The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

AiltA o - u NAhA
ion about the American valuation Many
nations have ad"ptcd delivery Valuation
AZ their basis Tor collecting duties: tHh,
Is. they take Ue cost OF the l"np"rtS Uc
IiScrcl at In" port Of entry a. III" trusts
tor l"Nytuh duty. 1t - no radical "c
partUre.t Tn view Of thc varying C'ndi'
tons and the dlSorArrci state Of money
values. t. provide for American NaiuH
ton. but there can not he ignored The
3 danE,r Of such a valuation brought &c
the level uI our own production costs
maki"X our tariff arohihi:iTc. 1t night
do 80 IN many instances wh"r" Imports
ought To he encouraged. I believe con-
4 Errss ought we'll to consider TIA" d"slr'
ability % the only promising altcrna'
tive. namely n provision authorizing
proclaimed American valuation. unh"l
prescribed condition. on any given list ("
articles imported.
In his proposed C!cNihility NWth"r'%-
ing Increases to meet conditions $" like
.'y to- change. there should also lee prn-
Vision for drc""NSrs. \ rate may L. - i
today. and entirely cat 49, proportion
. SiA months from today. II our tariff
, arc 20 ir made equitable. and not N""cs-
Sari'S burden orr imports and hinder
on" tIHde abroad. frequent adjustment
vii b" necessary for years - come,
Knowing the impuSsihility Of mod!Gira-
ton by act uF Congress for any one ~
, Il score OF lines without invOlvin. Il long
array " schedules. | th!nk We shall 20
a .uux ways towards StHhi,iz"t!"n II
there IS recognition OF IA" tariff COM
miSSJUn'S fitness Ia recommend urgent
, changes by proclamation.
Business On UPGRADE.
ga, ,,.s .l.,,,, n,tl1i., ,,,r,g,, +p,or-
ing the early determination Of "nr tariff
policy, There have been rHasSur!nG
signs oe q business revival from The
deep slump which all the world has
been experiencing. Oar unemployment.
which gave lis deep concern only 1t few
weeks ago. has grown encourgEingiN
less. and now assurances and renewed
conf!dtnc will attend the congressional
declaration that American industry viii
be held secure.
Much has been SSid about the proteC-
tive policy for ourselves, making 4 i'm
possible for our debtors 70 discharge
their obligations TO US This Is i con-
~tention not now pressing for decision.
II wc must choose between 4 people OF
id!enesS pressing for the payment OF in
dcbtedncss. or u people rcsuming the
normal ways Of employment and carry
ing the credit. let us choose the latter.
some times we apnratse largest tho
human Ill most vivid In our minds. W.
havS been giving. and are giving now.
Of our influence and appeals 20 mini
mize the likelihood 10 war and throw
off the crushing burdens Of armament.
1t ~ all very earnest with "A national
soul impelling. But a people unem-
p!oyed and gaunt with hunger face n
situation quite as disheartcninC as war.
and our greater obligation today is TO
do the governments part toward rcsum-
Ing productivity and promoting for
tunate and remunerat!ve employment.
The Agricultural situation.
Something more than tariff protection
Is required by American agriculture. To
the farm has come the earlier and the
heavier burdens ct rpadjustmNnt. There
Is actual depression In our agricultural
industry. while agricultural prosperity
Is absolutely essential to IT," general
prosperity OF the country. congress has
sought very earnestly To provide relief
II has promptly given SIch temporary
relief az has been possible. but the call
IL .ns!stent for the permanent solution.
It "a inevitable that large crops lower
the prices. and that snort crops advance
lItIl. Np l'SlSailI'h Gun cure lTlI
fundamental law. But there must DO
some economic solution for tho Excess
s!ve variation in returns for agricultural
production.
II - rather shocking 10 he told, and
to hsvs the statement strongly sup
p"~iel. the H!ns million ha."~ t.! cotton
raised or American plantations in It
S.,en year. VIII actually lac worth more
to t'c rrrdWc"rS than u. 0UN. 900 haies
would have been. Equally shocking 10
;he statement that 700. 0ON. 900 bushels OF
wheat raised by American farmers
wo"ld bring them more money thar u
hii'i"n bushels. Yet these are not eN-
HSgerated statements. In Il world
where there are tens or millions who
need food and clothing. which they can
not get. such II condition - sure IL in
diet the social system which makes It
loE>lhle.
Encourage Cooperative Marketing
In the main the remedy lies in diStr!-
button and marketing. Every proper en-
enlargement should he given n the co.
! operative marketing programs. These
have proven vrry helpful 10 Tho COOPER
at'nE commission In Europe. In Ru. STA.
the cooperative community has become
a r~crpYni;ed bulwart OF law and order.
and saved Indiv!lualism from "nguif-
MONT ~ Fp'llI pHEdiS SlS. I EtI'ilt l'Ig
thc% wi, be accredited with the saliva
iion e the Russian state.
I>hrrc Is a?rea, for this experiment.
w! not ny It No ono challenges the
rirn; Of the farmer TO Il larger share
Of the consumers pay for his rrOdu, =,
-" one can dispute hat We can 10.
live without the farmer. lie Is justified
"a ;ea"lliuE against the transportation
" o.. Given a far return for his labor.
hc Will haze less occasion to appeal
Toy financial aid: and given asSurtac"
that his .uburs snail not be in vain. ""
-cassure all the people Of a production
sufficient 10 meet our national require
mca; aud guard ?Su.ust diSast"r.
The Drift Prom Farm to City.
III" bas,. Of the pyramid OF riyiliZa-
tor wu.r, rests upon the s".l Is sHr'nk-
iug through the dr!f; "r population from
C..lm {" city. For a Eeneru'!"N We hG' o
hcea expressing NOR" or less concern
.lmut this tend ny. Economists have
warned ard Statesmen NAV" G"plored.
~ tuuf1ht for 4 tim" 'aal m"d"rm con-
\-r:-a. ", aui the moro iuiinntc contact
wnuli nt't tn" movement hU; l. has
r,n >.aadly ~ Perhaps only grim
necessity will ,"rrc'' i. hut We ought ~
:.ml a 'c', nrI~'u' l"U.rI!.
The ,NIs,ing Srh"m" "t et.H9stiHE
,rtg. Yates has h""u ~faN""tuE ;h" has
~ Io,at~. uutIl industries ar" attracted
~ some r"ntrrS and irp"ll"d from
u:1"r~ \ &r"r; NolUn. Of uNccoi"mir
aud Wts:cf! transportation has "nsr"l
.t..l ,n- cost j~ur."AsrI A., r!tnEl!. The
gran m.,l'IE and meat pack nE indus-
u..S afford ample Illustration and the
at, u%iur concentration * rc"diIy APP
rar"ul ThC m"uacr Ia concentration
a." not limited to tn" r"tarding iunu-
"n.". ~ agriculture ManIfrslly. the