The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Captain Eble
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from the morgue of fantastic philos-
ophy rejected twenty three years ago.
The great danger to our economic
welfare is the fact that we have lot
of sincere well-meaning Americans
in all walks of life, many of them men
and women of standing and prestige,
who have absolutely little or no
knowledge or experience in interna-
tional trade, international politics or
world economy; and yet, they pick up
some Of these old plans and ideologles,
shave off the whiskers, dress them up
with renewed dignity, and presto they
are given sympathetic attention by an
ever credulous public.
A "New World" with international
| free trade, free credit, an internation-
al police force, and with unemploy-
ment thing of the past all over the
world was predicted by noted in
dustrialist in a nationwide speech
over the radio two weeks ago. Higher
standards of living and better wages
for all peoples developed through
world abolition of tariffs were major
features of a plan proposed as this
country's objective by the editor OF
an outstanding monthly publication
before the Consumers Conference helC
in the Pennsylvania Hotel, February
18th, under the sponsorship of the
Advertising Women of New York.
The greatest losers under such ;
fantastic scheme would be the Amer
ican workers, American farmers ant
American producers, especially thos
who have but one market in which t.
sell their wares because Of thei
high production costs in keeping wit
our American standards.
Take the two individuals referred t
above. One a manufacturer of pop
ular five cent beverage; the other
member of the staff Of successful
monthly magazine. Neither Of thes
eminent gentlemen ever sat behind
desk in factory or mill and burne
midnight oil while worrying an
graphing over the problem of meet
ing the weekly payroll when threat
ened with the loss of their home man
kets because of the inroads Of compel
ing foreign products that displace
their wares on the shelves and cour
ters of the retail establishment
throughout the nation.
The latest group to come forth wit
= a definite recommendation is that dis
J tinguished body known as the FEEDER;
, Council of Churches which has al
' pointed committee to study the basi
q of just and durable peace. One Of tn
} proposals Of this group is that til
Congress of the United States set u
J, "A Federal Agency to study the eco
= nomic harm that might be done othc
g countrieS-othcr countries, mind yo
$ and here you have the big brotht
e attitude towards the worldly AN
n proposed change in our America
tariff, immigration or monetary po
icy. This group claims that the il
, of the world had their beginning
the Smoot- Hawlcy Tariff.
Now, my friends, know the Smoo
q Hawley Tariff has been blamed f,
many things. They now say it cause
g the stock market crash, when tt
Crash occurred on year before II
Smoot Hawley Bill was passed. Tn
is the kind of propaganda the Ame
lean public las been fed by intern;
tionally statesmen and ind
viduals who have never been tarif
( minded-men who have always h;
the free trade philosophy uppermo
: in their minds and one of their y
: hobbies is to denounce the Americ;
: tariff and blame the ills of the wor
@ on this American statute which HI
k done more to protect the jobs
$ American workers than any 9th
4 piece of Legislation ever passed by Il
Il Congress of the United States.
We must be prepared for furth
:, denunciation of the tariff. We mu
!, be prepared to hear all over aga
this old debt cancellation song. r.
&c real truth about our Tariff-and
= can speak with authority for | h,
Il charge of administering it from t
n very moment 1t was passed-iS t
fact that the rates in the Smoot- Ha,
= ley Tariff Act of 1880 contained t
i lowest average duties of any tar
4 in the world; and we had the large
percentage of FREE GOODS of a.
- other nation. Yes, few people reali
that G5 per cent of the imports in
l. our country come in free of duty
The whole UlleSt ion of what tn ,
S. and how to do it, depends upon t
" Administration in Washington. VII
ever course the statesmen wish to f