The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-03
ORGANIZED LABOR DEMANDS IN.
DUSTRlAL PREPAREDNESS.

Ii the present session of congress
does not enact legislation for the pro
lection of American industries from
the flood of foreign products, both raw
material and manufactured, which is
certain to seek market In this coun-
try after the war, the responsibility
Tor the failure will rest upon the DEM
ocratic majority and the people will
hold the democratic party to a strict
accountability in the fall campaign.
The republicans in both senate and
house are preparing to force the issue
The country Is now suffering from
the effects Of unpreparedness for war
and the. republicans propose to pre-
vent IL possible the dire consequences
that will come to the Industrial life of
the nation through unpreparedness for
peace. The republicans in congress
will continue to give the president the
most loyal support in all war meas
ures, but when these are out of the
way they will certainly insist upon
action looking to preparation for
peace. AS an indication of what may
be expected in this line, Senator Gal
linger, of New Hampshire, few days
ago introduced resolution pointing
out the duty of congress In the mat
ter of passing an adequate protective
tariff law. 1t is significant that the
action called for in the resolution has
the unanimous support of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor The Gal /
linger resolution. which may be called
up at any time. is here given:
Whereas, the American Federation
OF Labor, at its recent convention in
Buffalo, without dissenting voice,
went on record as favoring a policy.
Of industrial preparedness, and the en-
actment OF laws by congress that will
adequately protect all wage earners of
our country against loss of employ 4
nent through an invasion of our mar
<ets by the products of other nations;
md
Whereas, from the enactment of
he Underwood Simmons tariff law q
Until the commencement Of the Euro (
'ean war. covering period of about d
. months, the importations of for =
ign made goods into our country re-
uced our favorable balance of trade =
y $26O,S66,122, an average of over h
100000 a month, being reduction Il
I 43 per cent. thus demonstrating :,
that, if continued, it
'ould have destroyed our industrial
ystem; and o.
whereas, the total of our imports r
'om all the nations of the world dur n,
lg the fiscal year 1917 was over $780, Ito
10000 greater than for 1913, the year p;
efore the commencement of the Eur ~
N'" "s@'I NAAiC tiiC revenue LOT 1871 Lob
as $92, 100000 less than for 1918, con-
usively proving that the duty rate
about s per cent which now pre-
Ills, the lowest in the history of the
untry, utterly fails to adequately
otect either American industry or -
nerican labor. Therefore, be it NJ
Resolved, That in view of existing ge
nditions, as well as in anticipation IA
the industrial conditions that will tn,
cessarily exist at the close of the in
II in which we are engaged, 1t is the wi
ty of the congress Of the United
ates, without delay or hesitation, to i. for
zee on the statute books a law that All,
u protect all classes of our people, FIR;
especially the laboring and agri- YES
tural classes, from the disastrous mil
Gets of an inundation of foreign :
de goods and products" con
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