The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-02-16
IMPORTS UNDER PRESENT LOW TARIFF FAR Elk
CEED THOSE OF PREWAR DAYS.


unemployed may have work during the winter months
I'll federal departments and agencies which contemplate
repair and construction work during the next should do
it at emphasizes the fact that the of unemployed
in this country is still very large. This is in the face of the
fact that result of the unemployment conference held in
the latter part OF l9 hundreds OF corporations giving
temporary work and States and cities and municipal
tiles doing whatever public work they do during the
winter months
should not be sight of that all of this unemployment
is merely temporary and furthermore few if any, of the
thus employed engaged in their regular trades and
ton. In far permanent work is concerned the
of unemployed in the United States still remains between A.
100000 and 100000.
Vast Increase in Imports.
The of this not hard to ascertain 1t due almost
wholly the industrial depression which exists throughout
the country. This industrial depression IN turn, is due to
the vast flood of imports Those who believe increased i'm
ports of cheapy made foreign goods largely matter OF
imagination, conured up by protective tariff enthus
lasts for the purpose of soaring the public living in
FOOLS paradise Figures just issued by the United States
Department of Commerce show that in 1921 we imported from
South America goods the value of 1867 100000 compar
sed with only $42300O00O in 1913 We imported from China
cJapan, the Dutch East lndies Australia and New Zealand
in 1924 goods to the value of 1857 100000 against only
$195,370000 in 1913
With the exception the last months of 1921
technically with Germany and consequently
mercal relations severely restricted and conducted only
through Intermediates None of the territory formerly
tanned in the Ausro Hungarian Empire of the Balkan
states and of European Russia in position to engage
in international YET despite the fact that all OF
1921 $80200O00 which only $85DO000O less than
this vast territory which formerly sold an immense amount
of goods in this country not doing apprecab bust
ness with this country 1921 imports from Europe in
imported In 1913. when Europe normal
American Factories Close
The advertising columns of the metropolitan furnish
conclusive proof of the of increasing
imports In recent issue of York paper twelve diff
fernt mostly large department stores carried ad
vertisements of imported goods very low prices Still
another of another paper carried advertisements of
laying upon imported goods which they had
sale at very low prices These goods covered wide
1t is very striking and sad commentary upon America IS
industrial situation and full of for the future that
American factories producing three lines goods and which
mentioned in the advertisements referred to- have closed
of lack of ORDERS unable compete in prices
with foreign imports
The industries of America facing the greatest crisis In
their history because of the lack protective tariff with
American valuation feature and because of the organized
opposition such tariff which opposition financed by
large interests that will profit immensely by being able to I'M
port cheaply made goods valued in debased currency
these interests able to prevent American valuation being
made part of new tariff law they will have brought ruin
hundreds of American industries and ideness to millions
of American owrkng