The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-08-23
THE JOB AHEAD OF THE SENATE

THE JOB AHEAD OF THE SENATE
Tho Minneapors Tribune is running a series of powerful edItorla
criticisms of the Hawley tariff BILL now before the United States
senate The Tribune is a Se t%a wsnt e ewscdIIy the he proposed revision
of the tariff. now under consideration, is too much for many RepuOh
can papers to swallow. oum.
The Republican party promised to Nv te American hN"" "N
home market whenever possible, yet:
l. The American farmers request that ne be gwen ue case"
4 His request that he be given the vegetable oils and fats market
low dominated by the Philippine coconut grower was refused. + ov
8. His request that he be given the industrial alconol MARIE na"na mm
dominated by the Cuban and West Indian producer o OiacNS""p
"0'4 a His request that he be given the starch market now dominated
by the Javanese, Maduran and Dutch East Indian sage and taploca
s. His request that he be given the frozenand dried egg market
now dominated by the Chinese egg producer "a eluSeu'
The Republican party said nothing it all about granting industry
increased protection at agricultures expense, yet;
"" + The American industrialistss request for a duty o cement
2 The American indusnaltsts request for a duty on brick was
granted. nond ircreaso
!" a. The American industriaists request for a duty on shoes and
leather was granted
rno,gb armed with a home market pledge, this is how agriculture
'"'I In easein the American farmer was left at the mercy Of his
Afss J , In Tege able oils and fats he was left at the mercy of his
rmnPpI IN b 6lcs~p molasges he was left at the mercy Of his Cuban
and West Indian competitor. 49, rounoso rodnran
A. In starch he was left at tn mercy ms "F"e0 N""
'u 5 D"T In frozen and dried eggs he was left at the mercy Of his
on'n Tbmg 1~ Without any home market pledge, this is how industry
Jared at the hands of the Hawley bill: u.
to exclude his Belgian competitor from the american Anne nmn MARIE rtruauv
2 In brick the American manufacturer va pe permitted nluan
to exclude his Belgian and Dutch competitors from the American
market ..ouu -
2 In rope the American manufacturer was permitted virtually to
exclude his Belgian. English and Dutch competitors from the Amerl
"4 A. In shoes the American manufacturer a permitted virtually
to exclude his CzechoSlovakian, Swiss and English competitors Hom
the American market.
The refusal of the casein request meant refusing the farmers
of or MinnesotaNorth Dakota-South NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WIS
consinIowa are an additional income of perhaps s2OOOooO per year.
? The refusal of the vegetable oils and fats request meant reIus
ing the farmers of our area an additional income of perhaps SSOOOOOoO
per year. o.+ noeusino
the farmers of our area an additional income of perhaps s2,5OOOO per
s The refusal of the sage and tapioca request meant refusing the
farmers of our re a n additional income of perhaps 100000 per
year.
And, or the other hand:
L. The granting of the brickr request Ia cost the rme VI ~"
area a much as 100000 per year. !,
. The granting of the cement request may cost the farmers of
OH are a much as $24O0,000 per year.
3 The granting of the shoe request lay cst the WIG u o"
as much as 100000 per year.
d The granting of the rope request may cost Inc farmers Oh our
area a much a s 100000 per year.
And the houses willingness to ignore the spirit of the campaign
pledges, not to speak of President Hoovers frequent inJunct1ons' by
grantfngn e. and increased duties to industry may cost thu FARMERS
If or are a sum Is great as $13O00O00 a year.
1t will be noted that industry had no trouble winning protectloh
against Belgian, Dutch, English and CzechoSlovaklan apo
1t will also be noted that agriculture could lot win protectloh
against Chinese, Philippine, Cuban, East Indian and West Indian labor
Evidently distressed industry is unable to survive in competition
With the low living scale to be found in such uncfv1hzed Countries is
England. Belgium, Holland, CzechoISlovakia and Switzerland, while
fourishing agriculture is expected easily to hold its own in competition
with the pricely living scale to be found in such highly civilized coun-
tries Is China, Java, Madura, the Philippines, CUBA, the Wes inules
and the Dutch East Indies.
In view of the foregoing performance, we respectfully submit that
the Hawley bill is not the boon to the middle-west and northwest, nor
the noble document conceived in the interests of agriculture which
certain of it's friends declare it to be.
Certainly a big job faces the senate if that body is going to whip
the house bill into form satisfactory to u section of the country by