Evening star., 1932-10-29

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our tariff is too high, it has been open
to our opponents during the whole OF
the last session of the House of Rep
resentatives to pass a simple resolution
and thereby secure its review from the
Tariff Commission. Did they do that!
They did not.
Tariff Commission Effected.
The establishment of the Tariff Com
mission with this authority destroyed
one of the campaign methods Of the
Democratic party, and that was to con-
duct campaigns by exhibiting kettles
or pans to the housewives OF the Nation
and explaining what unjust cost was
imposed upon them by the tariff. That
maneuver Is not longer effective, with
the bipartisan Tariff Commission open
to give remedy.
The Democrats propose, and, in fact
passed a bill in the last session, to de-
stroy this authority of the bipartisan
Tariff Commission, by which 1t may
equities or to alter the schedules to
meet the changing tides of world eco
nomic life. Thus. they purpose to re-
turn to the old log-rolling, the orgies
of greed, viciousness and stagnation OF
business during general congressional
action in review Of the tariff.
The increased authority to the BIZ
partisan Tariff Commission to make
changes in tariff with the approval Of
the President, which was brought about
by my insistence two years ago. was
the greatest reform in tariff legislation
in a half of a century. 1t was orig
mated by Theodore Roosevelt.
No better example of the vital I'M
portance of the flexible tariff exists
than today, when We are in the crisis
of men and women being thrown out
of employment, due to deprecated cur
rencies abroad and of low-priced farm
products moving in over our borders.
The commission is today re-examining
the new differences in cost OF produc-
ton at home and abroad that action
may be taken to restore to men and
women their jobs.
Sound Republican policy maintains
this commission and its authorities.
The Democratic policy is to destroy 1t.
but perhaps the governor will offer us
a new deal on this also.
The Democratic candidate proposes
to place the payment OF the war DEBTS
owed to us by foreign countries squarely
on the shoulders of the American work
man and the American farmer by low
ering the tariffs for this special pur-
pose. He would let down the bars to
the American market for foreign COM
modities in order that foreign nations
may collect from the profits Of their
manufactures the money with which
66 per cent of our dutiable imports, be-
ing agricultural products. from this
proposal?
Opposed to Cancellation.
NY view in opposition to cancellation
of the war debts is matter of public
record through many public statements
and messages to Congress. I have pro-
posed that We should use the foreign
debts, payment by payment, to expand
the foreign markets for our labor and
for our farmers. This Is not cancella-
ton. This is the reverse Of the an
nounced policy of the Democratic can
didate.
At no point in this campaign have
our opponents stated clearly and def
nitely their position on immigration.
have stated that I favor rigidly re-
stricted immigration. I endeavored to
secure from Congress the return of
quota bases from national origins to
its former base. / have recommended
that more humane provision should
sbe made for bringing in the near rela-
tives of our citizens. I shall persist in
these matters. I have limited immigra-
tion by administrative order during the
depression in order to relieve us of un-
employment, or, alternatively, to save
the jobs Of our people who are now at
going into effect nearly half a million
immigrants came to the United States
Since it went into effect more have
gone out than have come in. The dis
tressed people with lowered standards
! of living that would have come in would
have been far greater addition to our
unemployed than even that amount.
have repeatedly recommended to
the Congress revision of our railway
transportation laws in order that We
might create greater stability ard
greater assurance of this vital service
in our transportation. This regulation
should be extended to other forms of
| carriers, both to prevent the cut-throat
destruction of their own business now
| going on amongst them and to prevent
their destruction of the other major
arm of our transportation. l have set
this matter out in numerous messages
| to Congress. l have supported the
recommendations of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. which are spe-
ciflc and not generalities. Our op-
ponents have adopted my program i'll
this matter during this campaign ex-
cept certain glittering generalizations.
as to which they do not inform us how
they are to be accomplished, and upon
which l enter reservation.
I have repeatedly recommended Fed
eral regulation of interstate power I
stated as early as seven years ago that
glass pockets are the safety of the
industry as well as the public" I Sc
cured the creation of the independent
Power Commission by the Congress two
years ago. I have opposed and will
continue to oppose the Federal Govern
ment going into the power business.
The intention of many men cam
paigning for the Democratic candidate,
under the auspices of and with money
provided by the Democratic National
Committee, is to put the Government
into the power business, and it would
seem that they must have confidence
that their notions will be put over by
the Democratic candidate
The Democratic candidate says he
will preserve the great water powers
for the people. That is already pro-
vided by the law since 1920 and it
| therefore presents no difficulty to vigor-
out campaign promises.
| In my acceptance speech I stated