Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-13

/ p"N>cu inc emergency tdTIft act 10
protect the American farmer. from
being undcr>old i'm his own home
market by flood of agricultural
products from across the northern
border. The results are roughly
covered in tho trade between the
Dominion and the United States as
shown in the Canadian figures for
the twelve moths 10 April last.
They show that while the emergency
tariff has been in effect We have
lost nearly 100000, 10000 more in
sales to Canada than Canada has
lost TO us. And at that tic existing
emergency tariff is gentle tap
compared with the blow the Ford
ncy and McCumbcr schedules will
give to OUT whole foreign tradc.'-
NeW York Herald.
The production OF crude alumi.
mum in the United States is CONTROL
cd by monopoly, the Aluminium
Company Of America. In addition
TO producing virtually all OF the
aluminium Smcltcd in this country.
that concern, through its subsidiary
corporations is large producer of
Fabricated aluminium. such as kitch-
en- utensils. and incidentally makes
vast amount of aluminium castings
Tor use in automobile manufacture.
The effect Of protection Of the mon
opoly upon our vast automobile
business would be important. And
that "protcCtion" is asked bv and
Tor monopoly which earned over
$4,000. 900 net in 1920 on Il capital
lzation of less than $4,000. 900. If
such tariff arrangement could be
made in the aluminium business
there is little doubt that a similar
arran cement exists among others of
the thousands of items in the bill.
Such a duty does not protect. 1t eN.
ploitS. tAndrcw w. Mellon. Sccrc-
tary of the Treasury in Mr.. Harding
cabinet, controls the Aluminium
Company Of America" Chic00o
! Tribune.
The proposed tariff bill us it now
stands is about the most unpopular
piece of Legislation yet devised. In
dividualS no doubt approve it. Cal.
ifornia almond growers are pleased
with 1t. The Aluminium Company of
America is pleased with il. Certain
fertilizer manufacturers arc pleased
with il. Glove manufacturers are
pleased with it and so OH. But
each individual or group which is
pleased with one item is opposed to
The thousand Of other items which
the bill contains, and the mass of
consumers who will be called upon
to pay the high prices which the
bill promises will be opposed to it
in general. Although it is distinctly
unpopular. That might not be suf-
ficiet reason for rejecting ii if there
were any assurance that it would
bring sufficient prosperity to the
country as a whole TO make I'D for
the costs which it will impose. But
there is no such assurance, EXCEPT
the verbal assurance of its sponsors.
The general unpopularity of the bill
will impose a heavier burden upon
the .Rcpublican party at the next
national elections than any other
thing. '-ChicdgO Tribune.
The national scandal Of an in
Sufferablc burdcnSomc wool tariff
made by sheep growing, wool rails
own private property has deeply
stirred the people of the United
States. American sentiment can
comprehend men in high public
Office going to extremes. men going
wrong and even badly wrong in
their partisan or fanatic devotion
to an impersonal cause. American
sentiment cannot comprehend and
American sentiment will not coun-
tcnancc legislators making them
selves responsible for, indeed Great
ing and jamming through. laws that
directly and heavily concern their
own private pockets. The tariff
makers OF the present Congress can
not go before thc voters of the Unit
cd States next November OH the is
sue of the Senatc'S monstrous wool
schedule, the handiwork of sheep
ralSIng, wool growing Senator's with
out inviting political revolution by
an aroused nation. But even if the
WOOL tariff scandal had not arisen to
shock and outrage the fine American
sense OF conscience and propricty,
the Fordney McCumbcr tariff as a
| "'''s ~ ~ iuil vi economic puma
crS SO fraught with public hardship.
and so potentially dangerous to the
country Hiat it would not be good
>cnScand il would not be safe to
lake it before the American people
at The Congress elections now only
about three weeks away. If the
crazy wool schedule were torn out
OF The tariff mcaSllrcS by the rnnfS