Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-10-19
DISACREES
WITH BORAH
SENATOR GOODING GIVES VIEWS
on IMPORTANT ISSUES AT
STANDPOINT MEETING.
NEW TARIFF LAW IS EXPLAINED
Leader OF Farm Bloc Is Campaigning
for Republican Ticket.

Senator Frank r. Gooding Friday
night told a large crowd at Standpoint
that he was not in accord with Sena-
tor Borahs stand on the Russian So
Wet and amnesty for so-called politi-
cal prisoners, He lauded the work of
Idaho republicans at the Wallace con-
yention and spoke highly Of G. G.
Moore and other party candidates for
state Offices
Speaking on the attitude of Borah
on the Russian question, Senator
Gooding said
Il am unable to find myself in ac-
cord with views expressed by Senator
Borah favoring the recognition of the
soviet government of Russia and the
immediate release of those now serv-
ing in our federal prisons for viola
ton of wartime statutes.
NV information is that there are so
of these prisoners, many of whom are
self-confessed anarchists. believing in
no government, and followers of the
rule of sabotage and the wanton de-
struction of private property"
They are serving rneir terms after
conviction in our courts, some As of
them being l. w. W., many of whom
were convicted with Bill Haywood. If
Haywood had not left the country. for
feiting his bonds, he would be with
those now in prisons for whom Sena-
tor Borah is asking amnesty.
IF the American government had
treated all those who were proven dis
loyal during the war in the same man
ner the bolshevists treat their enemies
there would be none of these so-called
political prisoners living.
SO far as / am concerned | am
ready to recognize Russia and those
in authority there when that govern
ment recognizes those great principles
IN civilization which insure protection
to womanhood, security to mother
mood and guarantees safety to those
who have faith in Christian principles
without which no nation can exist and
no civilization endure.
But If we are to recognize Russia.
on commercial basis | fear ii would
prove a poor bargain. Russia bought
from us before the war only little
over $23,000,000 per year, as com
pared with our export trade Of hun
dreds of millions of dollars. This is
so small that it would not be a factor
IN the business affairs of this conn
Try. Russia was an exporting nation
before the war and bought very little"
Going into the new tariff passed by
congress, Senator Gooding defended il
upon h e principle that agriculture
mad never been protected under pre-
vious tariff
The labor of one man is as much
worthy of tariff protection as an
other" He said that he proved ont.
that in every instance where the new
tariff was assailed by the big metro
politan dailies. private interests of
owners and of the international bank
ers and merchants, who subsidized the
papers by advertising, was responsible
for the opposition
lie cited the case of Frank Munsev
OF New York, saying that Munsey.
win another, had purchased the
Archduke Frederick estate of 10000
acres IN Austria and that Munsey
lougnt the tariff because he wanted
the products OF that estate protected
Win lts 10 sugar factories, steel
mil employing up to 10000 men, coal
ana IRON mines, CLAUS and putty fac
tories.
Citing the demands of tariff. he
showed foreign articles made at low
costs, IN most cases less than a dollar.
whlch sold at retail here for from So
10 80, the increase being from 800 to
4oo per cent in many cases, with an
average net profit to the importers
OF 2SS per cent. He said the tariff
rate ON clean wool was 15 cents less
than that of the emergency tariff, and
that no clothing prices should adj
vance because of it, but rather that
they should come down.
Credit for tariff protection on agri-
culture, he gave to the farm bloc. say
ing; New England has had a tariff
DlOc Tor 100 years. Invisible it has
been but nevertheless protecting the
industries OF New England, and work
ing for free list of raw materials.
tne raw materials which are the fin
lshed product of farms
He held that much tariff jockeying
was due TO American capital going
abroad and developing the foreign
production of raw materials for man
ufacturers in this country, citing as
an example the American development
OF the sugar industry in Cuba. Our
domestic production is not enough to
supply our needs; it usually goes on
the market at about cents pound
With sugar on the free list, the Cuban
sugar comes and the price goes up
cent and half, and the transporta-
tion costs from Cuba are less to our
centers of production that they are
IRON our home factories
One hundred million dollars wear
are being filched from American peo-
pie annually by the sugar trust of Cu-
ba,' said the senator.