The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-26
will RESTORE
TARIFF POLICY
r,4pubIicans Plan "Prompt Re-
turn to System Of Protection
for American Industry"
SLUMP IN ZINC TYPICAL
Harding, Answering Query,
Says War Prevented Expo
sure Low Tariff Failure.

Marion, Ohio, oct. 26.--ReiteratinE
his belief IN q protective tariff policy.
Senator Harding declared in kilograms
made public here today that as soon
as the republicans were returned TO
power they would inaugurate
"prompt return 10 the American sys-
tenn OF protection for American indus
try" The telegram. In reply TO one
from Paul A. Ewert Of Joplin. Mo-,
related particularly TO the zinc indus-
try, but pointed out that along with
tho slump in zinc prices had come sim.
llar rccesslons in many other lines OF
production, including notably agricul-
turd production. The senator's mes
Tne case OF the Joplin zinc district
In a typical one. Tho democrats re-
moved tho protection from zinc, that
procedure being one OF the fundamen-
tails Of their political creed. Zinc was
merely one OF great number OF our
American products that suffered pre-
cisely the same fate when the demo-
cratic tarift policy was applied.
"Undor the democratic tarin law Of
1913 tho country was already approach-
ing industrial disaster whom the World
war began. The foreign demand was
80 great and prices were 30 unimpor-
tant that everything we could produce
was promptly taken by the warning
nations. SO tho disaster was post
poned.
for great number of other products
whose protection had been removed
Immediately fell Off, With demand re-
duccd and with foreign competition
markets. we have suddenly found our
selves NJ tho beginning OF an era In
which. unless the American policy ot
protection Ia resumed, we are bound
10 become. more and more the dump
ing ground for the products q all the
world. Produced by cheaper labor.
they must Inevitably drlvo our own
products put OF the market, compel the
suspension OF production at home and
bring ldleness and suffering not merely
ticular industry but 90 the millions OF
workers In hundreds Of industries.
Along with this dieaster 10. the min
ing and industrial interests has come
cultufe. The recent slump OF prices
OF agricultural products has brought
n great hardship TO American agrlcul-
ture. Vast crops were raised under
conditions which made them extremely
thom In hand they find that prices
iave fallen 30 suddenly and rapidly
that enormous iossos must be ssis-
tained.
after March next there will be
prompt return 10 tho American system
OF protection for American industry
THAT policy has been TO equalixe fht
AZ to sinc. il Is my recollection thai
tho republican members OF the scnate
subcommittee on finance. Senators
watson and Curtis voted 70 report Eax
yQfahly NC tafsir hil aessrsa nx ss
Il tariff of cents 4 pound on the mes
iaiilc contents of imported alnc ores
but the democratic memberM voted
against Il. When ! am president. 4
n H'It Il Is found d' 10 comply with The re-.
publican formula OF imposlng sufficient
tarlfr 10 measure the difference be-
tween cost of production nt home and
abroad, I shall certainly sivo my sup
~ 'Frsnehman otfers proof.
Commenting today on recent dsA~
cuHalon OF Article X by Nj Leon
Bourgeois, president Of the leaEne Of
nations council. Senator Harding said
taht tho words OF the distinguished
French statesman offered "a completes
that the only safety for
tho United states is 10 remain ouside
until wo may unite upon plan Tor an
4 association Of nations that shall mean
tho aeIne 10 everybody"
Tho statement OF NJ Bourgeois was
In an Associated Press dis
patch from Brussels. In II he declared
hat Article X was mot, In fact. any
hing more than the moral foundation
" the covenant" and added:
"Arllcle X could be eliminated with
nut in any way modifying the effec-
ivereas OF the league OF nations. and
hat II was not considered so impor-
ant bf Europeans as Americans"
"Thls IN most illuminating" said
senator Harding. We are told by the
.rsht American authority on the eove-.
,aut, President Wilson, that Article Is
: its heart Now comes NJ. Bourgeois.
PRESIDENT Of the league council. and
avs II In not important. He informs
IA that "ail that Ia efilcacious in the
ovcnant In set forth In other articles.
his can only mean that even " Article
{ in elmlpated, itP effect would still
q preserved In other articles. Doubt
eaa hn means that II Article X we're
Eliminated Article XII would still
ave the same effect That was
epeMtedly charged during the senate
KcussIon, and never convinclnEiy de-
led.
Illustrates plfheuity.
"ft all illustrates the utter irnpos-
lhllity OF getting agreement as 20 what
he covenant means. what II would
bllgate the United states 10 do. Il
the complete demonstration thar the
My safety for the United states IL
D remain outside until We may unite
non u plan for an association OF lle.
ops that shalt mean the same thing
) everybody, and under which We
hail know, beyond uncertainty or
our precise obligations
free America can give that service
, uho world