Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
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D.e.ption Praeticed on Laborers.
oslwein. Ia. Aug. l6.-To the Editor OF inc
Rae. The existing conditions in the oel"e'n
railroad shops are not quite as represen'eu
by the employment agencies in Omaha !heie
was twenty-five Of us in all, paid our ~ ior
a long Sunday night ride to Oewein. "hen
we arrived here there was great demahu
for our labor but instead OF getting from
al to ii cents per hour, we were assigheu 70
our different departments on wage scare
rangi, 2 from I'm cents to FL cents per
hour on eight and nine-nour shifts, win d
nr;v;,eos NJ putting in overtime and Sun
DAVIS. II appears to me that such shipping
wouId he stopped, as believe Omaha has
plenty of work for all its men instead Oh
shipping them to this community to WORK
on starvation wages. So, men, take heeo
and stay home.
TWO OF THE CHUMPS.
p. s.-As long as there isn't no railroad
strike and the side door Pullman runs, we
will soon be back.
Tariff Solution for Economic Disasters
San Francisco, Aug. 14.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: In the competitive arena we hnd
by investigation that the cost OF production
always governs the cost OF living, and 10
compete with a nation or an individual VINO
has a cheaper method Of production than MS
competitor, the result is the competitor must
come to the level Of the cheaper producer
or retire from competition, or per Sc through
legislation force his competitor by tarin or
otherwise from his, the first named, from
the latter's market
II he fails in this, the cheaper producer
- $ha bot and n 4 n e.
ouence destroys the worker of the power not
only to produce, but the power to purchase.
for Il one cannot produce he cannot pur-
chase.
Result: Factories close: workmen idle, f.
nancial distress, and the first and last analy-
sis Is demonstrated, general panic and up
heaval.
Let US see in a terse manner what the
principle of tariff for protection against tar
III for revenue (be it high or low) signifies
to the nation, workingman as well as manu-
facturer:
Suppose It costs to produce abroad owing
to the difference in the cost Of living:
Democratic Theory
To produce q given quantity ........S.0 90
Tariff for revenue, not more than. 80
Making ocst to consumer. .......$1.s9
Republican Theory
To produce given quantity ........$1. 90
Tariff for protection, not less than. l.01
Making cost to consumer. ...... .S2.01
Thus we see that basing the figures as
we do on the principle that the cost of pro-
duction at home being 50 for q given guam
tity. quality and all things being equal. I'M
der the theory of revenue" the producer
abroad has the advantage on the market Of
cent. whilst on the other hand the con-
sumner animated by profit unwittinsly de-
stroys his own purchasing power by destroy
ing his home market
Whilst the difference is but cents be-
tween high tariff for revenue and tar
III for protection. yet the result Is as II there
were no tariff at all Tor that the theory of
free trade were in foree).
While we have used fictitious figures for
the purpose Of easy comprehension, we are
certain facts will bear us out in saying that
we have granted to our friends Of opposite
theory. the democratic majority, the advan-
tage.
During President Cleveland's second term
of Office t1892-1s96) as at the present time,
we had q democratic house and senate ma
jority. and their ideas or theories Of tariff
were put into force. The results were the
same.
Wide distress, uncertainty, doubt and un-
employment and as a sequence all manner of
excuses. 1t was my province to protest at
that time and again to protest. as do at
this time, against a theory Of economies
which II continued will cause greater misery
than ever. s.a
Let us have q senate and house firmly
rooted and grounded on protection for our
people.
When. after the campaign Of 1895, the re-
publican party again became the dominant
party. 1t was impossible to find sufficient
unemployed men to form = corporars guard.
and so 1t continued. The slogan Of the party
at that time was "the full dinner pail"
And though II was laughed to scorn By
the so-called economists, who offered free
silver" free trade and great deal Of free
advice" yet the idle men melted away -
the snow before the summers sun.
And the great mass of unemployed work
ers, and employed as we'll, and am quite
sure | am representing the former by COM
mon consent, and many of the latter az well,
Join me in insisting that we have q sane
theory Of economics.
Give to US the right TO earn and we
will soon be in u position to discuss any
sort of theory advanced by our opponents.
We are tired Of the vagaries of hair
Drained enthusiasts, be they Capitalists or
cormorant." and will soon take our places
among the men who are worthy Of respect.
We want protection for American indus
tries and we purpose marching to the polls
and no more marching to Washington" and
when we do settle down to our work of build
ing homes, educating our children and pro-
claiming to the world the gospel Of contin-
uity of the republic against all corners.
CHARLES T. KELLEY.