New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
As To the Philippines.

eve donounce the measure regarding
the Philippine Islands that has passed
the Senate. and is now pending IN the
House of Representatives as an aDan-
donment OF the duty o. this nation and
"a breach o. trust toward the Fllipinos.
Under the Wilson administration the
work begun under President Mckinney
and continued under the subsequent
Republican administrations. in improv-
ing the material, intellectual and poll
teal welfare Of the lllpinos and IN
building up a civil service on the
merit system goes for naught. The
policies advocated by the Democratic
/ Dartv will IL persisted in. almost
i certainly lead 90 factional disturbance
and inter-tribal war, and TO the seizure
I Of the islands BY some foreign power.
I'VE demand the restoration OF the
/ Republican policy OF a tariff commits
siOn with ample power 10 inquire INTO
matters of cost, production and labor
conditions in this and other countries
/ and TO supply ;he Congress with the
/ fullest possible and most accurate in
/ formation for guidance in the formula
| tion of a permanent tariff policy that
shall adequately protect American
| labor as well as conserve and develop
American natural resources and Amer
lean industry. We condemn the de-
struction by the Democrat, party OF
the bipartisan Tariff Commission
established under the admin. stratIon
OF President Taft.
"The Democratic tariff now In force
has proved wholly inadequate either to
provide revenue for the support Of the
government or TO protect American
labor and American industry upon the
70 ha q
Before the outbreak OF the European
aar. the disastrous effects of this
tariff were already felt throughout the
land. The war has obscured these
effects, but Immediately upon the
restoration Of peace they will be felt
again with redoubled force.
1--WE favor such legislation and such
administrative action as will relieve
honestly conducted business from per
secution, while rigidly preventing
monopoly, special privilege, or unfair
practices. The same clarity should be
given TO the law prohibiting combins-
tions and monopolies that characterizes
other provisions Of commercial law, i'm
order that no part of the field Of bust
ness opportunity may he restricted.
that business success honorably
achieved may not be suddenly con
verted into crime, and that the right
Of every man 10 acquire commodities
IN an open market may be preserved
We insist that government regula-
tion OF business be not INTERPRETED TO
mean government management of bust
ness.
We advocate measures:
For the quick upbuilding OF an
American merchant marine by the
methods that have given US industrial
independence and without the economic
waste and the international embarrass-
ments Of government ownership. direct
or indirect; for the encouragement and
development of cooperation among the
farmers in order that they may secure
better and steadier markets for their
products. as well es more favorable
terms Of credit for the Improvement of
their farms and the development Of
agriculture. and for the amendment Of
the Federal Reserve law 50 as TO in
crease It's public benefits and remove
an danger of possible initiation Of the
currency.
In support OF these principles and