Show I- I By L L. L A. A Hollenbech There is a law Jaw of ot nature in hl trade as welt as anywhere else Ir If na na- natures nature's natures nature's tures ture's laws lawsin in ln trade be ignored the diplomatists and and lawmakers ers are pestered and they and the people are punished f for r nature will wiil HI have her way and every combination iol or nation that v violates natures nature's laws in trade or br in any other wa way Is j I bound to be bo prodded and nd reminded I of that violation I Recently there has ha's has been a diplomatic diplo diplo- I matic trade conference at Washing 1 I ton between representatives of all or I nearly all of the American nations and and the time representative representative of Argentina I told the American representatives I II I that the United States could not e expect ex el- peet the South American republics I I to buy extensively in the United I II States when the United States re refused refused refused re- re fused to buy goods in Argentina I The United States has become a aI I heavy creditor nation and can force other nations to a considerable extent extent extent ex ex- I tent to purchase g goods here in spite of the tariff ariff but a large part pait of South American countr countries es are aie bu buying buying buy buy- ing their commodities in ill Europe in instead instead instead in- in stead of the United States when i if if we had a lower tariff every inducement inducement induce induce- II ment would be to buy their commodities commodities com com- corn in the United States Slates That Thatis is true of all of or the American coun- coun trios and we are aie losing an immense trade because we have a high tariff I If the tariff were lower lower we probably would w make as much government t revenue as we now get gelt and have a tremendous stimulus in III business European countries all h have v a a. high tariff tarin or tax wall so that all other countries countries' have to pa pay a tax tali to sell any goods across the borders and that is a great obstruction to trade No o wonder that Europe is having a hard haul time to prosper If the several of or the United States had each a tariff or 01 tax wall so that we we could not trade across a state slate line without paying ing a tax our boasted prosperity would fade In a minute and we would have a business catas catas- I catas-I So it is with all the American American Ameri Amen can republics We have a high tariff wall and as Argentina says we can cannot cannot not expect the time other nations to conic como over hero here and bu buy goods when we Ave lerus refuse refuse re re- le fuse rus to buy buy goods from them That Thatis is 1 if we tax them too much to sell I their their goods goods goods' here that is the tile sameI same samu I as prohibiting them from selling selling to lo 0 us So in iii order older to pa pay cash casil Tor or our oui goods they l have lave to s sell ll to Europe to get Il mOll money wig y to conie conic come over ii- ii hH into is e ro give us for our goods which makes make for them two trips across tho the Atlantic Atlantic Atlan Atlan- tic when one should suffice ice and Be poo- poo pie plc usually trade with their b business friends That is natural W law 1 and v we la e all know it J r 1 t w V OL 1 0 |