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

ton TO other lines Of trade.
This process Of wiping out indus
tries in American that cannot sur
vivo without protection would be a
mighty serious proposition Permit
the free trade theorists to remain in
control. and. soon after the war ends,
men in this country will be far more
plentiful than employment.
Protection For Industries.
"Under the policy of protection.
new industries are established and
employment is diversified. leaving the
labOring man free to choose his own
occupation. There is nothing that
will do more toward making labor IN
( dependent than to increase the mum
Der of occupations i'm which II can
engage; there is nothing that Will do
more toward making labor depend
ent than TO limit the kinds OF trade
which il can follow Seek out the
country is which employment is not
diversified and you will find low
wages and low standards or living
! wish to emphasize the statement
that the most damaging attack on Ia
Dor Is a free trade argument for free
trade degrades labor. and ultimately
brings 10 to the level of cheaper labor
in other countries. How can 1t dc
otherwise.
I'VE want industries Of every de-
scrtption to be established and 10
thrive on American soil We have
the area. natural resources and eli
matte conditions 10 be indusirally
independent. to product at home our
food supplies. our clothing. and all
the necessities Of life. From the man
ufacturer's standpoint. We have ev-
/ erything in America he could desire,
except cheap labor and cheap labor
is the one thing We do not want. With
| protective tariff laws cheap labor rs
thing we will not need, and will
not have.
Nothing set forth in the Under
wood Tariff Law has given encourage
ment TO any industry in the United
! States. There is nothing i'm that law
to benefit industry or labor. lt Is a
free trade measure. conceived upon
free trade principles.
"The history Of the world has vindi-
Gated the policy OF protection time
and time again. One hundred years
ago England had high tariff laws, and
England was the foremost nation I'm
point OF wealth. and the accumu-
lation of gold. In regard to England's
greatness. this is what Henry Clay
said in a speech in 1924:
Great Britain protects most
her industries. and the wealth Of
Great Britain is consequently
the greatest. France is next in
the degree Of protection. and
France is next in the order Of
wealth. Spain most neglects the
duty of protecting the industry OF
her subjects. and Spain is one OF
the poorest OF European nations"
England abandoned the policy OF
protection i'm 1S45. and since then has
failed to keep pace with other nations
with protective laws, in the accumu
lation of wealth.
Free Trade Proves Failure.
Germany experimental with free
trade from 1866 to 1879, and II proved
TO be a costly failure During that
fourteen years poverty and depression
blighted that nation. In May, 1879
the great Bismarck, in an address 4
the German Parliament. urged thu
adoption Of protection and the aban
donment OF free tree. In part, thi
is what he said:
at see that the countries which
protect themselves prosper, that
the countries which are open are
declining and that great and
powerful England, that strong
combatant. who. after strength
] ening her muscles entered into
market and said: Who will con-
test with me?' is gradually go
ing back to protective duties. and
will. in a few years. adopt them
so far as is necessary to preserv-
ing at least the English market.
what has been history's verdict