Milford chronicle., 1922-05-19

WHEN SENATOR McCUMBER chairman Of the
Senate Finance committee reported the tariff bill to the
he made the statement that the best remedy for
labor unemployment is that of Republican pro-
ective tariff. This is statement of truth that has be-
come automatic in American economic experience 1t is
truth which little realized by the persent gener
alton of industrial workers who have become
toned to high standard of that they not fully
appreciative they owe the doctrine and
system of protective tariff.
Let labor make mistake. Two things are certain
as the multiplication table. First the level of is
higher in the United States both actually and in proper
tOn to the of living and the hours of labor than in
other country in the world Second this high level of
in American industry is not the result of accident
1t is the result of the economic policy of protective tar
m which has been cardinal principle of the Republican
party from the day of it's BIRTH and which been put
in practice by the Republican party each time it
cured control of the government.
The Republican party has been dominant in govern
mental affairs 46 out of the last 62 years. This has
protective tariff the statute books sufficiently
tnuous to American industry and build up high
standard of American The only periods in the his
tory of this country which there industrial
depression with corresponding reduction of wages and
increase of dleness those periods following the
control of the by the Democratic party and
the enactment of Democratic tariff Whatever advantage
American labor enjoys other nations
due solely to the long continued policy of tariff protection
Whatever security American labor may in the fu
the danger of being reduced to the low wage
levels prevailing other parts of the world and long
ods of unemployment is offered only by the policy of
protective tariff.
The Hamilton Hot-Woodrow Wilson Foundation fund
Democrats going to drive Corde Hull and the Dem
ocratc party organization into the question
of the League Nations The first evidence this
furnished few weeks ago when Mr. Holt wrote letter
Chairman Hull of Democratic National Committee
suggesting he call the committee together in order that
it might go record the advisaby of making the
al campaign This suggestion ripened into demand
upon the part of Mr.. Holt
Chairman Hull knowing full well that the League of
Nations is popular among very large percentage of
his party, did not take kindly to Mr. Hollis idea Mr.
Holt and the Woodrow Wilson Foundation crowd have
cratic National Committee. At meeting held in New York
of the Woodrow Wilson Democracy, at which Mr. Holt
presided, a resolution adopted follows
Resolved, That Mr.. Corden Hull, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, be and he is hereby re-
quested to call such conference of the Democratic party
formulate program platform to the
appeal the of the country and that
the candidates for the United States Senate and the House
of Representatives be invited to subscribe to the same
Mr.. Holt admitted at this meeting that Chairman Hull
not in favor of the plan but he ntmated that in
event Chairman Hull did not comply with the wishes of
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation crowd such pressure
would he brought to bear to call the Democratic Ma
tional Committee Mr.. Hulls head In that event
there will be merry and certainty of wide open
split in the Democratic party councils.
At the meeting which adopted this resolution Mr. Holt
announced that he had just returned from delightful
visit with President Wilson He told the meeting
that Mr. Wilson, sitting in his bedroom attired in loung
ing robe, gave political blessing, which is
thing am sure we prize very highly address made
by Holt at this meeting gave the meeting clearly to
understand that Wilson is back of Hollis proposition to
force the Democratic National Committee to approve
revival of the League of Nations issue.