Evening journal., 1918-09-03
PRODUCTION ATTAINED PER DOLLAR OF COST.

II0W Importantly and benenclally the protective
H tarin affects the OF American working men
and working in normal times is discussed inter
estngly in statement issued by the Hon. Jonathan
Bourne Jr. president Of the Republican publicity AS
ISOLATION
He calls attention to the fact that In recent letter
to the Southern Sociological Society in session in Mis-
sisspp Secretary Of Labor Wilson declared that "The
American workman Is known to have the highest stand
ard Of living of any wage-worker in the world This
is because the American wage-worker the most pro-
ductiye in the world. The two things play back and
forth and effect. one OF the other"
Mr.. Bourne says it is altogether likely that, taking
all kinds Of industry into consideration the American
workman can produce much per hour as any other
workman in The world II Is not likely that an
American workman produce In eight hours
than British workman in ten eleven. An American
workman produce much per hour, in most lines
Of work, Japanese workman. but he can not pro-
duce much as a Jap working twelve fifteen hours.
with the Jap making all the members Of his family help
In the work
II may possibly be that an American workman can
produce more In an hour at a Of forty cents per
hour than a British workman will produce in an hour
twenty cents per hour but the American manufacturer
cannot get large product for forty cents In one
hour the British manufactures in two hours for
forty cents much the Jap get in four hours
for the same amount Of money. In the competition for
control OF trade the determining factor IS largely the
amount OF production that be attained per dollar Of
cost In this respect. the producers who willing
10 live on coarser food poorer Clothes live IL
cheaper houses and so without uxures and recreation
turn larger product per dollar Of cost than the
American can VIII. should
'The Republican party has contended that the
American workman should meet the Jap workman
equality, and it never will" Mr. Bourne added. "The
removal OF all economic barriers is purely and excu
syely Democratic doctrine enunclated by President
Wilson The Democratic party has always believed and
still believes, that American wOrkmen should compete
'on even terms with the Of other lands The
Democratic party wrote that theory into its tariff law
In 1913 and II has refused TO that law. except
to sugar which is peculiarly product Of States solidy
Democratic
1T is true as stated by Secretary Wilson that the
American workman known to have the highest stand
ard Of living OF any wage-vorker in the world II Is
The American people have maintained pro-
tecve tariff, with very few and short Interruptions.
II is not true as stated by Mr. Wilson, that the high
standard OF living has due high production. We
tried 30 on that basis in 1893 and again in 1914
with consequences that sl fresh in the minds OF
the people Of the country. Just getting
along without protective tariff because the has
shut off competition and furnished us with an unpar-
aleled market. But when this war is and free
competition has again been restored does Mr. Wilson
any other observing believe that the high standard
living can maintained solely the basis Of greater
American productiyeness? II any thinks that
be done he is due for a rude awakening"
He quite properly reaches the conclusion that II we
retan the Democratic tariff when this war is over we
shall return TO the depression in industry which pre-
vailed just before the began and challenges secre
tsry Wilson 10 record dsputlng this assertion.