Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-21
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Especial to The Bulletin.)

talked to The Bulletin correspondent re- gardlng what he believes to be efforts by certain banking interests to prevent the adoption of customs duties which will adequately protect American industries and American labor.
 Col. Tilsen pointed out that heretofore the American banker has been as much of an advocate of protective tariff as our manufacturers but there has been a req ignment of interest which has put the big banker on the side of the inn porter and apparently out of sympathy with efforts to prevent the flooding of our markets with foreign made goods. Said Col. Tilson, 'the success of a com bination of international bankers and persons interested in foreign trade may delay or prevent the imposition of GUS toms duties which will be adequate pro- lection. That would be disastrous to the country. To diminish or destroy the buy ing power of the industrial worker is to destroy the prosperity of the food pro- ducer. We N6r much about aid to the farmer, but without buying power from the worker the prosperity of the food producer Is destroyed" Commenting on the effort to secure foreign trade Col. Tilson said: "I fear we are in danger of being so much interested in other | peoples affairs that we neglect those of our own country. The world has been in | turmoil a long time and we have become so much absorbed in world problems tha t l it Is hard for us to turn our thoughts | to domestic concerns. Strictly Ameri- | can industries are passing through pe- | riod of depression and danger, The 1 great increase in international debt has | opened to the banker increased oportuni- ! ty. This will mean that purely Ameri- i can industries may lose the help of 1 I-fn | merce will gain. If we neglect our own l industries there can be no general pros | perity, or prosperity Of the farmer, the | mechanic or the manufacturer and the 1 entire public will suffer. If We permit l toe much foreign trade 10 enter our markets an increased number of our working men win be walking the streets ot our cities and towns, and the agricul- tural producer will look In vain for some one to buy his products"
 Col. THsOn has been foremost in pre- l pairing tariff schedules and has listened
 to the testimony of men on both sides of the question, so his utterances are the result of careful investigation and not snapshot judgment.
 It Is expected the tariff bill will be re- ported out of the committee early in July and the house immediately take up its l consideration. By that time the senate ! ought to have the revenue bill so nearly ready to submit 1t to the house commit | tee that no delay Is likely In fact, there
 is A rumor that whcn the tariff gets l through the house and the revenue bill | is ready to be considered, tariff may stel aside and give the right of way to the revenue bill. At any rate the outlook
 now is that they will travel closely side by side and congress clear them from the slate in the early fall.
 On the shoulders of Senator David I 1 Walsh. democrat, of Massachusetts, vii
 fall the responsibility of sounding the | keynote speech of the next campaign | for Walsh has just been selected by the | New York city democrats to be the prin, | cipal speaker at the democratic pow-wov | to be held there July 4th. Senator Walst | makes it known that he will urge the
 DO ty to return to past traditions; to turr it's back on interna atiopalism and t'
 adopt strong constructive policy tha
 will he ready for use in the 1922 cam
 paign All that is regarded here as high
 ly significant That New York has SC
 lected as it's chief spokesman Nev
 England democrat of conservative ideas
 is looked on as a move to make con
 verts in New England and the east, more over. it puts in the foreground of tn
 nations stage Senator Walsh, who wa an ardent anti-Wilson League spokes
 man; one who breaches old fashionc' democracy, who is devout Catholic an'
 man devoted to Ireland. which is tn
 land of his birth. Walsh is an orator o power and eloquence and no one for . moment believes he was hap-hazar
 choice. for his influence and ability ar widely known, as are also his views If is recognized here that the demo ! 1ap; 'fOt1 for genuine party issue for the com ing campaign. The tariff, which for s many years served that purpose, has no7 l become a. local rather than partisan is 1 sue. as the vote on the emergency tari plainly showed. Whether or not Senate
 Walsh can strike a keynote that wi lay foundation for a partisan issue rt ' mains to be seen.
 At present general denuneiation of tn
 administration, the republican party an all it's works is the only weapon in us and that is getting badly blunted by be s ing overworked. Senator Pat Harrlsol
 of Mississippi. rises daily in his seat an r Hays the republican party, from the ore:
 ident down to the most humble vote He denounces it's methods, its policie
 it's issues and it's men. Though whs
 he says may read Ike an unanswers T bIy argument of republican wickednes T and inpotency, in reality 1t means notl . ing except that Senator Pat is gettin e much space in the records. No one hel
 takes it seriously, and the Mississirl l senator usually speaks to espty shair 1 and sounds the loud tinbal unchallenge l and to his hearts content. But the fa z remains that the democrats are at - loss for a definite and winning issu
 They know it will take more than mel
 words of denunciation to bring them hac d into power. Criticism like that voiced
 Senator Pat is not meeting favor fro T the rank and file of democratic senato
 and congressman. They are not in syn
 pathy with assailing party withol g cause, and believe 1t will d0s the dem d crats more harm than good. So tho l. are vainly trying to stem the tide
 Senator Pats harsh words. They a
 ready to bounce on anything that h.
 substance in fact, but regard make b T lieve grievance as worse than none IT -- tariff, on which they have previously T 1T lied is no longer available, and they a
 keeping a watchful eye out for me
 cause" Just how to play the game !, please the home folks, and at the san
 time score political advantage is not ea
 to solve They are trusting the spec n of Senator Walsh may be suggestive
 even 20 step farther, and point out |
 way.
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