Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-21

ne enterprise and activity q our
business zaeE. The Lex CT Inhe-..-
ARES o---. no 5o4c-. - oe recon
s.deree II rs relation - ire tscsl
systems cG Inc seve-al slA-es. but i:
certainly oGEt7: . remain a pe-man-
CIT par, &C Tie escal systsm Of the
fecs7- government aiso.
Man Of ne minor lxes p-ovlced
tor IT Ihe revenue ieglsia non ef ~,
ana 1878, -ooUEs nc DOUBT made nee
essay r rne pressing necessities o.
war -ne can hardy fa6 scAcas1.
1.,s--f calen Under the easier cI-c.n-
stances Of peace and can no~ hap
pay De EoI nd e. Among these
nope ro- VII agree ara me sxC.ses
Upon varlous lar a-ac.4-e-s and the
axes lpoc retail sales. They are
.neaEaI II the incidence or different
industries an6 OF d-cs-e1. rn6svlo2-
as Their collection IS difficult ana
expensive. Those which are LEVIED
UPON a-lcles solo 3: rsEA are large
IL svadec - Inc -saaJusDe1r Of re
should assume -aa- = 8 sxpec1enr l.
maintain considerable range IL 4
a--ec. taxes. aoc The fact cna- alco-
hpilc liquors VII presently 10 longer
aEo-6 a source uf revenue By Taxa
slan makes = the more necessary
Ia, ne Hs1d should be carefully re-
studied i order Tia. eG-ivaier.
SOURCES u revenue maT be found
winch = VII pc legitimate and not
bU-deasone % draw upcn. Sut YOU
rave e. nanc = Inc Treasury Depart
men -acy experts nno ran adT-se
yo- G2on re matters zach oe--er
-naa : ca. : can oEly suggest the
Ines c. a permanent anc workable
system and The placing o. the taxes
mere Lney VII least hamper the LIE
u the people.
There Il fortunately, no occSiuo
.o- undertaking = the immediate II
ere any genera revision Of our srs-
-a- q import duties. No serious
threatens American industries Our
country tas emerged fran me ra-
iess disturbed a1C less weakened
than any Of me EEropeRa countries
wnlc. are or ompeurors = manu-
sacru~e Their industrial establish
mems have been SUBJECTED 20 great
er STRAIN thac C.T. -aei- labor
forge e more serious Slsorg-L1za-
-lon ana ms IS clearly not the TINE
ID seek Al organized advantage. The
work o. mere Reconstruction vi
an AFRAID. -0 the capacity and ne
resources of -.e1- people 1o- years
10 come 50 ta- from there beng aZy
danger or need CT acceH..ls-.eo for
el-r COM pe-4.Ior. Il Is Likely -ha. Il g
conditions Of me aeE few YEARS viii
greatly facilitate Inc marketing Of
American manufactures , : a :.
Least OF al should we ospa- from
me paicy adopted II the -2-E acI
Of 1915 :. permitting the free en-ry
INTO nc Tinted Sites Of The -au
materials needed e supplement and
ecrlcn our cwn abundant supplies
Nevertheless there a-e paris C.
or -a-!. system which aeec prompt
attention The experiences q the
va have made = plain that Z some
cases 30 greR. reliance on foreign
supply IS dangerous and ina \ de-
( te-n.a.ag certain parts Of our -a-ie
polcv domestic considerations must
De borne N mind which are political
as vel as economic Among me
! industries ID winch SPECIAL conslG-
e-aIon should Dc gwen IS ma CT
3 ne Manufacture Of cyescGrs aac re
.aiaa chem tcais. Our compete oe-
-,en0snce upon German supplies De
|are me wa made the lNre--E p.ior
If -rsse a cause Of excepsxen&. eco
Z nomtc disturbance The close reia-
Ion between me manufacture Of
oyesrLes On me one nano sno o;
explosives ana POISONOUS gases on
the other. moreover has gwen ms
industry an exceptional significance
and value. Aknc1rl the mice
-ta.es Wal -.aaiy ane Unnesi.Gt1rE
" lo.n II the program C I--rerEa
..orsI disarmament. L u4A aeve--
-.:eIess, ne poIIcv q obvious pr--
oence - maze CERTAIN of rhe sue
,.e.sse-l maintenance Of many sirens
ana wei equipped chenica! piEIls
German czeE4ca! INDUSTRY WIKI
which We VIII be brought iEio com
petition. was ana nay VII oe A--ai-
q Thoroughly kr-- monopoly cd9sn ts
q EXERCISING competition o- a Pc
cl.lsa-ly Ins1alu1s anC dangerous
Slnd-
.'-he United States should, mo7eo' x
have The means Of proper p-pterci-e
itself whenever our --ade s discern. 10 :
ed against for foreign nations Il oTue'
In: We NAV Se assured q t7a- eq-a-4-
If of treatment winch we hope n ac'
cord and TO promote me world eve
ou- ta--r laws ss they nov stand pro
y-id, no wcapur Of retaliation n case
other governments should enac; lesis-a-
,lcu unepUal IN lis bearing N or pro-
sanr-r as rornsa-ed with tire products Of
other countries Though we are as "a
,as urssihie from desiring euts-ins Upon
auy course O. retain Inn. We must
frankly face me fac. -ast hostile leg
fsls-,on BY other nations is not beyond
r.le range Of possibility and TN; Il mzy
have 10 ne met by coUnter-iegisiatrun-
, This subject has tn-tunAtely been ex-
hsust:veIy investigated by me United
States tariff commission A recent re-
mr. of ina. cunuission has shown ve-y
clearly tina. We lack and that We pukh,
10 have the Instruments necessary Tor
me assurance Of eeuzi and equitable
treatment The attention OF me Cnn-
S-ess has been called 10 TINS matter on
past uccasions and the past measures
WHICH IRE now recommended by the
ra-l6 commission are substantially Ihe