The Penn's Grove record., 1921-08-12
THE DYE TARIFF FIGHT
Congressman In Power Selling Out to
Germany

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fight now going on in the L. S. Sen
ate I've the tariff on dye stuffs. The
American Economist the weekly
paper published by the American
manufacturers who want a protective
tariff, has been fighting the tariff on
/ German dyes from the beginning.
They care nothing about patriotism
and building up an American indus
try if they are not in it. 1t is a fight
between American patriotism for pro-
lection against the old enemy in Arms,
/ Germany, and the selfish industry
whose patriotism goes no further than
their own pockets.
During the World Wan our own
/ Government confiscated the prescrip-
tions and formulas as to the way of
making dyes which had been filed in
the Government Patent Office at
Washington under international agree
ment, which prohibited the citizens Of
this country making dyes on the pre-
,criptious invented in Germany. The
Germans did not make their dye in
this country and forbid Our citizens
to make them. The war cancelled
former agreements and the dye pat
entS were sold by the custodian Of
Alien Enemy Property, who was A.
Mitchell Palmer, against whom you
read the greatest V~ituperations i'm the
daily papers, which was German
propaganda.
The biggest pro-German Senator
was our beloved Joseph S. FFeling-
huysen, Of New Jersey, the Warmest
personal and political friend of Presi-
dent Harding. 1t should be kept in
mind that Big Joe was the only man
among 81 Congressman to vote
against taking over alien properties.
He was interested in German insur-
ance companies.
A corporation was formed called
the Chemical Foundation, which
bought these dye patents, which are
the basis Of u Dye Industry in the
United States.
The same thing was done in Great
Britain. France and Italy. At the
close of the War;, officials in those ma
lions slapped on an embargo against
German dyes, to protect their manu-
~facturers. Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent, twice recommended the same
embargo be put on by Congress, but
the textile manufacturers and German
Alien influence and money fur
nished the propaganda t. lash Wood
row Wilson to hinder what was done
in other nations. Great Britain,
France and Italy signed the Peace
Treaty and their Parliaments ratified
it. making legal their confscation of
alien enemy properties.
III I = Co,o+a did NOT IotifV the
Peace Treaty, therefore taking of
Alien Enemy properties, including the
dye patents, have not been ratified by
international agreement on the part of
the United States.
The Resolution declaring peace with
Germany recently passed by Congress
and signed by President Harding did
rot contain a clause ratifying the acts
of the Custodian of Alien Enemy prop
critics. Consequently. the old law be
tween the United States and Prussia
stands good. wherein all nations are
to recognize the rights of each others
properties. Last year about a million
dollars were given back to the wife of
a German instructor Of the University
Of Pennsylvania. August 18th last over
a million was given back to the wife
Oil the former German AiipasSa4oI
Bernstein, seized IN I9I by Jhe AHei
Property CUSTODIAN: Hef portrait
Wa i'm a PhIladeiphla paper August
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The a3leSt lawyers at biggest SaI-
aries have been hlIed TO get oIner
properties back including lhe patents
German yves, "IlLGIl We're GousnC
by the ChemlcaI F~ouhdaIIon' |hIct! are
the foundation OF u aye industries.
Ii our United states senate pf3c-
-iced Patriotism instead OF playing me
d%lrtlest party pohtlcs Y e enacted IN
the history OF the world they YOU'D
endorse the dye embargo IKE Great
Britain. france and Italy dld' VINO
must mold Germany 70 De an Ola
enemy until all lndemnltles are pald'
viii! take thirty years.
The Reason FOR Deserti0hs
The Custodian OF Alien properties
took over nearly a billion dollars OF
property owned by many who lNed IN
and oil this country, but dId not tnlhK
enough Of it to become citizens. lhey
We're subjects to the German Kaiser