Show I I SECRETARY SHAW ON TARIFF Justifies Sale of American Products Products Products Pro Pro- ducts at Lower Lowel Prices Abroad AMERICAN LABOR GAINER Secretary m of If Il the thc e Treasury Si Slums moms's ti tw hi mu Benefit to tl Labor of Republican I el n Policies Salisbury N. N C. C Sept Sopt 10 10 Leslie M. M 11 Shaw se secretary of the lie treasury addressed addressed ad nd- here to tonight to- to tonight largo large gathering dressed a cm n night speaking on the political Issues of or the tho day Mr Shaw Shaw confined his discussion mainly to the tariff anti and showed conclusively that tho the practice In American manufacturers of some selling their products In Europe at a lower price than titan in the United States IQ is I. I fiSt not nearly so fl widespread as n corn com cOn cOn- believed and that the tle net re result re- re suIt sult Is a great gain to 10 American labor Jabor The rime secretary said In part Out Our political opponents lay much stress on on- time the fact that some American manufactures are arc sold abroad cheaper than titan at al home That the time practice prevails pre pro vails valls to some extent all nI must mu t admi admit vais hut but that lint It does not noL prevail generally or 01 to any considerable extent Is fl easily easly established 0 A partisan norm non Industrial Indu commission lon was appointed by congress In iii 11 1898 which after spending more nero than three years In u time the Investigation filed Its report In 1 1302 02 which was published pub pub- Hed In il-i eighteen large volumes This report contains all al available evidence on this subject subject After making careful careful care are ful compilations from time the data therein there there- in lit contained Senator of New Hampshire state stated on mimi the time floor 1001 of the United States senate In April Apri 1904 1104 that approximately worth of or American manufactured products pro are annually sold oll abroad cheaper than titan In lit our own domestic market market No one has hos Senator ever evem attempted to tl disprove conclusions lons though our political po po- po- po opponents continue to speak of or orthe the practice as wel well nigh universal This worth can camm be far Ca' Ca mor titan than accounted for by the advantage given I en to exporters under tinder our drawback drawback drawback draw draw- back laws and It is quite quie likely the time estimate es estimate eS- eS Is too lowIt low lowI lowIt It I hums has been Leen the policy poley of the time Republican Re Re- publican party for man many years ears to allow alow manufacturers who export their pro product the time advantage of the time cheapest possible raw material materIal The Dingley e tam tariff iff law provides provide s two ways was b by exporters may avail avul themselves es of th thi this advantageous a privilege First the time la lal law authorizes tho time manufacture of or mom mel chan lse tom for export In bonded and permits to be transferred tran f led thereto there not only imported ores Iron and stet steel billets and other material free of dull dut duty but also spirits spiris and tobacco free c or Internal revenue re tax tux During During- the tho la t fiscal year approximately ly worth lof of Imported O ores S for fOI material for 0 manufacture and dl spirits and tobacco were thus mod atm aft tho time entire product exported and i n no dut duty or Internal revenue re Ilal paid thereon thereOn there there- on Had Ha this material been for fOl consumption in lit this country countr th tim the lut duty iUt and Internal revenue tax woul would have been quite 1010 a lar large e amount an anto and to the extent of this saving s In the com eoj cost costor of or tho the hushed finished hed product pro the time and amid manufacturer could reduce his e es export ex- ex port price and still sUI make the time sam samo profit I. I Lower rr 11 1 Price Instilled Under tho time American scale scle cm c of wages sages the time value of ordinary America manufactures is about equally divide tl l cd between material and labor laLor The TIme con comm conversion version Into finished products therefore there there- fore fOIe of worth of or raw material ma ma- trial tonal consumed In lit bonded would Justify the tho sale abroad of or twice that amount of refined or ot products cheaper than at home I r should not be surprised to learn lear that most of the tho output of these bonded bond bond- od ed and factories Is sol sob abroad below helow the price prevailing ii In the tho United States The Time other method provided In lit th till the Dingley law for fOI allowing who t export their products th the advantage of oC cheap material author izes the time Secretary of or the tile Treasury t to topa manufacture pa pay back to tho tIme exporter of tuned lured ture merchandise m 99 per cent of oC tin tilt duty ut which he has actually pal paid upon any Imported mal material consumed therein During tho the last fiscal year there was refunded to exporters o ol of manufactures produced In whole or ot ii In pam part t from Imported dutiable materia material approximately The rhe refund of or duty ut averages about 5 per imer cent cen ol 01 of I the value of or the exported I dise This drawback provision therefore there there- fore Core Justifies the tile sale ale abroad of oC O- O worth wOIth of American manufactured S cent below do do- domestic e 1 percent pem pel price of or similar articles Both these provisions of the time Dingley law were enacted for fm the time avowed and arid sole purpose of oC enabling the lie American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- his ican employer of oC labor to put market at nt re reduced re- re product li on nit the time foreign forein prices In Jim this wa Ira way only is he heable heable with able successfully to compote aLJe rivals who vimo always alwa's have the time benefit of or cheap labor nn and frequently of non- non dutiable and untaxed material material which drawbacks The articles on nim The varied arc ame allowed are numerous and amid Last Lust year ear drawbacks were allowed on onIS onis IS 18 articles in iii which dutiable Iron or steel was vas consumed 9 articles in which Imported lea lead ore or lead head bulon bullion was ras Incorporated Incorporate 3 articles In lit which dutiable tin till plato formed a apart apart part 9 1 articles In which dutiable sugar sr Dm molasses was us used tamed 12 different articles ar ar- ar- ar 01 dutiable al- al alcohol tides In which imported cohol was used severn several se In which ml- ml Imported Imported Im Im- ported dutiable imides hides or leather waS as used and no en end of or articles in iii which imported wool was uge used Drawbacks were allowed on ott over o manufacture articles in th the mien Ion of which 50 different liln kinds s of or ton imported materials were wore con con- tooled In lit Harmon With lh Protection tO t lUl Tho fhe policy o of allowing drawbacks upon th tile tho exportation of or manufactures Into nto which dutiable raw ramm material has motored entered is In lit strict harmony with wih the of or protection The rime Lye principle avowedly avowed I an and In iii fact lve lives Ives the tho American producer an aim ad- ad within the thc American market jut but no economic policy can cami cn give time the producer an aim a advantage over his ils foreign n competitor In the tile foreign marl t The lime Republican party hart part from Crom thelmo the mb Imo of or Its Is birth until now has imas pro pro- the laborer laborel who vilo Pm for forI he the American Am market marlet In II every o ery way wa I possible for 01 man to conceive lean Ican legislation excludes Chinese labor Chinaman reuses re- re reI reuses because the uses fuses to live hive on the time American stan stand stand- laborer Is I ird md The Time coole coolie n ar largely because e of his inexpensive c He lie neither fee feeds K himself hImsel lothes himself nor houses his Ils family fa 11 do Living i un n a lower I as plant plane h ho u. camm n of lUlS t ulf id I to lo ork worl ch cheaper limn Ihan Ann anti his bin hl pr leH s senco nut limit ut so Sll much to American Am enco 1 h lit a menace morals as 4 to American labor To lo 0 time the tie extent that he Ito hf secures hl his pro rata mata share sharI of Am American wu wages es and amI falls fals contribute to the time to proportionately consumptive capacity of the country his presence Is un undesirable Tho Time Republican Re Re- publican party part therefore says to him Unless you consent to be an American you shall not b be an nI American Ameri Amerl- be American Ameri Amell can cnn producer You must be an can con In fn both respects or In neither Republican laws against t contract labor are of oC the same class cass But nut forthe for the these lucite e laws manufacturers would go abroad hire imire laborers laborel at It the time European scale of wages and bring them to th- th hi country under tinder contract to work below countr time the American scale scle This his was wa once the practice to the time prejudice not only of oC labor but limit to the prejudice of the tIme American farmer as well wel Low wages compel poor living and poor living harms the time farmer Carmer anti and time tho tw manufacturer manufacturer also for or it I restricts the the consumptive consumptive tive capacity of or the lie country I Gives Gl GIn Emery ery t The Republican party gives th the American manufacturer for the time for- for ign Ign market ho ev however r. r every possible advantage a except that of cheap cheal labor No law can cn protect the tile American merican producer producer pro pro- ducer In fri the time foreign market hence the exporter of or the time product of American Ameri Amen AmerIcan can labor is given n the cheapest possible possible pos pus sible raw material immaterial material If I It be bo said sid that this ilmis is to the advantage ad of the cx- cx porter I r reply llly that it il aids quite Ilie us as U much those whom time the exporter cm- cm employs em- em ploys while those who supply the time ordinary ordinary or or- 01 needs neels of oC these employed artisans art art- arti arti- sans sails are arc benefited also Very fr frequently the tile drawback al allowed allowed al- al lowed lowel though small has Ilas ma made e possible pos pos- sible sibie the time exportation of American Am pro products To what extent our export trade In fn manufactures Is dependent on this hut wise provision of law under which American labor laLor while working generally generally Iener- Iener gener gener- ally aly for fOI Americans is enabled to perform perform 11 per per- form sonic some service for fo other no one can cn tell lell tel I am convinced that be bo along much more mOIe can c-au m accomplished this line lne by liberalizing our drawback laws This phase of the time question queston however however how how- ever I will wi not discuss at this time Suppose Senator estimate estimate est est- esti esti- that of mate to be correct o American manufacture Is annually annual soul sold abroad at nt prices lower than prevail pre pre pre- vail vali 01 in Ill this country what does It I prove pIove We Vc manufacture about millions mIlons per 1101 annum exclusive of m-e- m Tar Dared d foods of which i is but one third of ot 1 por pom cent If I Sen Son Senator Senator ator estimate Is 1 correct then for every 1000 worth of if output from front our shops and amId factories about I 30 cents' cents worth is sold old abroad cheaper than titan at home The Tile manufacture tune ture of oC 1000 worth of finished products pro Ino tile the outlay of oC duets ducts necessitates outa In wages Th The proposition therefore may moy be stated as follows For ever eem every In wages paid pall b by our shops aim ami factories 30 cents' cents worth of the time resultIng resul- resul result result- Ing log pro products arc are disposed of In lit foreign for tor- eign markets marl nt at reduced prices Not Limit 1 0 o 1 America cit Or our mu ir dl of or prepared and an partly part ly prepared pre P foods fut we ve export hut but a n small smal fraction above 3 5 per cent In other words of or eve every 1000 1000 in lit finished products at the time door doom of or our shops and amid factories the time production production pro plO of which has ilas consumed worth of labor practically 5 52 worth Is sold abroad and anul of this tills 5 actually actual actual- ly exported a 1 little over o 3 worth wOIth h It sold below the American market marlet The Time practice complained of i is not not confined to lo America melic nor nOO is it i limited to countries where time the protective protect e Pr principle prin ciple prevails pro als Every l government go ui of Europe approves cs It an mind and al nil all save omm Ul encourage it I. I nut But what shall shaH be Le said sId of this practice IIa Ice tice as asa a policy Is the time practice bu bad l pet per S se SC hm Who lw suffers stiffens because 1 of ut it i Does loes the American laborer Go ak u K time the man maim who produces these exported wares thus dumped abroad I 1 hun hu been criticised for saying that I would prefer to have the time American manufacturer manu manU- sell soli sel his products abroad ch cheaper ller than at home rather than have the time foreign producer sell cl his than at wares In America cheaper home This Is Lh time the sumo same as a saying ing that I J would woul prefer to have ilave the time products products prod prod- of our factories close foreign shops shullS rather than have havo the time products of or mf for foreign 11 mm eign shops close co c our factories factories I wish Irish ish ishI I all al the time world well wel but if IC al anyone has hns hasto hasto to t be out of employment if IC thieve there must be suffering somewhere so then I trill use my mimy best efforts that it conic come not nigh iii my country If to accomplish accorn- accorn this It shall bo be necessary that I pay more nove for mum my clothes more for formy lii my shoes more c for or my may sewing machine ma ma- chine more inure for my may typewriter more for time the barbed wire in-c used on omm my Iowa faun than brim is paul paid for time the same sanie articles In lit Europe then I will trill not object so long as the products of American farms moms feed and time the products of American Am Ant- I an looms clothe and amid the he products of r American labor generally supply every need of those who produce these things titus thus sold abroad at reduced I will to little pi ices consent pay a more thrum than otherwise would be sam sam-f to time the end that time tho products of American labor shall be put lint on for foreign em markets eign |