The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-10-06


| have been adopted and the war after
] math shortened thereby, while tn
United States would have become I
= member Of the League Of Nations
|, limited But there are = good many
''Ifs" in history.
FRANCE, Belgium and England suf-
fered their forests to be seriously
} depleted during the war. In France
and Belgium the artillery Are de-
stroyed many valuable stretches Of
| timber, while in England timber that
had been standing for centuries was
| hurriedly cut for use by the army.
In the cost Of the war to Europe, the
wAntage Of timber must be put down
~ an important item Already steps
have been taken. however. to recover
the timber losses by reforestation and
America has been called upon for aid.
The American Forestry Association
has supplisd France and Belgium with
many sssds and sAplinss Of American
trees, and now the news comes that
z6 million seeds Of American Douglas
hrat, Sitka spruce and Western larch,
which are indigenous TO the North
west. have been supplied to Great
Britain by this country for renewing
the depleted forests In the United
Kingdom, The next generation Of
Europeans will have available great
American forests in their own coun-
tries. The great interest in forest
renewal In Europe presents contrast !
to the attitude Of Americans, how
ever, in meeting the forestry situa-
ton in this country. While American
trees are being transplanted to Eu-
ope, comparatively little is being done
o keep American trees growing in c
america. Would it not be sad COM
nentary on American extravaganza
md lack of foresight, should the time y
ONE, % to so years hence, when Z
americans should be found importing
imber, drawn from the forests the
lnited States Is now renewing for Eu- :"
opean countries. Yet it Is not out -
de the range OF probabilities.
30 minor effect Of the great war is -
the change it has made in the at
tude Of this country towards tariffs ~ ~
! imports. This nation has definitely -
sssed out Of the conditions Of
'btor nation and stands far and away oe
the lead among creditors. All the vi
or)d Is now its debtor, and the fig 40
'es are enormous. We want to be 40
lid, we cannot afford to see our
btors become insolvent, and we
erefcre have new interest in for ha
IN trade. II we ever were suffi- =,
mt to ourselves, we are no longer. ~
70 home market Is IS important alb 40,
utcly a. ever, but not relatively. It .ot
such considerations that have con- -
rted IS ardent high protectionist
Senator Watson Of Indiana into
lnaellor Of prudence and caution, -
we build Chinese wall about our sto
rkets and stine foreign industries, one
oukn wh'cn aeotS 70 america must sha
paid, II they are to be paid. Sem ~
r Watson Is not alone in taking up n, a,
! new position. Many Republicans
both houses Of congress agree with S
/, and an overwhelming body of prir
mess men. mo tariff law should is I
declares the platform Of twp,
recent New York Republican state him
sention, IN the unsettled economic he
aitions of the present, that will op
vent us from re-establishing the
stable exchange OF foodstuffs and A
Hodities by burdening those to aske
m we must sell, to such an extent The
o make 1t impossible for them to Al
to us, and therefore to buy from rryr
This is an entirely new note To wha'
ounded in Republican platform, said;
II will be heard good deal be- chilli
the tariff issue is settled. Ii is no
or enough to place the duty as IN
as possible. in order Ia deter in &C
what is true protection to the with
industry. 1t must not be put resui
Ugh in the new conditions of the time
! that It will injure the foreign sever
acer. To find the golden mean his
tiles that viii adequately protect wood
American wage standard and at terwa
same time not deprive foreign to II
ers Of = market here is the pres tnrne
uty Of congress. Europe must
lie to sell goods in the United = ne'
;, otherwise. As the New York . IN.
declares, it cannot buy goods "oo''
the United States. 1t has no ~, m.S'
as. 1t must produce and sell in "'nen
to obtain the means to buy. eneese
Is well understood In congress nooi,
particularly in the senate. 1t sp'' y
tariff framing a different job ms n'
npared with the past. VIC "a