Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 7, 1924, Page 6

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Free trade jon, for protect s based upon a theory but protection is based} rpon experie All that one has to do is to turn © the economic histews of the United States in supplies other than coal that it paid $1 for in 113; $3.28 in taxes for every $1 it paid in 1913; $1.96 for same number of hours of labor that it paid $1 for in 1913. In transportation rates, the increase is not so large. The Illinois Central system in 1923 re- ceived only $1.54 for hauling a passenger the same distance that it received $1 for in 1913. It received only $1.38 for hauling a ton of freight the same distance that it received $1 for in 1913. The latter figures show that the average revenue received in 1923 for each ton of freight carried one mile was only 38 per cent greater than it was in 1913. This increase in rates compares, as noted above in dollars and cents, with increases in costs of 144 per cent for locomotive coal, 87 |per cent for materials and supplies other than coal, 228 per cent for taxes and 96 per cent for labor. Budget Accomplishment The success of the budget system is a factor in keeping down expenses and in establishing har- mony.between the executive branch of the goy- renment and the legislative branch, has been im- pressively shown, by both Senator Warren, chair- man of the senate appropriations committee, and Representative Madden, chairman of _the house appropriations committee. Further review- ing the splendid workings of the budget Mr. Madden goes into the reeord to.show that the | Republican congress which came into power in March 1919, when Mr. Wilson was still the presi- dent, the Republicans saved the nation more than $3,800,000,000 by cutting the demands made by the Democratic regime for governmental pur- poses. Resuming the budget matter Mr. Madden says: “The new congress at once realized that the jconduct of the finances of the government ac- cording to safe principles could not be accom- plished without the inauguration of a systematic procedure. It accordingly prepared and presented to President Wilson the budget bill. His veto of ‘that legislation postponed until the advent of the present administration the enactment of that important measure. The new law was signéd by President Harding on June 10, 1921, Its operation order to be convinced that protection is the prop- tr policy for the United States to follow. When we have an adeq © protective tariff m our statute books we have prosperity. When we do not have such a law, we have hardgtimes. That has been the uny: ing experience of this sountry. We do not even except war time periods, During the late war some industries were high ly prosperous, the main reason being that they received a form of protection more absolute than any tariff protection could possibly be—the pro tection arising from embargo the absolute re moval of all foreign competition. But. such pro- tection was not general, nor were its effects really beneficial, in the long run, Eyen those indus- immediately benefited suffered from the on of the removal of the embargo. During ‘, there was great suffering on the part any people, whose earnings were not in- creased, but who were forced to pay war prices for everything. In 1 ad feverish activity on the part of Rh great number of industries, but it was not a healthful activity, and it resulted in a long train of business failures in “frozen credits,” in over- production in many lines, in inordinate increase in prices, both of labor and commodities. Worst ef all, the temporary over-activity caused hun- dreds of thousands of people to practice extray- agances which were harmful in the highest de- gree, Economic expenditure was lost sight of, with the result that po permanent benefit ac- crued to those whose earnings were temporarily tries high. The great activity of 1920 no more re- sembled prosperity than the flush of fever re- sembles the natural glow of health. It can be said with truth that there ig consid- erable unemployment at the present time and that there are “hard times in spots.” This is not due to protection, however, but to the unques- tionable fact that present tariff is “free trade in * It is not adequate to protect some the misfortune of ¢ongress to have tar- sion forced upon it during the most un- settled period of r ern history. In the greater part of Europe everything was in a state of tur- moil. overnment re disintegrating, wide- spread areas hud been devastated by war, all kinds of production were at a low ebb, curren- cies were debased, and their ues fluctuating from day to day, everything was changed and un- settled no man could with certainty tell what a might bring forth. It is no wonder that congress failed to legislate understandingly in certain lines of production. The wonder is that it did so well. Certain rates of duty contain- ed in the tariff bill were scathingly denounced as being excessive, yet subsequent happenings, after the measure was enacted into law and put into effect, have showed that those same rates were entirely too low. That was the case in the cotton goods industry, and notably so, in a num- ber of agricultural products. In every industry which has suffered since the enactment of the present tariff the cause has not been because of protection, but because the rates were so low as to be ineffective. The very fact that we have had “hard times in spots” is a vindication of the policy of protection, for they caused by “free-trade in spots.” hould the voters do, under the elreum- stances? Should the because the tariff is not perfect, vote the party responsible for its pas- = Bage out of power? That would be the most fool- “Ssh course possible. That would result in de- stroying all the good that has been accomplished by the good portions of the tariff of 192 —the good portions comprising almost the entire act. Instead of having a tariff which is “free-trade in spots,” we should have one entirely free-trade, that is one with rates so low’as to afford no pro- tection to American industry. If the voters want a “tariff for r nue only one that will encour- *age the importation of foreign products and turn our own people out of work and business then they will vote the free-trade ticket. If they warit @ continuance of full employment and prosper Aty, then they should vote for the candidates of the party of protection so that the weak parts of the present tariff may be strengthened and “employment and prosperity made permanent. Examine the Facts When individuals or groups of lividuals are issatisfied they usually blame someone else for troubles Selfish interests have repeatedly told workmen and farmers that the “high prices” the “other fellow” charged were robbing them. 'T hey have simply used the farmers and workers ag tools in their campaign against any established busi- ness or custom they wished to destr Counteracting such groundless a on, thé figures given b¥ Mr. C. 1 Markham, president of the Illinois Central railr are illuminating In 1928 that company paid $2 for same quan gy of locomotive coal that it paid $1 for in $187 for same quantity of materials and has covered the period of three full fiscal years of expenditure and the preparation of the bud- |get for the next fiscal year. | “The accomplishments under the new system jhave exceeded the expectations of those who |championed its {nstallation. The outstanding |principles are, namely :(1) The placing upon the president of the responsiblity for the submission of co-ordinated expenditure and revenue pro- |posals to congress; (2) the business control |required to be exercised by him over expenditures after th® appropriations have been made; (3) the centra tion over the making of appro- priations in a single committee in each the sen- jate and house of representatives; and (4) the creation of a centralized and independent audit of accounts. “To the late President Harding and his first director of the budget, General Dawes, are due {great credit for the successful inauguration of the executive phase of the system. To President | Cool ;idge and the present director, General Lord, who have followed earnestly and courage- jously the standards set by their predecessors, jmerited praise should be accorded. The success of the budget is in direct proportion to the in- terest taken by the president of the United States in shaping its proposals and the Repub- jof the country on a sound basis but has given jto the nation a permanent system that will in- jure to its benefit in the future. “The change in the procedtire in the senate jand house to accord with the changed methods Jin the executive branch has worked equally well. The wide margain between executive estimates and congressional appropriations has narrowed, The past rand the year just closed find the appropriations made by congress not more than $10,000,000, less than the proposals submitted |by the president. The co-operation of the execu- tive branch of the government with the legisla- tive branch under the budget system has been the chief factor in the success in keeping down the apprepriations and ¢ nditures of the gov ermment and making possible the natural se- quences of such efforts, namely, t and diminution of the public debt.” Trust Dawes—He Knows Charles G. Dawes doesn’t seem to cxre so much |about hot air and technicalities as he does re- sults. This fact was particularly in evidence throughout hig ‘service as purchasing agent for our government in France during the war, and in his work in preparing a national budget sys- tem. |, Dawes struck at the root of the farmers’ reduction ing themselves through acts. ~ In Chicago is located a unique institution known as the Underwriters’ ‘tories. It was established by insurance companies and is for the sole purpose of testing at cost .every. form of manufactured device as to its fire re- sisting or accident preventing qualities. Here are assembled engineers and chemists who, with the aid of “very modern mechanical device, aid manufactuvers in testing any prod- uct before it is offered for sale to the ‘public. After a fire proof door, a safe, an automobile lock or an automobile lumper-has gone through the various heat and ‘destruction tests which hey give it, it has either proved itself worthy of the label issued by. the laboratories to approved products or it has shown weaknesses which may be corrected by the manufacturer before it ig of- fered. for sale. in other words, the laboratories is rapidly elim- inating the days when the buyer paid for experi- ments of the manufacturer. In ‘doing this it is safeguarding the public against innumerable risks formerly involved in buying and \using un- tested materials and manufactured appliances, Keep It Out of Politics One of the largest manufacturers in this coun- try who is personally interested in the welfare of his workers deplores the tendency to make the tariff question a political issue. if his name is mentioned in connection with his views he says he is immediately accused of being prejudiced when the plain facts are that a reasonable tariff which permits American in- dustries to meet world competition and at the same time maintain American Wage scales and living conditions, is primarily in the interest of the workman instead of the manufacturer, He points to England with its unemployment problem which results largely from a tariff. on food and merchandise which the poorer people of England use but do not produce, rather than on the manufactured articles of England which are put out of business by nations producing more cheaply, thus killing employment. What good does the cheap foreign article. do the worker if he is out of a job? Keep It Flowing With the domestic and export gasoline demand in the six months, from May to October inclu- sive, estimated at 25 per cent more than in that period last year, the oil industry must be pre- pared to supply 5,410,000,000 gallons in the six months ,or a monthly average of 900,000,000 gal- It is very easy to see that any policy, state or national, which interferes with the steady flow of crude oil, or prospecting for the same, will immediately be reflected in reduced sup- plies and resulting higher prices for consum- ers. Playing politics with the oil industry is just the same-as digging into the et of the auto- mobile owner-he pays the bill through higher prices, higher taxes or shortage of supplies, Muscle Shoals Situation power at Muscle Shoals. . It was undoubtedly this awakened public in- terest in the matter that prevented final con- gressional ratification of the Ford proposal which would have tied this national asset up in the hands of one man for 100 years—50 years longer than our federal laws permit the leasing of government waterpower sites. There has been scant favor shown in the south for the Norris substitute for the Ford offer as government.ownership and operation has little appeal. Sentiment. seems to be strongly in. favor of priv ownership, or lease, with the publie amp! feguarded by all necessary restrictions Sf Ss possible to make cheap fertilizer af Mus: Shoals the people would like to see that done first, and then have the surplus power distribnted to industries and small customers in an equitable manner under state regulation and control as now in force with our private elec tric companies. d Not Too Healthy BY ELDEN SMALL Five presidents of the United States have died in office—three by the hands of assassins, Gen- erals William Henry Harrison and Zachary Tay- | troubles—lack of a sufficient foreign market—|lor both died of natural causes within a month when he framed a reparation plan under which|°r a few months after their inauguration. Germany and all of Europe could revive and| Most of us do not have as clear a. memory prosper, for in operation, that plan would in- regarding the men who have died in office while crease Europe's ability to buy American farm| serving as vice president, yet the record seems products. to indicate that position is hardly any more The farmer suffers as much from high prices | healthy than the job of the chief executive. To for what he buys as from low prices for what| be sure, the incumbent of the second place’ is he sells, and Dawes can analyze the cause in|00t likely to be made a target’ for the activity | manner to confound those whose remedy is to|°f an assassin, but four have died in office, hand over the railroads for operation by the| While a fifth resigned and thus achieved a some- government or adopt other socialistic schemes, |Wlat unique place in political history. As a matter of fact, the American farmer and business man have much at stake in ithe success- ful acceptance and application of ‘the Dawes plan for settlement of the Allied reparations question with Germany. What Is “Reform” What would be the platform ef a real Ameri- can “reform” party? In these days when extrem- ts and experimentalists are attacking a polit- |ical system that has stood the test of a century jand 8 half what would such a platform con- tain? Would it declare for public ownership of all waterpower plants? Would it advocate }roads? Would it recommend a constitutional amend- ment giving congress power to set aside judicial |decisions interpreting the constitution as ap- plied to laws of, congress? | Would it advocate direct election of federal | judges for terms limited to ten years? Would it make the federal government a loan agency “without discrimination to business men, |farmers and home-builders?” Would it abolish all injunctious in labor dis- | putes? Would it declare for direct nomination and election of president and for federal iniative and referendum, especially on 2 declaration of war? Would it withdraw government aid and pro- {tection from Americans abroad engaged in carry- jing on American foreign-trade? : These are some of the most advanced ideas on reform advocated by our radical political lead- s. How many Americans would be willing to assume the responsibility of putting all’ these changes into full forée and effect? public ownership of rail- Sik A eR TOR NL PSI The four who died were ‘George Clinton, New York, chosen with Madison; his successor; El- bridge Gerry, Massachusetts; William Rufus King, Alabama, elected with Pierce, and Thomas A. Hendricks, Indiana, running-mate of Cleve- land, The one who quit was John OC. Calhoun, South Carolina. He had been: secretary of war under Monroe, was elected vice president with the second Adams, and re-elected with’ Jackson, He soon disagreed with “Old Hickory,” however, and the feud became so bitter that he resigned before his term was out. He was later secretary of state under Tyler, and was the first advocate of extreme states-rights and secession. Old General Apathy It has become the habit as well as the style to berate the electorate for its apathy; for per- mittting the nominations for important office to be made by ridiculously small percentage of the yoters. Perhaps the fault lies in the system -rath- er than in the people. There is no public apathy when issues are clean-cut, when candidates rep- resent causes. For this situation the primary election system it seeths to us, is mainly respon- sible. It appeared to be a good idea, but its prac- tical results have been discouraging, It means in most instances, a wild scramble for office nothing more. It invites irresponsible candida- cies and disgusts the people.’ In the interests of competent government it ought to be abolished. The Massachusetts delegates to the Democratic convention haye threatened that if the conven- tion does not come to its senses and complete its work, they will cast their vote for Calyin Cool- idge the Republican candidate, and follow this action by voting for him at the polls in Novem. ber, 7 . . duty’ of five cents a dozen on eggs, arf their im- p hardly appreciable. The cratic tariff law of 1913-22 placed A i ‘on the free list and almost immediately f lowing the passage of the law eggs came rolling in from China, which is our chief competitor in the egg trade. The present Republican law made the duty 8 cents a dozen at the earnest solicitation of farming interests. Last year we imported dozen, qf -which 64. per cent came from Ch and 35 per cent from,Canada. - The present.duty on dried eggs is 18 cents pound, and on frozen eggs 6 cents a pound. The rates under the old law of 1909 were 15 cents and 3 cents, respectively. The Democratic law of 1913 reduced these rates to 10 cents and 2 cents, and°again competition was severely felt in this country. For example, during the fiscal year 1921 under the Democratic tariff, we imported 3,316,000 dozen eggs and nearly 29,000,000 pounds of the dried and frozen products. It is estimated that the annual egg produc- tion of China is about. 26,250,000,000 eggs, being the product of 350,000,000 hens at an uvera; f 7 eggs per hen. Of ‘these, about 1,182,000%00 eggs are exported in the shell, and there are also exported annually about 57,642,000 pounds of egg albumen and yolk and 36,812,000 pounds of frozen eggs. Japan is at present the principal market for Chinese eggs in the shell, while Great Britain imports more than half the albumen and yolk and almost all of the frozen eggs exported by China. The United States buys only one-fourth as much egg albumen and yolk from China as does Great Britain. Last year our imports of eggs and-yolks totaled-something over 16,000,000 pounds, and of egg albumen over 7,000,000 pounds 96 per cent coming from China. In the opinion of the department of commerce the very small importation of eggs in the shell into the United States in 1923 “demonstrates that this country can produce sufficient eggs to mect all consumption requirements and to furnish over 30,000,000 for export.” In the opinion of supporters of the protective tariff policy, a pro- tective duty on eggs makes this demonstration possible, for without protection Chinese eggs would swamp the American market, as they were doing before the tariff bill was passed, as any- one on the Pacific coast will tell you. The cost of producing eggs in China is very low. There are no poultry farms but a. few chickens are raised by almost every family and these feed on table scraps, coarse rice, low grade wheat, and refuse that can be picked up in the yards and fields. The average price of eggs in a representative Chinese section, in wholesale quantities laid down at the factories is from eight to ten cents and it has been known to go as low as three and four cents a dozen. The competition in egg products (not in the shell) from China is still appreciable, notwith- standing the 18 cents tariff.’These products are used largely by bakers in the manufacturer of cakes, etc. They cut into the- market for domestic eggs known as seronds, those chipped or cracked, which can be sold for mak§ng egg powders and the like. Some years ago a large organization which had been operating in one of the middle- western states making egg products, pulled up stakes and moved to China because cheaper eggs and labor made it profitable to do so. That con- cern has protested against our tariff on eggs. Should the Democrats return to power, among other free listed articles which their tariff law "| Would embrace ‘would be eggs. They prefer to see the “common peepul” eat antediluvian Chi- nese eggs which they can buy cheaply, to whole- some, fresh American eggs at a somewhat high- er price. Moral—If you vote the Democratic ticket, hold your nose, Lines and Angles BY TED OSBORNE VERY FAMILIAR Professor—“What do you mean by speaking of Dick ‘Wagner, Ludi Beethoven, Charlie Gounod, Gus Verdi, and Freddie Handel?” Pupil—‘Well, you told me to get familiar with, all the great composers.” Gwendolyn is So dumb~ That when She looks at A blank page Her store Of Knowledge Is doubled. THE: SECOND CHOICE @ “Hey, Bill, is there any hot water?” “No, it’s all gong.” “Hey, Bill, got any talcum powder?” ASKING TOO MUCH The Boss—“I want you to understand, Miss Smith; that your béoks must balance to a penny.” The Bookkeeper—‘Oh, Mr. Jones how fussy you are.” : It seems as though the Democratic conyention did not need a leader as much as it did a ref- eree. : A PREDICAMENT “Oh, dear, what will I do?” “What is the matter?” “Tom promises to stop drinking if~I marry him, and Bob’ threatens to begin if I don’t.” EDUCATION BY ABSORPTION “What kind of a school is your son attending?” “Very fashionable—one of the kind where you develop your mind without using it.” Pessimist—“The world would be a lot better if | there weren’t so many fools in it.” Optimist—“Perhaps it would, but it would be more difficult to make a living.” . UNCLE HOOK SAYS “One o’ th’ thinnest lines in th’ world is th’ one thet divides self-confidence an’ conceit.” SHE KNEW HIM Hubby—“One night when you were away I heard a burglar in the house. You should haye seen me run down the sairs three steps at a time.” Wifie—“Where was he, on the roof?” SELLING TALK 4 Peddler—“Madam, I am introducing a new brand of soap—”\ Lady—*Don’t want it.” “It costs only half as much as any soap on the market—’ “Don’t want any of it.” “And it will do twice the work of any other—” “Don’t want any, I told you.” “And besides, it softens the skin and makes the complexion clear and beautiful.” “How much is it?” It now looks as though nothing would stop the destruction of our navy but another war, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1924. officers, teachers and representatives: of the drug trade from every state will gather here, August 25, to at- tend the seventy-second annual meeting of the American Pharma- ceutical association. Thirty-six sessions. lasting six days have been arranged, according to an announce- ment made by the president of the association, Prof. H. V. Arny of the Colleges of Pharmacy of Columbia university. THAT MESSAGE TAX. WASHINGTON (United Press)— It 1s announced that the tax on tel- ephone and telegraph messages, re- pealed by the last session of con- gress in the new, tax bill has not been imposed since July 3. Parts of the tax bill became ,effective at once, but certain excise tax changes, which include this message tax, con- tinued for 30 days, which term end- ea July 3. TRAD! NVENTION Toronto has the highest buidings porrkeo Untied Press).—State of any city of the British Empire. How He Has Changed Frederick Wilhelm Hohenzollern, once referred to as the German crown price, has become a great automobile and motorcycle race fan. This latest picture of the one-time young war lord—the first to be secured in some time—shows him at the motor races in with some of his cronies. The ex-prince is the young man to the Telephone Toll Messages Now Free From | Federal Tax HE federal taxes laid on telephone toll messages by the Revenue Act of 1921 have been removed by. the Revenue Act of 1924, which was enacted on June 2, and became effective as regards these taxes on,jJuly 2. Under the act of 1921, the taxes imposed on telephone messages were as follows: # Sg he oat Bec, hes On 2 telephone message for which the charge was more than fourteen cents and not more than fifty cents a tax of........ 5 cents On a telephone message for which the charge was more than fifty cents, a tax of 10 cents These taxes were highest in Proportion to the charge for service for toll messages over moderate distances, the tax in some cases amounting to one-third of the toll charge. ‘ a 2 od We have adequate facilities to care for any increased use of the toll lines which ma: y result from the removal of these taxes, “Bell System” } The Mountain States Telephone @ g Telegraph Company One Policy—One System—Universal Service _, . [RAIN SCHEDULES “ Weatbouna Chieace - Northwestera No. 603 No. 613. SALT CREEK BUSSES LEAVE CASPER oresen a Dey overt ay, Leave Salt Creek Baggage and Expre: 4 . a Called for and Delivered 8am it Creek Transportation 2p. m 2:30 p. m. Company Tel. 144 8 p.m i