The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-22

weeks MOntanans been much the
adverse affect foreign imports having job opportunities
here in Montana. l
s. Senate candidates centering major
portions of their appealing to various
groups via urging enactment of tariff barriers.
One of Monanas major of employment, metals
mining is focal point The way to bring back jobs in the in
duy told is by imposition of higher tariff
imports The ntimaon made omission that foreign i'm
of the all important factor in the decline of
job opportunities in the Butte mines Little if anything is said
about the advances which have been made
the metals wealth underlying Butte hill Yet it
possible that adoption of pit and bockcavng
methods of copper mining replacement of hardrock
ing is the major factor in Buttes obevaporaton index
cursory review of Anaconda Company annual reports
for 1856 1857 and 1858 show that the ratio of
copper to that imported from operations in Central
and South America has remained fairly constant In 1856,
1853 somewhat less than third of Anacondas total
production came from its Montana and Yerrington
Nevada operations. The domestic percentage remained
proximatey 30 cent during those three During the
period of time employment in the Butte mines was cut
approximately half What accounted for this big drop in job
opportunities? chronological advancement Openpt and block
enabled the keep its domestic production
an even keel, with sharply decreasing work force
The claim that foreign imports wreckng the job OPP
porunes of Butte miners it apparent from the above g
pertinent facts Attenuation has to Butte
hill has to the industry, the electrical in
dus and all other major industries of the country We can't
this matter without asking How much has automation
affected American cost of production compared to the lower
wage levels of other countries?
Imposition of higher tariffs foreign production, ire
spectve of the demagogc appeals of politicians
developing policy which
possible for Americans to live with automation
Higher tariffs admittedly might temporarily stimulate
production of and other products but the long
pull would have least adverse effects from
domestic standpoint the other from foreign relations point
of view. II&sg
L Tariffs nothing than subsidies" extracted
from the pockebooks of Already the envelopes
of the American family hardpressed to meet family
expenses Higher goods prices due to imposition of
tariffs along with using tariff coverup for longer
profitmaking, that the family will have to
forego buying other productsuch produced milk
produced beef Montana produced grain and poultry
products a:~1 saI ssa.efe. LII ss u sso9,1
g. Of greater Importance of the globalwide
contest for the minds and loyaes of tariffs to
foreign products out of markets lead to the instability
fall governmental regimes which led to believe
firm believers in the democratic way of life
Twords of the peoples of this world just awaken
ing the possibilities that life be better because of the
chronological advancements of the We
bar the American door, but Chill WILL find
copper Cuba WILL find buyer it's sugar
With change of customer will also find drastic change
of influence the administration of in Chilli
Cuba other country which of today looks to Amer
lea for it's major trade opportunities
Thirty Republican Congress enacted the Smoot
Hawley tariff That act practically shut off the American
ket the the world Other nations responded with tariff
barriers of their Two later 1892 international
trade of all nations down IS cent World production
in 1882 38 cent under 1929 tHawey and
bringing about the Great Depression and later World
War H. q
Today another factor-poitica deoogy have even
import than the economic Of tariffs Whereas fol-
lowing SmooHawley the trend toward building walls of
economic isolation around each country today the Communist
world has reached the level of afuence and organization
whereby is to offer market for goods produced