Evening journal., 1917-11-30
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1917.
nLpnRrs ANn ENpoRrs IN wan AID IN pEAcE.


A all Delawareans know, four years the ith OF
"A October this country, under the Democratic party,
adopted practically free trade policy The FIRST nine
months OF 1913 imports were subjected to protective
rates Of duty under the Republican law and there was
peace earth The FIRST nine months Of the present year
found tho world in the maelsirom Of into which we
were sucked April Central Europe strongled with
a necklace Of cannon the allied nations were operating
under embargoes and the diversion Of their vast energies
to appease the gutonous appetite Of Mars tonnage was
scant demorazed the hands of private Initiative were
everywhere shacked by the state
During the nrst nine months Of 1913 imported
S3270OOO0O worth of goods from all the world and Of
1917, S22s3O0OOoO worth; exported during the 1918
period 100000 worth OF products and for tho
1917 period the tremendous total OF Si6OIOO00OO over
s500OOOOOO a month. The billion dollars worth Of pro
ducts which went to Europe in the 1918 period had swollen
to s8Oe2 100000 the 1917 period Of which 70 per cent
were war munitions South American exports Jumped
from s0OO0OOO to s24OO0O0O because they had other
market from which buy; Canadian exports from s3ii
100000 s62oOO0O00 Canada helping England
aong ASIA ss7OO0O00 to s29s 100000 because Of the
vast purchases Of ASIA and Of Japan the great
pronteer in the war trade
Underthe Republican policy tariff duties laid chiefly
to protect American industries, incidentally for revenue
Those the FIRST nine months imports Of 1913 yielded
E23s 100000 The Democratic idea that lower import
duties encouraging greater import would result in larger
port revenues Those for the 1917 period yielded $780,
100000 Nearly one billion dollars Of imports under
the present law yielded s69OOOOOO revenue than
under the Republican law for ike period. And need
Comparing the two periods fnd our imports from
Europe excluding the Central Powers and Belgium, in
1917 very nearly equaed the 1914 total Those from japan
$50 per cent? from China, 2iO cent from
Asia whole i73 per cent from Canada 2ii per cent?
from Mexico 65 per cent from the whole Of North
America $50 per cent? from South America, 100 per cent
from Oceania iiO per cent from Africa 200 per cent
Today the Of industry and the strength Of steel
being stressed to the utmost that supply keep up
with demand. Efficiency in manufacture, both here and
abroad has the marvel Of the and has been
attained with 25OO00O0 men under arms, The war has
given us markets which little dreamed three years
ago We are in hopes Of holding at least portion Of that
trade when the war has ceased. Some misguided ndyid
uas believe that in the continuance Of export trade
lies the sole Of postwar prosperity But
Europe and Japan have their eyes the markets which
we now command as well the free market Of the
United States Europe must sell manufactured goods at
any price that will keep her industry anost and the
orentals have a wage scale that will enable them 20
underse any country Continue the present tariff policy
and the branches Of export trade will wher the
roots Of our home Industries gnawed by foreign
petition Return to the policy Of protection to home in
oustres which have so developed in efficiency and size
anu WIN the assurance of a home market large enough
70 ehaDe our mills to operate maximum efficiency we
can meet foreign competition other portions OF the
world Ihat Is task for Republicans and every Repub
hoan IN delaware should address himself TO the matter