The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-02
TWENTY DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNORS ON NEW YEARS
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that makes its failure almost fore
gone conclusion, and which saves the
country from the results Of ruinous
precedent. The public can not help
be grateful for this escape from
Laskerlsm and individual Democrats
can not but rejoice In the leadership
under which this escape is accom-
plished.
Thirteen Northern Democratic
Governors
Democratic governors will take Of
flee in twenty statcs-thirteen of
them in the North--on January 1.
This eloquent reminder Of Democratic
success in November will serve also
as an inspiration for Democratic vic
tory two years hence.
1t is expected by the officials Of the
Democratic party that the rank and
file of Democrats will not slacken the
efforts which achieved so large a
measure Of success this month. They
believe that the Democratic state and
local organizations will show steady
growth in numbers, strength, zeal and
activity and that the failure of Prcsi
dent Harding's Republican Congress,
the public condemnation Of its inef-
flclency. the Inauguration OF Demo-
cratic governors and other state Off
clals. and the performance Of the big
Democratic minority in the Sixty
eighth Congress will serve as so many
spurs to Democratic energy and har-
mony all through the country.
JoEcrs in Tariff Aid Glove Interests
Tricky language written into the
Tordney profiteers tariff
bill is now being interpreted" by the
federal customs officials to increase
the benoflciaries of the law. The
glove interests, which one of their
spokesmen admitted were represented
on the Senate Finance committee by
Senator Calder (Rcp. n. ", are
among the first to gain by the decep-
tive verbiage of the new tariff law.
In one paragraph the law fixes 70
per cent as the maximum rate OF duty
to be paid on gloves imported into
this country. In another paragraph
crowded with the names Of articles
described as "sundries," it is provided
thae all fabrics composed in any
part, however small" OF "laces,'
"embroideries," "braids," "cdglnss,'
etc, shall pay an import duty Of 9(
per cent ad valorem."
1t is this sleight of words upor
which the customs authorities have
placed the Interpretation that means {
bigger haul for the profiteers. Glove!
that cost SIS dozen pairs under the
Underwood Simmons law are now So
dozen pairs. When the "joker" Il
applied the cost is raised to some
thing more than S27 a dozen pairs
This increase is pyramided all alonl
ihc hit LioHl ihPviNVi " iSNaiiSA
The price paid by the consumer viii
be from S45 to $50 a dozen.
Discoveries of "iokers" in othe
schedules and paragraphs are expect
ed when the customs officials shal
have time to interpret" the law as
whole.
Ships without Carsgoes
The outstanding fact in the Who'll
controversy Is that the operation o
the merchant marine under Mr.. Las
kor has been a failure. This woul
not be surprising even in times O
prosperity so long as the head OF tn
shipping board is an advertising eS
pert or any other person withou
training or experience in the shippin
industry. Under existing condition
OF world trade, reduced one-half sine
tho Harding administration came int
power, and to be still further reduce
through the operations OF the Ford
ney-McCumber profiteers' tariff. tn
rbutNfESl VI bEcl dAlbll VI AAlc iutINtldi
marine would seem to be impossibl
even in the hands OF an expert.
The first prerequisite OF a success
full American merchant marine
cargoes-reciprocal world trade
which this administration seems to l
giving no thought. Our ships cann'
carry great cargoes of wheat an
other foodstuffs to Europe, becau'
tho people there cannot buy and pa
for them with anything except the
own products and manufactures, On
ships cannot return laden with II
natural products and manufactures
Europe, because the Fordney-M
Cumber tariff will not admit them {
competitive basis. In the meantin
our ships are tied up at their doc
ard piers and are constantly dete
ioratlng, and Lasker and the admi
,stration apparently can think OF not
ing TO do about them except TO gi