Evening journal., 1920-06-25
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~. EI.ANAREANS know that the League OF Nations
~ scheme is not the FIRST instance in which President
Wilson has cndeavored 10 compel The United states TO
surrender its interests to foreign countries The League
OF Nations covenant proposed surrender OF national
soverclsniy-his other proposed surrenders involved
chiefly commercial and financial interests, although there
was in some Instances surrender OF national sefrespec
also.
Repeal Of the law establishing tolls for American
coast-wise shipping through the Panama Canal was an
Instance Of this latter sort Upon the demand OF some
unknown foreign country President Wilson forced the
repeal OF the free-ols provision thus not only njurns
American commercial interests but announcing TO the
world the adoption OF policy Of surrender without first
making an adequate defense Of American rights. Even
before he stated in such ignominous words President
Wilson had adopted the policy Of too proud to fight
The first surrender was a commercial one and was
brought about through the enactment OF he Wiison-
Underwood Tariff Law That it surrender is Illus
traed by report just received from the American com
merclal atache at Rome That report, coming from
man who holds his position by virtue of commission
from President Wilson, that during the pres
en year Italian producers viii send to the United States
100000 boxes OF lemons averaging 300 lemons to the
box Back OF this fact is interesting story II VIII be
remembered that when the Wlsonunderwood tariff bill
was under consideration in Congress in 1913, President
Wilson denounced as an "nsidous lobby" American cit-
zens who protested against surrender Of American mar
kets 10 foreign producers Among them were represen-
iaves Of the lemon industry in California and Florida
Blu. at the time that President Wilson was de-
nounclng Americans who were standing for America
nrst he was silent regarding the efforts Of group OF
Italian lemon importers who had raised fund Of SiOOOC
to aid In the passage Democratic low tariff law under
which Italian interests would be promoted. Shortly afte
the enactment Of the Democratic tariff law Of The
lobbyists who did not meet the disfayor Of Presiden
Wilson brought suit against the Italian lemon importer
for $4,000 as the OF the fee due him for his ef
fectve efforts In their behalf
II the laborer worthy OF his hire this paid lobbyis
was worthy OF his fee. He assisted in securing ne
ducon OF about co per I'M the duty charged i'm
ported lemons lie made It possible for Italian producer
Ito drain money OF the channels OF trade in the Unite
States and send II to Italy 10 provide employment 70
Italian laborers and to build up all Italian commerc.
interests.
The lemon growers Of California made strenuous e
forts to defend their industry but their voice and the
influence not sufficient to countebalance the u
nuence Of the $4,000 lobby The present report ro
the American commercial aitache at Rome conveys IN
Information that large exports not only OF lemons bI
OF such bi-producs citrate Of lme lemon OIL an
lemon peel are being made On all these imports whic
are destructive OF great American industry the Unite
States not collecting the which the Treasur
needs and which would have been collected II a RI
publican tariff rate had been continued Such is the r.
suit OF President Wilson's surrender to the Italian lemo
lobby.