Show REAL FIL REVISION IL MUST BE MADE BY TARiff MIFF Northrup Says Tariff Laws Have Contained Too Much Nuch Politics CHICAGO Nov 17 There H.-There There is no pa pa- pa 1 J in party politics and there willbe will willbe wi be no real tariff revision until it is done by an impartial tariff commission according to Dr Cyrus Northrop president president dent of the University of Minnesota who addressed the National Founders' Founders association at its annual banquet here lit last The The great reat trouble with the tho American Amen Ameri can people people J ho said is wih that t they Amer- Amer divide di di- divide di- di vide ide into two great parties and then fight one another When a good meas incas ure tire is is proposed by one party the other party part does not frankly approve the measure and help pass the laws necessary sary for the adoption of tile measure On Un the contrary it tries to sidetrack it on some technicality admitting that it is is good in intent but not correct 1 in in form ll ll IJ because they are aro afraid that the party pr proposing the measure will vi u get et too oo much uch wu credit V v for it 41 if lL i LUC the l I Ivi vi wu V v 41 lL i LUC l law Jaw is 15 s 's adopted That is is politics but not patriotism Take the tariff for example Unlike fl e majority of cole college o officials especially college political economists I always alway have been in favor of protection a anc and d opposed to free trade I always have believed and believe beleve now that our country coun coun- try ry has has done well wel to protect its is infant industries H But But when our industrial enterprises enterprise become as strong a many of them now nosi are it is absurd to talk any longer longet about the protection of infant industries indus indus- tries tres so far as these are concerned VeaU We Ve all aU know perfectly well wel that the duties on a good many things might be reduced re reo re- re without an any danger to American industrial prosperity but we are not in a position to frankly say so and help get the duties dutes reduced because somebody else is working as hard as possible to keep the duties that affect his bis interest as high as they are now now Wo Vo cannot afford aford to have protection taken from usand us usand usand and let it remain on other people And so the fight goes oes on everybody resisting resist resist- in ing a lowering of the tariff as far as it would affect their business |