Evening journal., 1918-05-01
WEDNESDAY. MAJ I. 191s.
PENETRATING RAYS OF REPunLcAN LIGHT.

PENETRATING RAYS or REPUBLICAN LIGHT
rV-HE ~sys from Frank A. Vanderps Republican light
seem 10 be penetrating he benighted mentality OF
a Democratic oilcehoder-Buryven S. Cutler, Chief Of
the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Two
years ago In an address 60 the National Association OF
Cotton Manufacturers Mr. vanderp declared I'VE must
buy abroad Increasing volume of things that can
never economically produce. We must pay for them in
goods and 10 should be ambition to pay for them in
finished goods which represent the higher achievement Of
labor rather than in materials" That is sound doc
trine. TO make zap materials and sell portion
OF them abroad 20 balance or imports OF noncompetl-
tory commodities as well those competitory imports
which should be regulated by farn measured by the
difference in the cost OF production abroad and at home
IN talk 20 the Georgia Manufacturers Association
speaking OF the national obligation of our manufac-
rers 10 maintain the tremendous credit balance which
stands in favor Mr. Cutler sad perhaps the
newest but most decsvey binding part OF the obligation
relates othe necessity of consuming In factories
much Of the precious raw materials found and pro-
duced n this country our manufacturers turn
into goods Let not revert 60 the sale of materials
the scale that characterized export trade prior
1870 for 10 is only since that lime when have been
selling labor and service, that we have become one Of
the great economic world powers" That is truly
surprising utlerance TO emanate from a Democrat
Contrast t with the Haynes doctrine enunciated in 1891
and adhered TO by President Wilson and the vast ma
orty OF Democrats TO the present day: III trade
free the goods manufactured this country would be
imported from England and PAID for i'm cotton but
in cutting on the imports you, OF course TO the
extent diminish our exports"
Mr.. Cutler has an our commercial statistics at his
elbow. lie should recall i'm the first place that since
1870 we have had just two tariff laws drafted in CON
with Haynes creed-the Wilson-Gorman law Of
1891 and the WILSON, Underwood law Of 1913 An in
yestgaon Of the subject gin show that Immediately &C.
became apparent we about TO relapse into period
Of free trade exports OF materials began 10 Increase
and Immediately upon The enactment of Democratic
tariff Hesitation imports Of manufactured goods and farm
u products did likewise For example. The present tariff
law vas in of debate throughout the fiscal year
1913 ccme a law in October OF that year and had un-
interrupted play nine months of fiscal year 1914
Anticipating the relapse early 1918 European
competitors began 20 load up with materials pur-
chased here to be subjected to their low manufacturing
dosts ana thrown markets In manufactured
state after Che payment of merely nominal duties The
Haynes doctrine was 10 be visualized. Tho fiscal year
1912 under protection, but that year we exported
si0aooo6o0 worth Of crude materials and partly manu-
facured goods such pig IRON chemicals copper eath-
zinc etc. In 1913 we exported siiiOOOO00 worth and
Sii68O0o0o0 in 1914 Exports of foodstufls fell from
S503Oo0O00 1913 to i3000OO in 1914; exports OF wholly
manufactured arces fell from s6O0O0O TO s725OOOO0O
on The import side foodstun increased from SiO6OOOOO
TO Sl5O0O0o while wholly manufactured goods rose
from S408 100000 TO SiSo0O00O In short during the
brief period the present law had free sway the manu-
facurers lost 9 10000 by curaed markets abroad anC
foreign monopolzahon at home while the farmer los
sK2O0o00 in lle same manner. Thus did Mr. Cutleri
party contribute % lhe selling Of labor service
The fact of fhe matter is nat the Democratic tariff
policy which would receive it's most vicious application
under Mr. Wilson's demand removal Of all econom
barriers" absolutely nunes any attempt Of this coun
try 20 achieve the goal referred to by Mr. Cutler w
cannot give foreigners monopoly OF our market with an,
expectation Of getting theirs