Evening journal., 1920-02-11
nrpInIIcAN PoLIcIEs coNrIRMEp.


FTER repeating the protective tariff law, experience
IA demonstrated h Democratic majority In Congress
that American Industry threatened by what called
dumping Of foreign manufactured goods on the American
market
Dumping is an extensive sale OF foreign products In
the American market low price usually for the pur-
pose Of destroying the American Industry, after which the
foreign producer could ship his goods here without do
nestle competition and thus be able to name his own
price and make profits fully compensatlns him for what
ever losses he sustained on the sales which gained
him command Of the American trade.
The Republican method Of preventing that procedure
was ihe imposition Of an import duty large enough to
insure lhe American manufacturer against destructive
competition
The Democratic policy as expressed in the antidump-
ing law was TO make II unlawful with remedy by both
criminal and civil processes sell foreign manufactured
goods in the American market less than the market
prc. in the country where made and for the purpose OF
destroying the American industry.
Al ars thought this law ght appeal to mapS as
being reasonable adequate But analysis Will show
its manifest defects
Since The American industry must proceed against the
importer and be IN planlin the burden of proof must
necessarily rest upon him Tie could begin no proceeding
until after the importer had shipped here and sold In our
market quantity Of goods Of foreign manufacture
as to afford proof that the mportatons and prices at
which the goods were sold would be destructive Of the
IN other words the American manufacturer could not
begin the defense his industry until after his industry
had been practically destroyed
Moreover the American manufactures was require not
10 wait until he could have substantial evidence Of the
Obstructive character Of the mportations, but he must
manage by some means to evidence that the foreign
manufacturers purpose to destroy an American in
dusiry.
Every lawyer and every who has been party
to litigation knows the difficulty OF proving another mans
motives.
To prove another mans motive requires, for all prac-
ica purposes that evidence be found Of statement
OF that motive.
Since no foreign manufacturer. with full knowledge
OF the provisions Of the law would commit the folly Of
expressly admitting that he selling goods here for the
purpose Of destroying industry In violation Of law It
was practically certain that proceeding could ever be
commenced with the hope Of stopping the dumpns~of
foreign made goods on the American market
When The ant-dumping bin was introduced, while 1t
was under discussion and after Il was passed Republican
newspapers called attention to It's defects To all this,
however The Democratic Congress gave no heed.
That the Republican press had clear understanding
Of the situation is fully confirmed by the reportof
me United states Tariff Commission Democratic jor-
ganzaton discussing defects Of the anti-dumping law.
That report specifically points out each Of the faults
complained OF by Republican editors. Thus the Demo-
cratic Congress IS condemned by authorized spokesmen
OF Its own party.