The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-03
TRIPLE EFFORT FOR LABOR

1.-The republican administration il
now engaged in three lines of effort
for the promotion of the welfare Of
American labor" says the Republican
Publicity Association, through it,
President Honorable Jonathan
Bourne, Jr. 1T is restricting immi-
grafton, framing an import tariff on
cheap foreign goods, and building up
our export trade.
Restriction of immigration has a
double purpose-to relieve the labor
situation at a time when there are
more men than there are jobs, and to
give opportunity for the American
ization of the foreign element already
here before admitting any consider
able number of new immigrants. In
both particulars the effect upon Am
erican labor will be good, for there
will not only be less competition In
numbers of workmen but as result
of the Americanization Of the imml-
grants their standards of living will
be raised and they will expect and
ask the same wage standard the Am
erican workman desires.
THE enactment of an import tariff
law will supplement the restriction
of immigration. There is little use
protecting the American workman
from the competition of immigrant
r,h 8 IN Loo
open to the free admission of the pro-
ducts of foreign labor A workman
who can come to this country and
lower the standard of wages and llv-
ing by his competition here can also
lower the American standard by pro-
ducing goods at home and shipping
them here to be sold in competition
with the product of American labor.
This is fact frequently overlooked
by Democrats who favor restriction |
of immigration but oppose any re-
striction on the Importation OF the
products of the labor of the men they
do not wish to admit as immigrants.
In truth, if we are to choose between
admitting foreign labor or the pro-
ducts of foreign labor, the former is
preferable, for the foreign laborer
admitted to this country will spend
much of his earnings here, while the
foreign laborer who produces at home
and ships the product here, spends
his earnings abroad. 1t is not pro-
posed to enact an import duty that
will be absolutely prohibitive, but to
make the import tax high enough to
represent the difference in cost of
production, and thus put the Ameri-
ian producer on an equality with his
oreign competitor.
I'm building up export trade the {
government is pursuing several plans
permitting combinations for export
sales, sending trade representatives
O all the principal nations, and {
merchant marine which
will be an agency for the establish {
nent of regular trade routes as well =
8 extending the opportunity for il
hipment of American goods to mar
cts not hitherto reached. Every $
ollar's worth of American goods
hipped abroad means a dollar to be
expended for the payment of Ameri- \
an wages or the purchase of Ameri- b
an raw materials p
WARS aftermath finds several mil - :,
on men out of employment. Gov Il
can not find complete rem ?
dy for such an economic condition. Of
he present administration is doing
possible, however, to af- :
,rd all the relief that can be at 4
ined through legislation and add
inistration.'
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With the cooperation of the Coun-
assured the chamber of commerce
it's meeting today discussed plans
r the rehabilitation of the county :
ir grounds and the establishment
camping ground for tourists.
lie plans, as outlined in our report
the council meeting yesterday, are r
course tentative. But an early
art is wanted and a survey is made
e first objective to the procedure IL
at will follow. 1t is to be hoped
at the committees will go to work
earnest and not delay what in hu
3 other cities is accounted matter
good advertising.
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It is a source Of qualification to1
} editor of this paper, coming here t