The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-19

~lh,, way Ia collect these debts. woa''
BE-. 10 surrender 10 the nations OF inc
world TN" home market Of America, !
would say. Let us sacrifice every cent
Of the money owed us rather thhn sac
rid,r uur industrial Indenendcnce.
congressman I.ongworth was thus
perfectly frank and candid in expressing
hi Willingness to sUbsidiZc the beneil'
Charles of high protective tariff with
lump sum of $4,000 900. 00U.
.Rathcr more reasonable and cautious
and undoubtedly mo-c significant vas
the utterancc of IN" Republican senator
from New Jersey. Mr.. Edge. lie said
In CONSIDERING any tariff legislation
ii j. imperative that congress view tEc
problem from the greatly changed trade
conditions brought about by the war
The nations OF Europe owe Us approx
mateIy $4,000. OW0. 0O0 net Cat per cent
this would call for S7o00U0oo o Il year
in interest charges aloneD Senators,
"" cannot Shave the CAk" and the penny
both. We who have stood for proteC-
ton will always stand Tor protection of
American industry and agriculture, bus
mss and labor. iul We still must rec
nGnjH" the other elements that condi.
This is not as | view 1t. Il question e
cid party tradition or ideals: il is II
question for those responsible in cor
gross today To recognize present Condi.
tionS."
Situation Worries Edge.
These are hut Il few detached Scu-
fences. from SENATOR Edges speech. ]
was I"sg and WAS made longer by tn"
troubled mind OF the speaker. |, was
tn not ouly but also, type Of speech.
hrSiIan' with embarrassment and IN
rrSOlut ON. lie had the air of standing
WITH reluctant feet ct the parting OF
the ways. lie wanted To retain his
membership N the high protection
ranks. bu lac tlso wanted to collect
that $4,000. 100000 from Europe
Bur with all its "rresOlutiou. Srna-
tor Edges speech stood out from those
OF IN" other Republican leaders. He
at least showed 4 nrbulous and slowly
da wu,ng understanding of what the war
did TO protection. tie saw that protec-
ton poor dear. Is Il casualty of the
great conflict. Those Republican lead
crS who blithely said that We must
max" II protective tariff. and that we
must also collect tn" European debts
weren't as uncomfortable" rs Edge was.
y
was the confidence Of ignorance.
The truth is "" arr face to face
with u party rralignmcnt al, this sub
jart of protection Congressman RIney
saw Il 1T least d!mly. He said: We
may approach 4 time when there viii
b" a rcalignmrnt 81 parties. hut so
far as am concerned no matter
whether that rra Iignmcn; ocurs or not
| nrOpns1 In stand for the minerals
for wh!rh my party has stood"
Apparently. Congressman Ra!ncy
wasn't very comfortable about this new
recruit Ia the Democratic ranks. lie
was a little startled To- iiad among the
ragged remnants Of his party Il myster-
.OuS Stang"r n q froCk coat and silk
hat, capitalist FASTENER who pays
high taxes. who invests money IN for
eiGn loans and who wants it poasipl"
for Europe 10 repay these loans OF
course. there IS SIN huge part 81
the prosperous and capitalist sections
If N" East who have larger stake
IN the role # manufacturer than in
their rol, OF investor but that is right
where the rle:tN"' ago comes. 4 large
section OF the Republican party has
formerly recognized no god hut pro-
lection ~ now certain To consider
whether they had not better bow down
to tn" god ~ facilitated imports from
Europe