The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-27
:
Leslie M. Shaw Draws Dead
ly Parallel to Prove
QUOTES WILSON'S BANK
Urges the Necessity for
Preparation Through
the Tariff.

the Tariff.
Some time ago Leslie NJ. Shaw. who
was secretary Of the treasury during
Eve Of the seven Roosevelt years al
the White House some time ago made
y speech at Springfield, the purpose
Of which was to arouse his fellow coun
trymen to the necessity Of preparing
for what In all likelihood will happen
in this country when the\war in Eu
rope ends. In that speech he quot
ed Thomas Benton as saying that fol
lowing the sNapoleonic wars there was
mo sound Of the hammer except that
Of the auctioneer knocking dowr
property; and Horace Greedy whc
said thai, sIn New England fully one
fourth Of all property went through the
sheriffs mill"
/, Since then a friend in Boston. Thorn
~ o. Marvin, has called Mr.. Shaw's
attention to Woodrow Wilson's review
OF the same period OF the history Of
this country. This review is contain
ed In the third volume Of Mr.. Wilson'S
History Of the American people. There
Mr.. Wilson says:
"Peace changed the face of trade
English merchants poured their
goods once again into the Amer.
lean ports, SO long shut against
them by embargoes and war.
Manufactures had sprung up
while the ports were closed. In
the year 1915 close upon fifty
millions of dollars had been In.
vested In the manufacture OF tex.
tile fabrics alone. The new move
ment did not stop with the estab.
lishment OF cotton fabrics. The
manufacture Of wool and flax and
hemp and even silk was added.
Iron manufacturers, long ago set
up but tentative and feeble hith-
erto. Increased from hundreds OF
thousands to millions In value un-
der the stimulation OF foreign
trade cut off. Almost every thing
IN general use in the country was
sooner or later added to the grow
ing list.
Industry, long ago begun upon
q small scale, took heart TO grow.
and those which Americans had
hitherto not dreamed Of attempt
ing were heartily embarked upon.
District manufacturing regions be-
s~gairsensibly to develop in the Mid
die West and In the East, with in
terest and characteristics which
ttA nffarA IN
erlook. 1t was manifestly injur-
ious to every young industry that
q hood of English imports should
continueSto pour into the country
ct the open ports. The remedy
was D protective tariff. such as
Mr.. Hamilton had wished to see
ut first, and the young Republican
leaders of Congress did not hesi.
tate toiadvocate and establish it."
Commenting upon this Mr.. Shaw
says: Verify our enemy has writ
ten o book and 1t is now too late fol
him to amend his expressed views
Az an historian, the learned Wood
-ow Wilson Is a Protectionist; as {
teacher, Professor Woodrow Wilson
Is o Free Trader; as Democrat
Candidate Woodrow Wilson sub
scribes TO the Fundamental doctrine
OF his party that under the Constitu
ton the Federal government has nc
power to levy tariff duties except fol
purposes of revenue only; as a scar
ed politician, Mr.. Woodrow Wilson
says to "a Chamber of Commerce: :
have been college professor lonl
enough to realize there is nothing II
the theory Of Free Trade or Protec
tions as an expedientst, Presiden
woodrow Wilson has asked Congress!
to create "a non-partisan tariff board
and asa Sectionalist he advocates thu
retention Of the protective tariff OF
sugar In order to save the Louisian,
and Texas cane growers.
:" Unfortunately for the gentleman
Of divergent convictions. his record
so far as the tariff issue is concern
ed. Is past recall, and all the Republi
can party needs to do is to nail hin
to that record, accept his open chal
lenge and win an unprecedented vic
tory upon that issue.
1.-THE creation OF a tariff board
which the President and his friends
have already decided upon, will no
cure the Underwood Tariff law which
Mr.. Wilson signed and proclaimed al
the Inauguration Of a new freedom,
and which he unblushingly said In hi
message of sebtember IA, 1914, woult
have resulted, but for the war, in In
creased importations sufficient /,
Yield One Hundred Million Dollars |,
revenue; which was the same as say
ing that but for the war 100000 ,00
In imported merchandise, the produc
Of foreign labor. would have supplant
ed an equal amount Of domestic mer
chandise, the product Of American la
Dor.
I'm further proof of the condition
that will confront US when peace 4
declared, ! beg to call attention. I,
Whist every one would expect who un
derstands the efficiency Of the Ger
man government, and the solidarit,
and patriotism Of the German pee
pie. Practically everything In tn,
Empire, including labor, has been com
fnandeered. and all their factories ant
most Of their little shops are now be
ing operated by the government, an,
TO their maximum capacity with Grip
pied soldiers, men too old for mill
tary service, women and children, ant
these products, owned by the govern