The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-29

eminent and who alone must fight for
| it, absolutely no advantage in their own
market That Is competition for the
| United States. Germany, on the con-
trary, is the strongest protection coun-
I try in the world and makes no apology
for teaching every kid in Germany to
repeat this economic slogan: Germany
works for Germany but Germans" If
the difference in cost of production We're
to be the yard stick with which to mea s.
ure tariff duties, then Germany would
need no protective tariff, for 1t costs
practically the same to produce there as
lin the surrounding countries. When
Germany could not prevent the importa-
ton of American pork by the IMPOSE
ton of tariff duties, she declared it UNI
wholesome and prohibited it's importa-
ton for consumption but allowed 1t to
be brought in and to remain long enough
to be stamped made in Germany" and
exported. We must all take our hats
off to Germany in more ways than one.
She is the most aggressive, the most
progressive, the most efficient, the best
co-ordinated and prior to this horrid
world and the strongest industrial and
commercial competitor on the globe.
| In all Germany there is not to be found
either free trader or competitionist
tariff agitation. An element in Eng
land wants protection; an element in the
United States wants tariff for revenue
only, and once in about twenty years
strange that Americans can learn only
! by experience. The logic of protection
does not appeal to them; the history of
| tariff legislation does not interest them
But one actual experience for each gen.
Grafton seems adequate. The situation
Therefore. is not hopeless.
Following the example of Germany,
France and all other commercial and In
dustrial nations except England. the re-
publican party has always imposed it's
customs duties mainly for protection
giving free trade only in those things
which we must have and do not produce
and tariff for revenue on luxnries con.
sumed by the wealthy. The Aldrich bill
was no exception. Let me elucidate.
If it cost one dollar to produce Civ
en- article in the United States, which
Germany can produce. for seventy-fivo
cents, italy for fifty cents, and which
C''ira. whare the averaPe wage of skill
ed artisans is only five dollars per
month. can produce for thirty cents. a
tariff Of TWENTY-FIVE cents puts our nro-
ducers in even competition with Ger
manv in our markets, freight being
negligible factor. and worse than COM
netition with italy and China, while the
German, Italian and Chinese markets
are closed to us because of the greater
cost of production in this country The
principle, while debatable. is impracti-
cable of application, for the cost of pro-
(duction varies SO in different countries
that it is impossible to- determine. and
if it could be nut in force 1t would close
every factory and every mill in the Unit
ed States.
Germany for many wears had q tariff
board, but this. I understand, she has
now abolished, This board, however
was never maintained for the purposc,
Of adjusting the tariff to the cost OF
production. Her board was composed
of large, producers and it was their bus
mess to see that the tariff was high
enough to protect them. gentleman
ISrge inanuf actnrer OF wooiefis.g sa I.
on the German board for number OF
years and it was his business to see
that the tariff was high enough to pro-
tect his industry. When the Dinglev
tariff was passed, he came to Passafc. n.
j., and l saw one room ut his plant con-
tanning fifteen hundred SINNERS. l think
he is now the largest manufacturer of
woclens in the United States, and per-
haps the world
Professor Woodrow Wilson, for whose
conscientious views while he was a con-
scicntious teacher always had respect.
since getting into politics has become the
victim of some serious mental evoiu-
tions and no small number of mental
revolutions. 1t is the business of law
yers to take cases ana as Il rule, they
only accept retainers in such cases as
they believe, from hearing but one side,
are right and that ought to be Won Az
ter they have drawn papers and made
arguments in a given case they know
results from becoming an advocate.
Nothing will cause an advocate to|
change his views except a very large
retainer. and the average lawyer will not
accept that No man who has regard
for his professional reputation will ever
appear on more than one side OF CIV
en- proposition. Professor Woodrow
Wilson was an advocate of representa-
tive government, of free trade, and. he
wrote and spoke. and taught in mar
mony with his we'll known views. Ar.
ter he was nominated for governor or
New Jersey, he is reoorted to have said,
in "a speech at Atlantic City, that he
wished he could call together all of his
former students and take back tne raise
teachings he had given them with refer
ence to the initiative and referendum
He then proceeded to recant and 10 ad-
vocate popular government as disttn-
guished from representative govern
ment Large 'retainers do not always
have money consideration: Hope OF
reward is not limited to the hone Or
financial gain. Men are quite as likely
to be swerved from the living truth
through the subtle operation OF ambl-
tion as through cupiditN. Very recent
w. in referring to pending resolutions
affecting foreign relations. President
Wilson said that he would prefer the
opinions expressed at the firesides or
the country rather than those uttered
in the cloak rooms of the two houses of
congress In other words. he said hel
rreferred the opinion of men and wom-
en- who have no responsibility IN the
PREMISES no opportunity to hear thel
questions discussed. rather than to nave
the opinion of those who by their oaths
are bound to RESPONSIBILITIES after hav-
ing heard all sides This seems very
reno rkable in view of the fact that heI
absolutely ignored the opinion of ev-
ervbodv with reference to the Mexican
situation and followed his own unad-
vsed. rather than ill-advised, Judgment.
There was not an American in Mexico
high or low; there was not a foreigner
from any country in Mexico: who dared
express an opinion who did not say IN
Expressing his opinion that General VIC
torianno Huerta was the best man in all
Mexico for the presidency of that re-
public and that he ought to be recog-
nized and supported. No one advised
intervention; but all advised recognition
and moral support. If | am rightly ad-
vised Governor John Lind. who went
TO Mexico as the special representative
of the president, lost his standing by
iOining in these recommendations. All
know is that he returned to the United
States unannOunced and succeeded mi
|getting back where no one has heard from
him since. Josh Billings used to say,
when a man asks me for advice. find
out first what kind of advice he wants
land give him that" Perhaps Governor
John Lind is wiser now than he was
On the 10th of February of this year,
the president said before the chamber
|of commerce of the United states