Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

istration. 1t seemed TO make Of the
speech a forerunner Of the nominating
speech which will be made when the
Republican National Convention as
sembles next year.
Snyder Makes Address.
The need of the hour is q leader
with a vision TO comprehend the prob
lem and the courage TO hstand the
organized clamor." said Senator Fess.
after mentioning the bitter criticism -
the "unSound nostrumS' and the pas
sion and pre- JUDGE OF the enemies of
the Hoover administration. He con-
cluded with a quotation: We should
be thankful that we have at the head
OF the Nation a man who is the en-
bodment OF all that is capable strong
patient, sympathetic. all that is pro-
tectiye. conservative, purposeful and
beneficial"
Such" said Senator Fess. is Presi-
dent Hoover"
The conference was addressed also b.
Peter F. Snyder, assls ant 10 the Sec
letarv Of Commerce. who trumpeted
forth the Republican acceptance OF the
Democratic challenge on the protective
tariff.
The most gratifying political develop
ment Of recent months has be n the
attack Of free-trada propagand:sts upon
the protective tariff" said MY SNYDER
If this attack had been postponed un-
til next year it might then cause sons
concern.
BY raising the tariff issue today, free
traders are giving the country plenty OF
time to study the subject. They are
encouraging inquiry and thought as dis
i'm 70 eiI o,,d 1,rL
Republican party ought 10 be gratiticd.
for if there is any policy of modern
govern rent that. upon inquiry and
study, can be thoroughly justified II is
that Of protecting tha home market
from competition of foreign low-wag
goods.
Particularly IS this true today. in
view of President Hooyers adamant
sand against wage reductions in indus
try and his leadership in the policy
of restricting immigration.
Bulwark Against Overproduction.
In a world upset by economic dis
.reSS brought on BY war. revolution
speculation and imitation. let us give
thanks for these p.otections-the tariff
which puts a tax on foreign cheap
labor products, the immigration laws
which preserve the home labor mark |
TO Americans. and the effort to main
tain hl2h-Wage rate, which is our
Sursst bulwark against overproduction
in this mechanical age
But for the tariff our commodity
markets would be glutted with imported
goods made TO undZe.sell and drive
American producers out of business
But for the immigration laws we would
be overwhelmed by millions of aliens
lPaGV and willing 10 work che2nlv and
drive American laborers from their
jobs.
Let us not be deceived by specious
pleas for world markets. The American
market. with 90 billions OF purchasing
power per annum is the greatest in
the world 1t is ours of right, and the
only way to hold it against the pres
sure OF cheap foreign commodities is
by maintaining a tariff wall
Senator FesS in his opening address
declared the progress of the United
States is but the history of the Re-
publican party" He defended and
praised the system Of protecting An1er-
can labor against low paid foreign
labor thereby enabling the American
working man to own and support a
home and to educate his family.
Folty billions of dollars have been in
vested in homes in this country within
the last decade, he said
The Republican chairman devoted a
good part of his address to the present
depression, and to its causes and to
former periods of depression. He said :
Industrial depressions or crises ere
incident to disturbances of economic
forces of whatever character whether
unstable governmental policies. over
expansion of industry or war imitation"