The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-08-21
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UNCLE TED'S Z
BEDTIME STORIES. !.

81 just don't understand it, that's
ALL" said Ruth.
We'll. l don't understand much my
self but l know enough from what
Uncle Ted has told US that Freddie is
ALL wrong. 1t is silly to say that If
we keep other countries from sending
all the goods they want into our coun-
TRIP, to sell that We can't sci Anything
to them" Jack was more than en-
phatic with his ideas about the tariff.
| THE heat doesn't seem to worry you
kiddies much when it comes to an ar
gument," said Uncle Ted as he came
into the room wiping the perspiration
from his face "You know it is MUCH
cooler in your room and there is a big
fan there too, so what do you say If
we wind our way toward the land of
nod?"
"Oh, Gee!! Uncle Ted" said Jack,
Eve don't want to go to bed yet. It's
too hot to go to bed"
What is harder for you Riddles than
going to bed? I'll tell you. If you will
get undressed you can come down here
for half hour and I'll tell you some
thing that will help both of you when
Freddie asks you again about selling
goods to other countries"
1t was no sooner said than done
and Uncle Ted had no more than seat
ed himself as comfortably as possible
when the kiddies were ready for their
story.
"You see, children, the Republican
party has always stood for what is
known as a protective tariff to protect
American workmen and American
products against the sale of foreign
goods in this country at lower prices
and of inferior quality in many cases.
Now, of course, with a new tariff law
in sight those opposed to a protective
tariff are spreading all kinds of wild
stories. They say that if we don't buy
from other countries we can't sell to
them. That is not true because any
body can write to the Department of
Commerce at Washington, as / have
done, and they will find that in A of
the 48 years since 1874 we have sold
more goods abroad than we have pur-
chased. 1t is foolish for anyone to
argue that other countries are buying
from us simply because we have
bought from them. There is no more
sentiment in international business
than in national business, not as much,
IL we admit sentiment enters into ma
tional business. We don't buy oranges
from California simply because we
sell them automobiles. We buy Cali
fornia oranges because we want them
and like them and they buy our auto
mobiles because they are good cars.
These free trade people try to paint
an awful picture of what will happen
to our trade II we put protective tar
IN into effect, that other countries will
stop buying our goods, etc. There is
no truth in this argument.
"Hhere are some figures for argu-
ment's sake. During the year 1912 and
1918 the Payne-Aldrich protective tar.
IN bill was in effect, but there was nc
such trouble as free traders would
have us believe In 1912 Canada
bought goods from us amounting tc
29,257,l94 while our purchases from
here amounted TO only $10S,Sl3 1858
That was quite difference but In 1919
the difference was even greater the
amount OF goods sold to us by Can
ada totalIng only Sl2O,57l,l 1870 while
her purchases OF American goods
amounted 10 sil5,449,467,
Everywhere you look there Ia alb,
BoIntoiy no foundation 10 tho Rrgu'
ment that an American protective tar,