The Washington herald., 1922-01-23
WEST PROMISES
EAST FAIR DEAL
mus. CONGRESS
Senator McCumber Says
Republican Is Party of
Protection for All.

The West has risen to power in
Congress but the West does not in
tend to take advantage of other
sections OF the country in the shap-
ing OF legislation, according to Sem
ator Mccumber, Of North Dakota,
whose succession to the late Sem
aeor Penrose as chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee is being
viewed with alarm in the East
IN reading some of the Eastern
press comments pertaining. to the
Finance Committee, have been
somewhat surprised at the express
sion OF feeS slmetinaes indicated
that the Increasing membership of
that committee from the Western
section Of the country and increas-
ing activities of Western Senators
In shaping legislation might pos
sibly endanger the stability of the
country and weaken the principle
OF protection to our American in
dustries. a policy upon which de-
pends in great degree the pros
perity of the people and the con-
sequent stability of our institu-
lions" said Senator McCumber.
This fear seems to be based
upon the assumption that there are
some radical differences between
the interests of the East and those
OF the West. ] fail to recognize
any difference. Whatever may be
the provincial ideas of some few
of the people of either section, the
great mass of thinking persons
know that their interests are con-
current We are one country and
one people. The vitalizing blood
Of commerce must flow with equal
freedom through the whole body
polite. It is impossible that one
side of 1t should be vitalic and the
other side aenemic at the same
| time.
For Country rs Whole.
we are a big country, and it is
long distance from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. We of the West for
many years have been trying to ad-
Just our lenses so as to enable us
to see and understand the Eastern
situation From what ] have read
Of late in some of our metropolitan
dailies of the Atlantic States, !
think we may be excused IL we
| mildly suggest to some of them
that they SO adjust their optics as
to see not only over the Alleghanies
but also to compass in their vision
| that vast empire watered by the
Mississippi and its tributaries and
that further region reaching to our
Pacific Coast.
I'VE not only need in the United
states Congressman who have a
reasonable acquaintance with the
industries of each and every part
OF this country, its finances and its
| commerce, from Boston to Portland
| and from Canada to the Gulf-men
who can sympathize with the neces-
stiles and the aspirations of every
section, but 1 think 1 can say with
equal candor that we need an
American press that will be equally
broad and sympathetic in its
views"
Time was when tariff making by
Aldrich and the other Eastern oil
garchs caused the West o rise
| against sectional discrimination
Now the West is in the saddle but
imbued with no disposition toward
sectional retaliation.
Whatever may be urged in favor
OF a free trade policy. had we built
our national. economic structure on
that foundation. I think no right
thinking man can fail TO under
stand that a change Of that policy
today would practically destroy
dvery industry in the United States
and bring about a catastrophe the
miseries from which would be be
yond description" said Senator Nc
Cumber. This is no time to even
dream of initiating a policy the ex-
act reverse of that which has been
in operation for the most part for
considerably more than half a cen
! tury.
Protective Policy NeedSd.
so come what will we must
maintain the protective policy in
this country. But we must MAIN
tain It as national policy and no,
as a sectional one. While 1t is
impossible, by reason of varying
conditions. to give every commodity
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