The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-01
PUTNAM URGES FREE TRADE FOR THE
OTHER FELLOW

Report OF an address made by George Haven Putnam,
president OF the American Free Trade League before the
Liverpool Reform Club Liverpool. England July g.
Just recently been received in this country Mr.
is reported have called protection Prussianism He
then went TO If possible had pos,
sihle lately, American goods be into European
countries that need OF relief without
srietons should be possible do the
nal conditions, l. same with respect
to European and Oriental goods entering America
To align protection with Prussianism" is shocking
attitude for descendant Of old Rough and Ready Israel
Putnam to take. and it only goes show far from
their moorings the and daughters Of some
fine old patriots drifting This may be ascribed to
nothing foreign influences foreign educa-
ton Indeed George Haven Putnam. himself is a typical
example of this. he in London in 1874 and
after preparatory education the Columbia Grammar
School of New York received his higher education at
the University Sorbonne France and the University
Of Gotingen Germany In 1916 president
Of the American Free League and when the league
OF nations pact first made appearance
League promptly identified itself proponen of the
league for the purpose announced OF squirt
10 the free trad movement by league nations and
band together all organizations individuals opposed
TO tariff barriers and fayoring trade" This Free
Trade League declared that protection selfish doc
trne and that free trade is generous policy II the
league cot nationsl is last it always trying
remove the causes Of chief which hostile
tariffs"
Mr. Putnam, who s a New York book publisher was
however quick to seek advantage business when
the Wilson Underwood tariff law being drafted for he
wrote 10 the chairman the ways and means COMMITTEES
that q" IS understanding and our contention that
tariff based sound justice scientific methods
will not fail relieving article from duty TO
relieve from duty at the time materials which
arr utilized for the production article In other
words If the duty books reduced he wanted
TO make sure by Of cheaper material that he could
successfully compete with his European rivals In that
same letter also he advocated trade in book bind
ings although is fact well known every wage earn.
ing bookhinder in the land hundreds Of thousands
cehaper cost under the smaller wage scales and then re-
turned to this under the policy free trade to
the undong of the American bookbfnder
OF course. school boy knows why European coun.
tries let down their tariff bars American goods during
the war Their requirements for and food
was stupendous No egions OF which they could
command were able to the monstrous needs and
destruction Of They to US for HELM an
competition became unknown factor VIII not Mr. Put.
nam please why those European countries
quickly the bars against American goods when
returning protection over sixty years of free
trade? If protection is "Prussanism Jefferson was a
Prussian; Clay; Lincoln Grant Blaine
Mckinley, Roosevelt. Reed Aldrich. and PAYNE and a
hundred other lights the protective armament
Does Herbert Putnam librarian congress for twenty
brother of George but unlike him educated
home believe that protection is "Prussanism"e We
think