Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
ALBERT r. scHoENHuT
On Protection to U. s. Manufacturer

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JITHTIE American business conditions arr
w az good as can be- cynpctcd under g..
istipg circumstances Corrrcsg should toLr
son,n stems Us Soln thH HT,arcon | manufs.
tnrer in bjg strngcIc ogain.t ne incoming
rr.b ~ chean.lahor Goods froro FuronC .uyr
AIhprt r Schnrnbrt rrosiIent nf the
Srhornhrf C'nn,nnnv mnnufartrrcr, or
tnve
"As conditions now stand" said Mr.
Schnenbut I'VE cannot iustlv ronrlain Of
tbo hneincse SITUATION buf if No orn to have
return of the prosperity for which we are
glI looking and hopinc some aid will have
70 be riycn the American manufacturers b.
Congress and that aid can nnlv he eivcn
through m ADEQUATE protective tariff
al present thn great trouble is an i'm
uense inflow of German goods, which are
manufactured nt \ cost which the American
manufacturers cannot possiblv meet Fur
tbcrmorc. on account Of the low rate Of cx-
change at whirI, tLe German mari ia Guo.rd.
an American dollar. which is worth 100
cents all over the world will go a long way
in the purchase of these cheap goods.
Lower Costs Ip Europe
"Thc American workman las alwavs had
a bipbcr standard of living than tLe worker
| Of onv other countrv. and during the war
oolS S'Huaru iiS vas ,u'sro xxx ,ri ic+ hir,
retain his self respect. and thus do bir best
| work if he il NOT maid considerable higher
| than the European workman, aud he ca Unot
! be- Maid IN this wav unless the goods which
| hn makes hrin, a nroportjonatcIv HIGHER
nricc
| Tho goods which are being sent 70 this
| country in such volume arc u0Ihjug like tho
| standard Of American goods in material or
| workmanship. As a matter Of fact in n,auv
| cases the materials are Of the very cbcareSt
and the unrkmanshiu is Of The poorest nusI.
| ity 50 if IL lttlc wonder that fbe American
manufacturcr who uses the hest Of na.
teriois and rsvs good wages for the highest
! standard of rorkmanshin in thC world
cannot successfully Comrctc With chem Ia
| the matter ~ nricc
con the oth9r hand. this keen connection
Is stimulating 70 American brains, In our
| own line we are meeting il by spttiug ont
| new TOYS This same tbipr aproIics 10 lines
other than ours: every line, in fact, in
| which the manufactured artirln is NOT n
| stonIe
| ,.iu tbis uav No bonr to moot ond to
overromn tbe comnetition Which We cannot
| r,ont IN Tho n,atter of nrico alone Amnri
can Ingenuity has never vct found n problem
| which Il could not sucressfnIly solve. and wo
| Loi;oro 49, ,ro sboiI ho aka 20 bnId o,,r ou,,
| ~ tbie roattor az u.e barn IN n,anv otbers
| ,rblrh bavc been nrcsentcd to thn american
| h,,sinces NAV anil menmfect,ror
'ar'h the hemooE
NaHt9iiy, tnT rcnlGoE tor tnlS coh9lIion
| OF coH'Deu''N s"II"B ~ OUT ".athrIe - ~
| adequate pr"te'tNc tarn' ana ongrcSs a.
rcadI oas 'aEru &c ~, MS TePs to"arG tuis
| Inc bordntN larII blll Will 40 rnuch Tor ~"
| american manufacturer passed, -"
| .NnlcrIchn manuLa'tu!Irr "dnIS p|oniUll'V"
tarin We gre az Wiling 10 lahc our cnap'n 3
toG CohIWlonS n WIZ nG" fAI'I I aDtoua . anH
sel @ur petter' msIe spodS at lnc same nguLe.
~ courAr; WIZ s ,ut Msrloal maLs t,s at toe