The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-10-20
DEEP INTEREST IN AFTER THE WAR
COMPETITION.

From all parts OF the country comes
increasing evidence that men engaged
in productive industry are taking
deep interest I'm conditions that will
sxist after the war" aud that they
IRE not all satisfied with the eco
lomic situation "a affected by tariff
legislation. Instead OF being de.
stroyeG. European industries have
been developed by the war. except
IN the very limited territory over
which the contending armies have
battled. Every European factory
has been working full time and has
increased It's capacity In the effort
TO supply demands. When war de
mands have ceased. the factories
will still be In condition 10 turn out
maximum quantities of goods, and
the supply must be marketed to q
large extent In other countries. Nat
urally. America will be the most
promising market. for this country
will have the money to spend. Amer
lean producers can see no way OF
avoiding a flood Of foreign products
with the protective tariff bars let
down.
Unfortunately. large portion Of
the press OF the country has felt un.
der the necessity Of suppressing tho
facts OF the situation, as a matter 81
political expediency. Democratic ed.
tors naturally feel. and with good
reason. that II they acknowledged
that the present unparalleled demand
for our products T. due TO the war,
the admission would discredit the
claim that the Wilson administration
has brought the greatest era 81 pros.
perity the country has ever known.
For partisan reasons. therefore, they
conceal the facts as 60 the charact ~
Of our foreign trade and the pro.
tective effect OF the war.
But the careful business men OF
the country. whose success depends
upon their studying fundamental eco.
nomic conditions. are not overlook.
ing realities. They know that tho
stream OF foreign products flowing
into this country was steadily In
creasing up 90 the outbreak Of the
war, and the outflow of exports was
Just ~ steadily decreasing. They
know that the tur came Immediately
after the declaration Of war, and that
our chief exports since that time
have been commodities needed for
support OF armies In the field They
know that when millions of men we're
taken from the field and factory to
90 TO the front. other millions OF
men. women aud children took their
places In productive industry. and
that when the aoldicra return 20 thci-
homes the productive capacity OF
Europe will be the greatest In It's
history. They know that Europe's
necessities will force her 10 sell pro.
ducts at any price thnt can be OBJ
tanned In order TO realize upon them
the money with which TO pay nation
al and commercial debts.
with these facts clearly In their
minds. American business men are
apprehensiye aS 10 the serious r..
suits that viii follow the signing
n peace treaty. when Europe will
throw a surplus OF commodities upon
our market. taking away American
money and throwing American labor
out OF employment. Actuated by the
same cautious care employed In their
private business. these men want AIDE.
luAte provision made 10 protect oul
Industries from the nobd OF foreign
products. They realize that there IL
no hope whatever that the democratic
party viii abandon Ia long estab.
ished principle OF free trade, and.
therefore,. they are turning In stead
ly increasing numbers TO the sup
lQrt OF the party which stands TODAY,
"a II has always stood. for America
first"