New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-19
AMERICA MUST
PREPARED OR Be
AT DISADVANTAGE
AFTER THE WAR EUROPEAN
COMPETITION WILL BE
MORE ACUTE THAN EVER
BEFORE A TARIFF WALL
WILL BE NEEDED

w ILL ~ Ii
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Re-
publican Publicity Association,
through its President, Hon, Jonath-
an Bourne, Jr, today gave out the
following statement at its Wash
ington Headquarters
Aside from the vigorous prose-
cGtion Of the war in which they
are involved, the greatest effort now
being made by the nations Of Eu-
rope is to prepare for the industrial
conflict certain to come after the
war has c.osed, Although many
European manufacturing cnterpri-
ses have been operated more ex-
tensNely during the war than be-
lore This has been due to the ne
costly for supplying the armies
with the food and clothing they re-
quirc. When this demand has en-
ded, new markets for their pro-
ducts must be found. Prepara-
tions for the changed conditions
is, therefore, the great task upon
which they are laboring
In the effort to prepare for in
dustrial compel tion after the war,
European nations are striving to do
two things: First, to produce as
large a proportion as possible Of the
commodities they need for home
consumption, and, second, to
find as large a market as possible
for their surplus products In or
der to secure their home market
to their own producers, such ma
tons as Great Britain and France
contemplate protective tariff, c"e
ing an advantage to their own pco-
ole and to their allies. Great Bri-
tain win no longer be content t.
depend upon Germany for lv.-
stIis OF for number of other ma
nufactured commodities in VIII, n
Germany has taken the lead in the
iead III the last quarter OF ceut1ry
EOJGh preparations for indus
trial development after the war are
not directed particularly against
neutral countries, d natural result
will inevitably discriminate to some
products of neutrais. Great Britain
and France on the one hand, and
Germany and Austria on the other,
desire to buy raw materials from
such neutral nations as those in
North and South America and pay
for the same with manufactured
articles made from those raw mate
rials Under the provisions of the
Hemocratc tariff law, European
countries are encouraged to ship
their manufactured products here.
Tlat is exactly what they desire
to 10 and will dc unless the pre-
sent tariff rates be increased to
such an extent as to overcome the
trade advantages those countries
have by reason OF the higher. wages
and higher standards OF living in
this country.
The amazing feature of the sit
uation is tha twhen all the leading
countries of Europe are studying
opportunities for commercial advan-
tage through enactment OF tariff
laws, those in control of American
policies are giving no thought
whatever to this subject. The same
spirit of 'watchful waiting is pur-
sued today, and apparently we shall
have no legislation designed to pre-
pare this country for the impend-
irg ia&:..trial conflict 1t has been
possible for this country to remain
out OF the military war. We have
been content to submit to all sorts
of indignuities rather than fight.
This we cannot do in the industr al
war which is certain TO come. We
must engage in that conflict and
shall either hold our own in trade