Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-13

record Of progress. We have surpass'
ed all other nations Our wealth is
double that of England, who had CEN
turtles the start OF us Who viii con
tend the policy Of protection in Amer
lea has not been indicated? 70 is
the duty of every voter to qualify
himself to vote intelligontly AT pres
cnt. foreign competition in American
markets is cut OFF. and it is reflect
ing prosperity upon us In addition
many OF our institutions are engaged
in making munitions of war My plea
TO the voter is to get the facts; and
study conditions. Don't let the
smoke OF ammunition factories Oh
scure your vision.
"What has happened in England
since her abandonment of the policy
of protection? is there anything
which recommends her present rev
enue policy 10 us? Has her expert
ment IN free trade proved "a success
or failure? First. England. under
free trade. has not held her place with
the protected nations In the accumu
lation Of wealth. In 1912 her wealth
was SS5.OO0000 900. which is less than
one-haf the wealth of The United
States.
Second England has ceased TO be
commercially Independent Many
things which she formerly produced
at home. she now must import The
industries of England are not iii.
versihed. and the opportunities of NE
laboring man are limited. Free trade
In England has degraded her labor
and in the great textile centers Of
England. the man has little choice as
TO what his occupation will be. The
child Is compelled TO follow in the
footsteps of his parent He goes into
the mills. The wages are low and
he has no opportunity to lay aside
money 10 care for himself when Did
I'm an astOnishingly large proportion
of cases when a laborinE man in
England becomes incapacitated from
labor. he becomes an object OF char
ity. According to the best informa-
ton I can gather OF every 10000 peo-
pie in England. 1914 are I'm aims
houses. while in this country Of every
10000 people. there are hut in
poor-houses. I'm the almshouses Of
the County OF Yorkshire alone. there
are $4,000 paupers. which is more
than the entire number I'm the United
States. We, In the United States, do
not want free trade conditions.
Abandon Protection Policy.
1.-THE Underwood Tariff Is an aban-
donment OF the policy OF protection
for a policy OF tariff for revenue only,
similar to that Of England. Mr.. I'm
derwoOd claims the Underwood law is
a tariff for revenue only with empha-
SIS on the word only" and Congress
man Kitchin, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means. says that not
a line nor sentence nor a paragraph
was conceived for the purpose Of pro-
lection. Democratic leaders boast that
their law was written to invite for
eign competition in American mar
kets. The Democratic parry is
squarely on record as opposed 10 pro.
lection while the Republican party Ia
squarely on record in favor OF pro
lection. Whether the policy OF pro
lection Will be followed during The
next four years. is for the voters &
decide one month hence. hope, an,
believe. they will vote for protection
Some say the tariff should be takeI
out of politics. Such talk is absurd
for the present. at least There ar,
two distinct tariff policies as differ
ent from each other as day IS from
night. We cannot have both. Some
say the tariff commission WIN solve
the question. The purpose OF the
commission is not TO recommend a
policy or to apply a policy. It's object
IS to gather facts upon which Con-
gress shall apply its policy. no mat
ter what that policy may be. and II