The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-10-17
TOM STOUT ON
KICK WE'D. NOON

oolo hOtdib5y ~ hOtilh6 W hoA
this veritable dance of death.
Such supporters of the administra-
ton as Congressman Leavitt came
out among their people to exult
over this amazing Hoover Pros
perity,' though they p~ersistently
closed their eyes to the fact that
the real source of sustaining pros
perity, agriculture, was still in a
state Of utter collapse.
The inevitable occurred. The
huge structure of false prosperity
fell apart as any thinking person
must have known it would. The
billions which had been lured into
the stock market by administra-
ton propaganda were lost. They
had been transferred from the
savings Of the people to the
Golfers of the relatively few who
had engineered the stupendous,
nationwide racket
In the face of a depression more
severe than any which had ever
before been experienced by our
country, the masters of America
industry went before congress and
demanded a new tariff law in ord
er that they might sustain their
owe capitalized establishments
with additional hundreds of mil
lions filched from the pockets Of
the producers and consumers of
the country. Although warned by
almost every economist of repute
that such a law would be disas-
trous and opposed by the liberal
forces of both major political par
ties in congress, the tariff bene-
ficiaries had their way. They pas
sed their bill which was apologet-
ically signed by the President.
Foreign Retaliation
The result was not only heavier
burdens for every consumer in
the land but tragically unfortun-
ate for the working people of this
country. A spirit of retaliation
was created among the rest of the
world. They proceeded to erect
tariff barriers of their own, speci-
f1cally designed to close their mar
kets to American goods. They
shut out the wheat which we had
formerly sold them; they shut out
our manufactured articles and so
our factories and mines either
had to close or curtail production
millions of workers out
Of employment.
Our neighbor to the north held
election about two months ago
and the conservative party came
into power on the platform of
Tariff against American products.
The new premier has announced
hat a maximum Of $500, 900, 900
worth Of our products will go into
Canada each year where hereto
ore they our customers to
he extent of 5000, 600, 900 annually.
The passage of the Hawley-Smoot
ariff bill will cost US $500, 000, 900
n trade with that one customer
lone.
My very amiable friend, Con-
ressman Leavitt seeks to explain
he distress through which his
ountry is passing by asserting
hat it is a world depression"
nd that the administration of
hitch he is a part is in no manner
esponsible for it. l admit that
ne depression is worldwide in
cope; but l also insist that the
ction Of this administration and
articularly Of that body to which
e belongs, the congress, in first
opposing and later concentrating
S plan by the enactment of the |
awley-Smoot tariff bill, did more
produce this depression than |
other factor o factors which
N be named. 1t resulted in the I
Using of high barriers across the
Iannels of trade through which I
e commerce Of the world is car
ed; created suspicion, anger and :
Used up in the hearts Of humid }
DIS of millions of peoples in for
IN lands a spirit of retaliation
itch is causing us the loss of
lions in trade which, in turn, }
s halted all Industrial enterpris-
thus contributing in large J
sasure to the great tide of I'M
lployment which now a1licts }
country.
The battle between the great }
of people and the few
o selfsh1y determine to rule J
s nation by the power OF con-
ltrated wealth is now in full
y. On one side are arrayed
men Of billions and their
elites. On the other are the
'gressive, liberal thinking lead \
of the nation. The division
s clearly defined during the
t session of Congress. Con-
ssman Leavitt of the second
ntana district and representing
of the greatest agricultural
of the entire country, ell
ed to stand with the tariff
bbers, the representatives of
cial interests, the Tilsons, the J.
ises, the Grundys, the Smells