Show GERARD TALKS ON TARIFF When the world war was on James W Gerard was our am am- ambassador ambassador ambassador to la Germany Ie He was appointed by President After Wilson was stricken Mr Gerard repeatedly was mentioned as a possible Democratic candi candi- candidate candidate candidate date for tor the presidency presidency- Having HaTing been an ardent Democrat the following statement from Mr Gerard bo be read with deep Interest by the people ot or this country The only way tho United States of ot America can defeat the hatred of ot European nations to- to toward to toward ward us Is to maintain the strongest leet fleet army and air force in tho the world Europe Is boll boiling Ins he ho said They feel that we are econom econom- economIcally economically economically rich they are kept out of this country and cant can't sell their goods here hence they hate us as was evidenced In the the proposal of the League of ot Nations council at Geneva that the league have power to act against commercial supremacy a direct slap at the United States slates Germany German took advantage of other her fall In currency to put all her largo large Industrial plants In or order der an and Is now ready for pro pro- producing producing goods on a scale large-scale ca capacity paCt parity h greater than any other nation A high tariff Is the only protection the United States ha has hasas baras as an offset for tor 11 It It Is lowered the waged high American work worker worker or er will meet the direct compell competition tion Lion of ot the waged low German As a Democrat I think It Is Impossible to change the present thrift tariff Mr Gerard was speaking to the Ar Art Association ln n Newport R It I J and his subject was World Conditions While in Germany before the I war v-ar Mr Gerard had an opportunity opportunity opportunity of o studying the Industrial conditions ons and learning some some- something something something thing of ot the efficacy of the Ger Ger- German Ger- Ger German German man people Perhaps with that In mind and knowing that Eur- Eur Europe Eur Europe ope Is coming back In manufacturing turing tuning productivity he turns to the tariff as a D source of ot protection protection protection tion of o the American working working- workingman workingman working man man But what a remarkable state state- statement statement statement ment for a Democrat of ot Mr Ger- Ger Gerard's Gerard's Ger-ard's Ger ards ard's prominence to make The former ambassador does not ask for tariff for revenue only but advocates a high tariff for pro pro- protection If It the other leading Dem Dem- Dem will accept Mr Gerards Gerard's decision then as he says sas It will be Impossible to get away from that policy Mr Mr Gerard also hints strongly at tho the danger danser of o placing our fu- fu future future fu future ture international relations in the keeping of ot the League of ot Na Na- Nations Nations lions |