The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-04-18

BritaiR.-has Instituted quotd eyo-
tenn, which will cut auto imports from
America to the bone.
But this does not hurt General MO-
tors. or Ford, anything like as mueh.
Both have factories In European conh-
tries, which are not hurt by the quota
American Labor Loses
But every General Motors car sofa
in most European countries, instead OIL
a Chrysler, depriyes American WORK
men of just so much labor. For ex-
ample. In Its factory in Belgium, Cen
eral Motors, building the opel car
uses European made motors and Euro
pean made tires Whereas the Chryslef
plant In Antwerp Is really more 9
warehouse than a factory. All Amerf
can parts are used.
Moreover, the purchase OF European
made parts Is not ALL The reciprocal
treaty with Belgium provides for-A
much greater reduction in the tarl1 on
| parts than the tariff on cars.
| But the Italian situation Is even
more serious Within few weeks
her new restrictions will bar all Amer
| lean wheat and tobacco, and Will
| limit to % per cent OF 1884 figures
imports of American autos. The re-
! striction to one-fourth of last years
imports applies to 200 different
products
On Iralys part this Is at once an
attempt to adjust her long enduring
unfavorable balance of trade, and an
attempt to stimulate domestic produc-
ton. But even 1884 exports from
i America to Italy were not big. They
represented very lean year for most
American exporters. The restriction
on cotton Is expected to have repercus-
sions all through the South. Mean
while Italy hopes either to increase the
output of her Fiat and other auto FAC
tories, or to encourage all American
manufacturers of cars to establish
branch factories in Italy. Either OF
which would provide work for Italians
Wheat Is In different category
Formerly the United States shipped
about 8O,OOO,0OO bushels OF wheat a yeai
to Italy. With the boosting OF the
tariff on wheat to protect American
farmers from hard Canadian wheat
Canada simply took over this market
Annoys White House
,
White House irritation against thu
. radio companies, for permitting Hue.
/ Long to get so much free time, !:
, growing pretty hot. But 1t Is not cas-,
to make the case. To put 1t clearl,
and simply would lay the White Hous'
open to a charge of attempted censor
ship. and give Senator Schall 0
Minnesota more TO talk about. Tha
: was irritating enough at the time.
a But the fact Is that Huey's attack
have been annoying the administrator
: from the President down, more tina
I any other one thing. 1t Is not reall
Q the immediate political prospect of
a third party. at all. 1t Is just plai
+ annoyance.
4 The political situation, from the &C
y ministration standpoint, Is tine,
Huey succeeds In stirring up radlcf
+ third party, The President, moyin
+ slightly to the right, will simply anne
]. what is left Of the old Republica
+ partys conservative wing. Roos'
) velt's reelection would be as sure q
J. was Hoover's defeat last time, or NOR
accurately. as Taft's defeat was
it 1912.
J Moreover, the Republicans hay
Il played the Huey Long Father Coug
e lin game. They have been hoplr
G. these malcontents would get som
Ie where. They have thought that on
,e in a split of the Presidents folloWiI
lie could any Republican have chanc
n But a radical Democrat, garnerlr
Is Democratic votes here and Their
would or at least might elect K
ar publican.
AZ This phase of 1t was all right wi
=, the White House. There were evs
II smiles WnpH 1tHefdl Juiiiiobh w
"a Father Coughlin over the jumps. In ,
" broadcast, and threw a little mi
- over Huey.
" But Huey did not respond as &
II. White House had anticipated. lie d
" not follow the course of COughlln al
'ir devote himself to annihilating job
son, while protesting the highest q
miration for the President. Hney pl
ceeded to ignore johnson and to
~ labor rhe President, taking up his p
~ icles one by one and presenting tht
sh In an almost ludicrous light. 1
ue many people are annoyed at the cod
~ the processing taxes, at cotton mi
~. closing down while Japanese impo
~ flow in, for such tactics not TO hu
,,e And they do hurt.
lat Too Much Free Time
Now what burns up the administ
Nv ton Is that Long has been geftl
III most OF his time over the radio
~ nothing. The radio companies 40
81 like this. They are very uneasy abb
f,sF It. They know that both Long 0
~ Father Coughln are tremendous dri