El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-13
TRADITIONSOF
SOUTH BROKEN
FOR ECONOMY

one o. the most sacred tr-ditions
OF the Democratic south hag oeen vio-
lated ln the declaration - favor Of e
protective tariff made Dy a congress
representing fnduts-sal and arricuitu-
ral iut6z-sfs va has just closed al
New Orleans, according TO fnforma-
ZION reaching the chamber OF com
msrce.
Realizing "that the time has come
when 70 IS supremely important that
me south should be awakened 20 the
necessity CT protective tariff for it,
agricultural and Industrial interests.
20 use their own words, the governor
OF Louisiana. John h Kirby OF Tex
as and other leaders. called a con
Eress OF manufacturers and land
owners for October II and II IN New
orleans 20 discuss means OF holding
their ovu against imported foodstuffs
and manufactured articles flOodinE
the country The result OF the con-
ference was the resolution favorinE
protective tariff particularly on
those things that compete with south
ern products
The serious situation confronting
the south has been explained in g
message TO chambers Of commerce by
CLARK Howell editor OF the Atlanta
lla-l Constitution IN part ir says
Competition Impossible.
Chinese farm laborers and South
Sea farm laborers. at negligible eL-
penGe are producing low cost crops
tor the japanese firms to transport
In japanese vessels 20 America tc
beat down the prices which American
producers should receive for their
commodities There should be a pro
-ectiVe duty on these products, pro-
duced at low standards Of living and
no question before the next congress
IS more important.
The magnitude OF the American
peanut Interests. for instance. is not
generally understood and q Is one Of
the interests largely affected The
south has been raising s100.000.000
worth Of peanuts year. These nuts
have gone largely into the manufac-
rura OF OIL. being used Tor this pur-
pose by mills which were formerly
wholly devoted to the cottouseed oil
Industry Wherever the bol-WeeVll
has invaded the south and made cot
ton Improbable, the peanut industry
has come fin as the salvation OF the
farming interests and the industry
has been Spreading with great ra-
pidity- It is now threatened with
complete destruction by reason Of
heavy importations OF Oriental pea
nuts raised by labor which earns only
three to i've cents a day
Expectations Drop
During the fiscal year ending June
30, the Etateueut goes on 70 say
"this country imported s1.513, 900
worth OF foodstuffs, while our eZ-
ports OF foodstuffs amounted 20 81
$4,000 600. The increase in the i'm
portations OF foodstuffs for the fis-
cal year showed q gain Of Sl80s000,-
200, or about go percent, while dur
ing the same year our expectations
Of foodstuffs decreased. as compared
with 1913, by S350,000,000-
en- addition TO foodstuffs, other ag-
rlcuItura1 products were imported IN
large quantities. Among them were
SCI. 900 bales OF cotton IN the last fis-
cal year. This cotton was mostly
grown in EEypt al low wage rates
some Of Il came from India and Peru Z
The aggregate value Of cotton I'm
portations was s156,91s.o0o. which cut
into the south's selling interests On
the preceding fiscal year the value
Of the cotton imported was only S54s-
$4,000. At the same time f7800o,-
900 worth OF tobacco lear was I'M
ported IN competition with southern I
grown tobacco"
All Of these things have 50 alarmed
the south. it is declared. that where
Democratic candidates are not coming
out openly for a protective tariff
people are swinging 20 Repuhlican
candidates. realizing that the econo-
mic welfare OF the south is more inn
rortaut after all. than tradition
which Ga these days has only senti- I
mental value