Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-08-30 | Page 3 | Curtis Attacks Bourbon Stand on Tariff Issue

C ff RII A ATTACKS 11 ACK BOURBON N Sf STAND STANDI AN ANI I ON o T TARIFF AHlff I ISSUE U Democrats in Power Will Wi Mean Low Revision Nominee Says HARRISBURG Pa Aug 30 AP The The Democratic tariff policy par par- as related to agriculture was attacked by Senator Curtis the Republican vice presidential nominee nominee nom nom- inee in a speech here today before members of the National Grange He declared that if the Democrate Democrats Demo Demo- crate are returned to power nothing could be expected from them but butan butan an Immediate low revision o of the thet said that Democratic Demo Demo- t and many cratic leaders already had ct committed commit commit- ted themselves to such a policy polle In the eleven months ending AU gust 1921 when wheat was n on the free list the senator said Canada sold old worth of wheat to the United States During the fIscal year ear endIng June 30 30 1928 Canada sold Us wheat to the amount of about less lessof lessof of foreign wheat heat to with 1 farmers of the United States For Forthe Forthe the eleven months endIng August 1921 when flour was on the free list Canada sold to the united states tates wheat flour valued at more than while In the last year ear the wheat flour imported was boUt one half million dollars IMPORTS DROP The figures ig res show that wheat imported Canada for the week weekending ending April 6 1923 the week weel before be- be fore ore the order was issued ipg the on from 30 to 42 cents per bushel was while only were Imported Im- Im ported during the w week elt after the he hearder order arder became effective But why go jon Ion You of at Pennsylvania are well frell informed on the imports fr from m dur neighbors across the border In his of acceptance last week the Democratic candIdate for president indIcated that he r regarded re- re the Simmons Underwood-Simmons act of 1913 1513 as the m model del he will follow follow fol- fol low if ho he is elected Let us study 1 01 r a moment the effect o of that tariff which the DEmocratic party promised would in no way injure legitimate business A few months alter after the law was enacted the tariff beg began n to spell spen disaster Tens of at thousands of wage earners were thrown out of ment as factories closed down in PennsylvanIa and other great grea industrial states or of the coun- coun try An official canvass in Phila- Phila showed unemployed New York City labor organizations men nien and women omen eith either r out of work or working part time there In ChIcago were thrown out a of work ApproprIations had ad to be made in Cincinnati Phil Phil-j Boston Providence and other ther cItIes to care for tor the loyed NOTHING NEW OFFERED It If one reads the Houston tarl tariff plank carefully it is easy to see Instead of at being something new something evolutionary sonic some thing a step forward in the direction or of a protective tariff policy it Is practically word for Word the 1924 24 plank in that it pledges the party again to o the enactment of a tariff t that at Will contain duties that will permit effective competition Insure against a monopoly and at the same time produce a fall fair revenue for or the of the government In other words the Houston Platform declares for a tariff similar elm sim- lIar ilar to the Underwood tariff Their own conclusions may be drawn by American busIness AmerIcan age i culture American industry and American labor as to whether or not such euch a tariff would square with the rest est of the Democratic tariff plank whIch assures them that any DemoI Democratic Demo Demo- I cratic tariff legislation would main maln tabs tain legitimate business and a high I of at wages for AmerIcan labor