The Coconino sun., 1921-02-18

ram oil, oU,l0o,ooi pounds.
 Palm kernel oil, 53,508 pounds.
 Olive oil, for Mfg, 216,145 gallons.
 Soya bean oil, 195,773,594 pounds.
 Other oils, $1 1,542,271.00 worth.
 During the recent four months of July, August, September and October, 1920, the following raw materials were imported from foreign countries into the United States absolutely FREE:
 Cotton, 42,96l ,69l pounds.
 Corn, 5,317,276 bushels.
 Wheat flour, 221 ,9S9 barrels.
 Wool, A, 4,435,246 pounds.
 Beef and veal, 19,456,9 ,96l pounds.
 Mutton and lamb, GA 4,623,776 pounds
 Cattle, 142,139 head.
 Sheep, 94 4,960 head.
 Cow hides, S0O23, ,347 hides.
 Calf hides, 1O,782,491 hides.
 Cabretta hides, ASS hides.
 Buffalo hides, 3,270,450 hides.
 Other hides, 53,013,1S6 hides.
 Oil cake, 12S,615,571 pounds.
 Vegetable Oils: Chinese nut oil, 3,354 ,901 gallons. Cocoanut oil, 62,402,4S6.
 Cottonseed Oil, 579,172 pounds.
 Palm oil, 12,962,O ,O1O pounds.
 Palm kernel oil, 1,403.651 pounds.
 Olive oil, for Mfg, 9,S96 gallons.
 Soya bean oil, 26,923,7 ,725 pounds.
 Other oils, $37S,053.00 worth.
 It doesn't require an expert to real ize just how much the above free com petitive imports have discriminated against our farmers and stockmen, and their consequent losses thus occa- stoned, besides the great loss in rev. enue to the government. We raise an nually about 75,0Q0,000 head of cattle, while South Amefican countries with only little more than a third of our population, raise over S0,000,000 head of cattle yearly. Due to their tropi- cal climate, cheap-and luxuriant grass, cheap labor, and ample water and lit- tie feeding, our cost of production is about five times as great as theirs per pound.
 The time has come when We must take products of American farms and ranches, and all competitive sub stitutes, of the free list and our American market afford a living wage and return to our producers, and when
  ules on such products and substitutes as will equalize our cost of production with that of foreign countries. To a certain extent this principle was rec ognized and followed in the tariff act of October 3, 1913, in placing a duty on certain products largely raised by cheap labor in foreign countries. And during the last fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, the following dutiable prod ucts were imported from foreign ccun- tries into the United States and duty paid upon same, to-wit:
 Rice, uncleaned, 22,43i,19I pounds, duty 5-Sc
 Rice flour, 1,265,19S pounds, duty 1-4c.
 Rice, cleaned, 156,217,566 pounds, duty 1c.
 Beet sugar, 1,219,834 pounds.
 Can Sugar, 7,533, ,200,33S pounds.
 Molasses, 154 ,670,2 gallons. Peanuts, shelled, 12,067, ,99S pounds, duty 3-4c.
 Peanuts, not shelled, 12,O67 ,99S pounds, duty 9-8c.
 Butterine and cocoa butter, 41,5OO pounds.
 Olive oil, edible, 6,Sl2. 5y6 gallons, duty BOG.
 Linseed and f!axseed oil, 4,550,39l gallons, duty l0c.
 Peanut Oil, 22.o64,36S gallons, duty I6c.
 [ Rapeseed oil, ,229, ,526 gallons, duty ! Sc.
 Other dutiable oils, 1,i32,695 gal Ions. | Certain wheat, 35,O52 bushels, duty i 10c.
 i Certain wheat flour, l,l60 barrels. If it is democratic and American to place duty upon rice, peanuts and cane products, then why not upon our corn, wheat, cotton, wool, hides, live stock and far-eastern vegetable oils and substitutes that daily compete with our farm and ranch products And why beg the question any long CT? Why not place proper and ade- quate duty upon all such items to dc some good?
 The millions of city consumers who inhabit New York, Boston, Philadel- phia. Pittsburgh Baltimore, Wash, ington, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago St. Louis and our other large cities while demanding and getting their S6 $S, $1O, $15, $20 and S25 for to $ hours work each day are constantly demanding that everything they ea' and wear be furnished to them at the lowest minimum. They never give 2 serious thought to the subject of LIVING WAGE TO THE PRODUC FER who feeds and clothes them. Ant I am afraid that it has been the clam oring of these millions of city consum CTS whose votes are very much de sired, which has caused FREE RAW MATERIALS to be written into dem ocratic platforms. Much too long have we democrats permitted rest-needint politicians to entwine into our plat forms and policies some city-vote catching slogan to the detriment O our producers. With blinking eyes w democrats have sat by and let ou brother republicans pass their meas