The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-09-08

Deutschland" bobbed up in Balti-
more one Sunday morning with his
Submarine filled with German dyes
for American importers and now
some of these same importers are
now representing the German in
terests before Congress.
FAR-REACHING BENEFITS FROM
DYE MANUFACTURE J
The Director of the Bureau of
Mines, Department of the Interior,
declares that the development of our
national dye industry Will not only
mean future independence from Ger
many, but more important still, the
utilization of our own raw products
that are vitality tied up with dye
production. DR. Manning mentiones
the close connection of the industry
ito nitrates, fertilizers and amunitions,
and among the by-products result
ing are tar for roads, paving mater
ials, roofing watledproofing mater
ials, protective coatings, insulating
materials, fllavoring extracts, arti-
fetal perfumes Photographic develop
ers and wood preservatives. DR.. Man.
ming warns that if the German vat
dyes are brought into this country
in quantities that "the new industry
industry would have no chance of
existance.' y
The age-old controversy about
the wisdom of tariffs still goes on.
but the discussion that has been car
ried on in Washington in. theattempt
to let the German dye manufacturer
crawl back into our good graces,
seems to leave very definite i'm
preston on the Capital that if the
Republican principle of protective
tariff, and the American weapon of
IN embargo for commercial purposes,
aas any merit at all, that the place to
begin in apply its operation is in
finishing up the good work in behalf
If establishing the manufacture of
American dyes that has been getting
well under way since the day we went
to war.
is ROAD MONEY WASTED?
There is lurking notion in Wash
ington that a lot of Federal aid
money is being wasted in many of the
States. Possibly this impression
s partly due to the fact hat Senators
md Representatives are prevented
rom giving their physical presence
o the demonstrations of efficiency
made by Federal State and District
Inspectors whose business it is to
:keck up on the work of county
here is a good deal of the 81 want
be shown" sentiment in the Nat
onal Capitol. Senator King of Utah
says that the state road arganiza-
ions have received from the Govern
aent, various road building equip
ralued in excess of $1O0,O00,O00. A
ill for an additional $75,000,000 of
federal aid money is in conference
)etween the two branches of Con-
sress and before the money is voted
he same Senator would like to have
general investigation of road oper-
ltions throughout the United States
determine the truth of his claim
hat the appropriations made by Con
.ress have been used and expended
lin an extravagent manner
1t is fair to say that the views
If Senator King do not represent
The general attitude of official Wash
ington, and he will have plenty of
trouble with his resolution, before.
he is able to convince his colleagues
from States that have the best kind
Of roads that the work is not being
well done and conscientiously done.
Money from Farm Exports
The War Finance Corporation has
oeen empowered by Congress to issue
oonds for $1,5OO.O0O,0OO and use d
billion dollars of the money to aid
the farmers in exporting their pro-
ducts. There was lot Of talk
in Congress about this legislation
and all hoped that it would be help
full to the farmers in their present
difficulties. The movement of agri-
ultural crops in the domestic mar
sets and overseas to foreign con-
umers has been very heavy in recent
nonths, and this big supply is to
be still further accelerated by the:
opening of the government purse
strings for the purpose of financing
the farmers. The heavy crop move
ments at the greatly depressed prices
indicate that the farmers of the 4
country who have been holding their
crops notwithstanding the depress- 4
ed markets.
The Chicago stock yards have re-
oor+Ix, how, raoa;viy,o mora aaftIasl