic friends under the leader
ship Mr. Wilson afford under such conditions? They can
not naugute protective tariff because they have declared
protection Unconstitutional and the European War as
Mr. Hughes we'll declares has not changed the CONSTITUTION
Of the United States.
The ant-dumping improvsed by the Wilson adj
mnistraon is aimed merely at discriminating surplus aus
posa and protect the labor the industry OF the Uni
the standard goods of the cheap labor OF Can
ada Of the old world. -
the hand, the European economic alliances will
a favorable
before show their products into the markets OF the
United States.
One of the most important facts to be borne mind in
this connection is that the European has mad
dous influence in teaching efficiency and conservation all
kinds of the warning powers. Nothing is
wasted in Europe This increased efficiency will give Euro
manufacturers great advantage American waste
funess in production
Moreover, Germany and Austria demonstrating
their ability to be sefsusainng. If with millions Of men in
the field the Teuonc allies have learned provide themselves
with the necessaries of life, what production may
not expect from those countries and others taking
similar lessons when the ten millions the
tlefeds the barracks of Europe
fields of production.
Then again the of the bellgerent European