The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921 MIR. FORDNEY's SIREN VOICE

It is years a scientific tariff crysalzed into tariff commission but political parties have yet developed practically thinkers who talk scientific tar m making to the public Representative Fordney explained the American Valuation Plan to the Bridgeport Asso ciaton last night with utter disregard of those economic conditions which have out and with reliance for quality emotional oratoy dating back to the pamest days of high protection when scientific tariffs had never been heard of by the average Congressman
 For years American export business has been mously imports No influx of foreign goods precp ated the unemployment spread broadly the nation
 One might have supposed, who depended Mr. Ford for his information that all that needed higher tariff to everything straight
 The United States he | about the only country that nduged higher tariffs England and France and Japan and Italy and Canada have he sad fixed them
 strange then higher panaceas misfrunes the world that the United States is the Eden the human Mr. Fordney said that is In all of those highly protected countries with their brand tariffs there is
 much higher degree of unemployment and unhappness than here
 Almost any know himself that tariffs little nothing to do with the evils from which all really in discussing tariff back upon the emotional pane to abandon phenomena substituting for scientific observa intelligent which, truly viewed are to be classed among things which are not so
 gained the pursuit of scientific tariff by upon the retail merchants of America?
 Admitting that some Chicago merchant spoke with dspar- agement Fordney? How does help to make less nsidious attack the whole business of merchandising at retail?
 The American applied international trade with America would not have simple but complex results In discussing the bill it's proponents should attempt anaze and showing which might be good and which of doubtful import.
 plan proposed by the President is not the American Valuation Plan The two plans tany upon the principle. There char dngenuousnes in what Mr. ForneY said about the Presidents tariff views
 impractical trade If free trade the condition could be approached suddenly, without disaster any than train moving mile ute could be nstananeously stopped without catastrophe
 tariffs necessary.
 tariff each commodity Is matter for Independent determination This is the theory of the scientific tariff and of the nonpolitcal tariff commission.
 The American Valuation Plan certainly has the defect that each country which trades with the United States advantage conditions which superior. that law of trade which that goods of each class will general from the place where they most efficiently produced.
 -Aldrich tariff bill brought virtual Through the which excited New England busted dominant position it had held in the national ment since the founding of the country.
 valuation tariffs would be much higher than Payne-Aldrich tariffs
 of the past is that tariffs must be moderation.
 will be reflected to the injury of committed if.
 The American Valuation Plan has 8 siren the song is not good for New England It invites misfortune.