The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-06-23

Washington, June 22.-Those who
argue that the United States should
not enact a tariff because this is an
inopportune time and because condi-
lions are not normal either are gross
ly and inexcusibly ignorant of what is
going on elsewhere in the world or
they refuse to see in the action of
other nations any lesson for the Unit
ed States. The United States is prac-
tically the only nation of consequence
which has not written a new tariff
since the end of the World War. In
other words, while free traders and
foreign propagandists tell this coun-
try it is unwise to attempt to frame
tariff laws when the world is so upset,
it is very significant that other coun-
tries have not delayed protecting their
home markets and their home indus
tries. They have acted upon the very
wise and patriotic theory that the
worse the general conditions. the more
need there is for looking after the in
terests of their W people.
I Great Britain, her colonies and do
minions have led the world in COM
ing to a protective tariff basis since
the World war.
The United Kingdom put into effect
on October /, 1921, an act entitled
"The Safeguarding of Industries Act"
This is a high protective tariff. 1t
levies a protective tariff Of 1873 per
cent on all key industries in the Unit
ed Kingdom, which includes over 5000
commodities. In addition to this tariff,
it has an anti-dumping provision which
prohibits the importation and sale of
goods at below the cost of home pro-
aduction.
Every British dominion-Canada
Australia, New Zealand, British India,
and the union of South Africa-and
every colony and insular possession
such as the British West Indies, the
Barbados, British East Africa, Brit.
ish Honduras, British Guiana, New
F~oundland, British Togoland, the FIJI
Islands and the Virgin Islands, have
enacted at least one new tariff since
the armistice and some have enacted
two. In every instance these new tar
ifs have been protective, have beer
distinguished by a very great in,
crease in rates and have been charac
terized by discrimination in favor O.
British-made goods the world arount
in order that British industries nigh
be protected and British markets ev
erywhere under the sun reserved TO
British producers. Not satisfied wit
this. the British government has ex
tended protective tariff to all man
dated territory given here under tn,
Treaty Of Versailles.
Switzerland on May "a, 1921, pu'
into effect a tariff law for the purpos,
Of protecting her home markets from
invasion by cheaply made foreign
goods and protecting her manufac
turers from this kind of competition
She did not rely altogether on higl
rates, for in a great many instance
her tariff law goes so far as to ab
solutely prohibit the importation o
articles the like of which are manu-
featured in Switzerland.
On March 10, 1920, Czechoslovaki
put into effect a tariff which prohit
tied all imports of products the like c
which are manufactured in that cour
try for export. In addition, it estat
lished practically a prohibitive tart
rate on a large number of importe
articles which are not made in thu
country. AS, for example, it estal
fishes a tariff of 80 per cent for tt
purchase price on all automobiles ar