The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-30

Retailers of Richmond. as well as
members of the Wayne County Farm
ers Federation, will be informed of
the necessity of having the American
valuation plan included in the tariff
bill now pending in congress, accord
ing to a decision of % local manufG"-
tureres, who met TO discuss the tariff
and its bearing upon American trade.
At the Arlington hotel, Tuesday after
noon.
After discussing the disaster which
would result TO American industry ii
the acceptance of German manufac-
tured products made by cheap labor,
were to be continued by this country,
the meeting unanimously adopted res
olutions TO be sent to Indiana's SEN
ators and to the congressman from
this district, urging the valuation
clause.
Thomas Tarkleson was appointed
chairman of a committee of three to
bring the matter before the farmers
of this county. H R. Robinson was
named as the chairman of a COM
mittee of three to cause the early
discussion of the bill by Richmond
retailers.
Germans Undersell Americans.
II was pointed out that with the la.
horers of Germany working for from
S4 to So a week, producing manufac.
tured articles which American indus
tries make, paying their employees
from SIS TO $50 a week, the Germans
were able to undersell American man
ufacturers. With the loss of business
by the factories of this country, which
would result, it was stated that thous
ands of American laboring men would
be thrown out of work.
Citing instances where American
manufacturers had already been com.
PEELED to go to Germany TO buy goods
to sell in this country because the
Americans could not meet the cheap
competition. John NJ. Lontz said:
If our congress does not protect Its
industries by causing foreign goods tC
be subject TO a tariff based on the
value of the American dollar instead Of
the greatly deprecated German mark
we will be forced to go to Germany
for our manufactured goods made by
pauper labor. If we are not taken care
of economically, then Germany ha:
won the war.
Labor Situation Grave.
During the war you and l received
government inquiries asking if W.
would take back into our employ The
boys who had gone to war. when the!
returned. and now through the mac
ton of congress We will be unable II
give those boys employment and We
will have TO tell them to go back t
the country they licked and beg TO
Jobs"
It was brought out in the discussion
that unless protection was afforded
manufacturers by a tariff based OF
American valuation, the country would
he flooded with cheap articles made
by foreign labor Factory laborer
would be thrown out of employment
and consequently the idle employees o
the country would not be able to pur
chase from retailers.
While all commodities would b.
cheap. there would be no money witt
which to buy the goods. To meet TIL
low costs, farmers would be forced t.
sell their products at prices similar 4
those which existed during 1889, when
according 10 Mr.. Lontz, eggs sold 70
eight cents a dozen and bacon at fou
cents a pound
importers Played.
Fraudulent importers in this Cour
try were r1lndly flayed by member
of the meeting. II was stated tina
America was swindled out of million
Of dollars annually by importers wit
false invoices
Following is copy of the resoll
tons adopted:
Resolved that the manufactured
Of the city of Richmond, Indiana. NEE
ing this 29th day of November. 1872
to consider the Tariff bill now pendin