The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-10-21
FRENCH SIZES POLITl-
CAL SITUATION
People are Opposed to League of
Nations and Present Tariff,
Says Congressman.

"The political situation in Idaho to-
day from the standpoint Of over
whelming adherence to the Republ-
can party reminds me of the condition
that existed 16 years ago when Roos-
evelt was elected president"
This is the judgment of Congress-
man Burton L. French of the first
congressional district of Idaho, aftex
sizing up the political situation as he
has found it in q considerable portion
Of the state. Mr. French spoke last
night at Liberty theatre, and has just
concluded trip through the northern
part of the state Last week he cam
paigned in Lemhi, Custer and Bing-
ham counties.
1.-THE big features that in my judg-
ment are controlling the situation and
that make it look 70 favorable to the
Republican party are the League Of
Nations question and the question "
applying a practical business policy
through the tariff to the industries Of
our state. Aside from this the peo-
pie are Thoroughly impressed with
the extravaganza of the Democratic
administration and the favoritism
that was shown the South during the
war at the expense of the North.
"On the League of Nations find
the people are overwhelmingly against
the United States entering into any
arrangement with foreign countries
that involves the surrender of one
whit of the independence of the coun-
try and the right of our country to
determine it's own policy. The DEM
ocratic national committee has just
offered prize of $25, 900 to any one
who can show that if the United States
should join the League Of Nations as
it is now proposed it would mean the
surrender of any of our constitutions
prerogatives rs government. Well,
all that needs to be said on that ques-
ton is that if the United States join
ing the present League does not mean
the surrender Of our constitutional
rights and the merging of them into
a supergovernment, then our sigma
lures to the league pact becomes
farce and we are deliberately handing
out gold brick to the nations of the
world which may join the League
The fact of the business is adherence
to the League in its present form and
our independence in the sense we have
understood American independence in
the past, are diametrically opposed to
each other and the people realize it.
"Another reason why the people of
Idaho are overwhelmingly in favor of
placing the Republican party in pow
er is on account of the tariff question.
With wheat tumbling as it has tun-
bled in the last several weeks on the
Chicago markets our people do not
take kindly to the free trade policy
that admits Canadian wheat into our
without duty and at time
when the rate of exchange between
Canada and the United States is such
that the Canadian farmer is able to
make a profit when measured by the
purchase of his commodities and la
Dor while the farmers of the United |
states must take loss.
Mutton is being shipped into New
FORK markets today in millions of
,ounds Hides are being dumped into
'ur country. Six million pounds of
utter the other day entered New
FORK harbor from Denmark. Dress
d beef is being dumped into the mar
ets Of San Francisco and New York
ity from Argentine. In the first 20
ays of September 1000 tons of lead
Tere brought into the harbor of New
'ork from foreign countries. Other
nports of striking character are COM
lg into our markets every day and
hat is more, these imports are COM
lg in without paying any duty what
rer or else under duty that is so
adequate that the commodities are
eing put on the American markets /
ith the depressing effect that is now t
itnessed IN the prices Of every COM e
odity that the producers Of Idaho e
i've to SELL" a