DALLAS POST, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929 elena information ckward States to Chair- ‘raming was condemned by Grundy in a communication Senator T. H. ‘Caraway, Chairman the Senate Lobby Investigating mittee. This supplemental in- ation was placed in the hands of for more light on what Mr. my is filed with the ition on October 24th,” said Mr. , “there. were several tables the agricultural as well as the. rial viewpoint, and which also : tax which ‘Pennsylvania and ir dustr ial States contributed to Mreirate the farm status of sylvania in comparison with the foned, I otfcialt the table which ’S on, Page 1122 of the typewrit- ~ contained four of the States are represented in the member- of the Committee (Arkansas, 1 Montana and Wisconsin), and additional States (Arizona, Mis- and South Dakota) whose presentatives in the Senate have een most vocal in the efforts to pre- ent industry from deriving any ben- efit from the pending tariff revision. “In another table (Page 1124, of e typewritten transcript) I com- ared the same seven States above mentigned, with, seven industrial States, thus showing that the latter sloy nearly 55% of all the indus- ial workers of the country, as rainst less than 5% in the contrasted even States; and that the proportion n wages paid is nearly 59% in the rst instance, as against 4% in the pevend; value of products 55% %, as nst 4% %; and that while the : a industri?! States paid more than 64% of the total income tax, the over 216%. . on the table I listed twenty- ve i whose total industrial out- ade the hen observation (Page 1126 of the typewritten trans- ript) : ‘Perusal of the figures here nitted justifies the statement that enate we e proportioned to popula- i procuctive power, or the total um. contributed toward the national to make their whispers “Likewise upon the basis of the data supplied, I referred to some of it the States mentioned as ‘backward : Common wealhs. Qctober 29th and October 30th) I as before the Committee for a total f at least six hours. So far as I an recall, or can discover from a 1ding of the whole of my examina- n, the Committee has not denied disputed a single fact which I set ‘orth, but has shown a most remark- eo interest in that single expres- ion, ‘backward Commonwealths.’ “Although I tried to be clear—and thought I was—in the definition of meaning, you have asked me to further define that expression and ive gome illustration of its applica- That is. the pyppose of this ommunication. ‘There hardly can be an intelligent ‘eomprehension’ of the principles upon hich the whole of my discussion was ased, however, without a clear un- erstanding of the part which those principles have played in making our country what it is today. ~~ Mr. Grundy then reviews the prog- over the period of years since Rersittion, when the nation’s in- ) ries were protected by a tariff and the backwardness of industry when that safeguard was removed or tampered with. - “The result was that from that period until shortly before the Civil \ War, with some flashes of protective sentiment in the country (notably in 1824, 1828, 1833 and 1842), legisla- tion carried us backward to a position almost wholly agricultural, without anufactures; and, notwithstanding #he development of " much of our na- al resources, including gold in Oyrnia, and despite continuing . in Europe which created un- fal demand for our agriculture, our frold was flowing from us, our na- tional credit fell, business houses failed, and distress was prevalent ; throughous the land. “That was a backward period in American history, during which our ational growth and development was etarded by decades, and our national wealth depleted and deferred by bil- after that long and bit- —that period of trial and ufferi ing and sacrifice, y 85 we know now “that finally, in 1858, a Republican Congress was elected and paved the ‘way to the passage, in 1861, of our first really protective Tariff Act. That Bill was prepared by Congressman Morrill, of Vermont, and was signed by James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, a Democratic President who, in the (light of history and conditions then prevailing, was compelled to admit that protection was an absolute neces- sity to the United States, and who, therefore, despite the historic policy of his party, attached his signature to, a protective tariff measure. © “The patriotic impulses that were awakened by the Civil War, coupled with the constantly increasing needs» of the Government for revenue, led to increased duties on imports as the only means of procuring governmental income, aside from the internal rev- enue taxes. And following the Civil war there was such a clear realization of the part that protective duties had piayed, both in sustaining our indus- tries and in raising revenues, and such an appreciation of the part that do- mestic industries had taken in the winning of the war, that protective influences prevailed for the next twenty years. “Again, however, the generation which “had seen and knew” passed from public life, and in 1883 the party. which had been the custodian of the protective principle, fearful of mis- fortune in the Presidential election of 1884, made a tariff revision so unwise and unscientific that it brought dis- aster upon many lines of manufae- ture, especially in certain branches of the iron, steel and woolen industries. Indeed, there is much in the selfish, unwise and sectional revision which the ~Democratic-Insurgent coalition seems determined to enact now, which is reminiscent of the ‘backward’ char- acter of the revision of 1883. “During the ensuing four years of Cleveland’s first term there was a con- tinuous battle‘over the protective prin- ciple, and it was during that period that the Mills Bill, a tariff-for-revenue measure, failed of passage by a single vote in the Senate. Thus was eco- ‘nomic’ disaster .averted, or at least postponed, under Cleveland’s first ad- ministration. “In 1888 the election of Benjamin Harrisen and a Republican Congress resulted in the enactment of the Me- Kinley Bill, but that measure was so grossly misrepresented by the news- papers, and the people’s minds there- by so inflamed, that in 1892 Grover Cleveland was elected for a second time, on a tariff-for-revenue platform, and the country was on its way to the widespread disaster which had been averted by a single vote during his first term. “It is unnecessary to go ‘into the details of that tragic period when our industry and agriculture alike were laid prostrate and a great part of our population was without employment and even the funds with which to buy food. Their mistake was driven home to our people in terms and con- ditions which none could misunder- stand, and, saving what they could from the wreckage of 1893 and 1896, they elected William McKinley Presi- dent upon a protective tariff platform in the latter year. His election was followed by the enactment of the Dingley Tariff, which, proportioned to its time, probably was one of the best balanced tariff laws that the country ever has had, considering the extent and diversified character of the development which took place under it and as a consequence of it. “From then until the present tima there has been no deviation from the protective principle by a majority of our people, although at all times there has been a ‘backward’ sentiment in some sections, and some States have been consistently ‘backward’ in that they have not availed themselves of the advantages under which the coun- try as a whole has gone forward. “The Dingley Act was amended by the Payne-Aldrich Law of 1909, which remained upon the statute books un- til the three-party fights of 1912 re- sulted in the election of Woodrow Wilson by a minority of the voters, with a Democratic Congress which im- mediately proceeded to the enactment of the non-protective tariff, so-called ‘competitive,’ Underwood - Simmons Act of 1913. “Under that Act the country almost immediately began a descent toward the same conditions as had prevailed under the Wilson-Gorman Democratic Tariff of 1894; then came the World War, which intervened as an-artificial barrier against practically all im- ports, at the same time that it set up an unprecedented demand for | practically everything, agricultural and industrial, that the United States could produce. “The wholly unusual and entirely unnatural prosperity which we had enjoyed throughout the war vanished into thin air, however, as soon as the conflict was over and the Underwood- Simmons non-protective tariff again became effective. Within a period of a few months some five millions of our people were without employment, with conditions growing steadily worse, and I already have reviewed "how, in an effort to ameliorate this condition to some degree, the present President of the United States was called upon to head a commission whose purpose was to get ail possible Federal, State and municipal projects under way, in order to provide work for at least a part of the unemployed. “In my statement filed with the Committee on October 24th, I also set forth how, in their quest for re- lief, the people in 19520 elected a Re-. publican Administration: and Con- gress by an unprecedented majority, and how the first act of that Adminis- tration and Congress was to re-enact _ the Agricultural Emergency Tariff, . which President Wilson had refused to permit to become a laws: A ris for Tate ) A= oN HEN you cast around in your mind for a new dessert, why not ‘include the aristo- cratic apricot in your survey? For the apricot is capable of as many uses as the peach and is less often used only because ‘its capabilities are less familiar. All Year Use Of course, the fresh apricot can’t be bought all year around, but the canned fruit, which is put up in factories near the orchards when the'golden apricot is meltingly ripe, can be obtained any time. Some recipes which are new and have been tested by a trained dietitian are here given. Don’t they sound tempting ? Apricot Cranberry Taris: Cook together until creamy and rather thick the following ingredients: one cup of canned cranberry sauce, one cup of apricot pulp (made by pressing apricots thrqugh a sieve) and four teaspoons of sugar mixed with one teaspoon of flour. Cool and put in previously-baked tart shells. Top with whipped: cream. This makes ten to twelve tarts. Peach and Apricot Filling: Whip one cup of cream, and add six ta- blespoons of confectioner’s sugar. Cut one-half cup of canned peaches, one-half cup of canned apricots and one-half cup of: candied cherries into small pieces and drain well. Fold into the whipped cream. Uso the filling in cream puffs, between layers of cake or as a garnish on a simple cornstarch or rice pudding. To lend variety to tapioca and cornstarch puddings for the chil- dren, put an apricot half in the bot- tom of the individual mold and fill with the pudding ; top with anothet apricot half* taurant and tried to get four dinners ' for only twenty-five cents each, people would begin to suspect their sanity. - But at home it's a different matter! Just look at the meal which the intelligent housewife can purchase for her family of four for a modest dol- lar bill: Corn and Beef Loaf ..... 3 Scalloped Potatoes ....... Stewed Tomatoes & Celery. gt Bread and Butter .08 Jellied Pears Demi-tasse Otol a od Sad di $.961 The recipes for this economical dinner are: Corn and Beef Loaf: Mix the following ingredients and form into a roll: one pound ground rump of beef, one-half pound ' ground fresh pork, one beaten egg, one tablespoon chopped onion, one-half tablespoon ‘salt, one-fourth teaspoon pepper, one-half cup bread crumbs J four, people went into a res- and the contents of an eleven-ounce can of corn. Place in a well- greased loaf pan and bake in a hot" oven (400°) for about 45 minutes. Serves eight. For four, make only half the recipe, or cook the | entire amount and use the loaf for two meals. Steamed Tomatoes and Celery Combine “contents of a number 2 can of tomatoes, one-half cup of diced, cooked celery, salt and pep- per, one tablespoon of butter and one teaspoon of sugar. gently for a few minutes. Jellied Pears: Drain the syrup from an eight-ounce can of pears and add one-half cup water, one tablespoon of grenadine syrup and one tablespoon of sugar. one-half package of. lemon-flavored gelatin in the hot mixture and cool. Simmet } Arrange pears in four individual molds wet with cold water. Pour the cold syrup and gelatin mixture over them, and set away to harden. Unmold and serve cold.* Merry Christmas Everybody! Santa has decided to make our store his headquarters in Noxen for a whole week before CHRISTMAS he will be here every day to welcome boys and grownups, too. He has ar- ranged to have a letter box here where boys and girls can drop 4 their letters to him so that he will know first hand just what 3 they want for CHRISTMAS. And Santa's got a great present, too, for everybody in our § low prices. He says nobody need go out of Noxen to see Santa § Claus, because our stock is filled with Toys, Sleds, Christmas Candy, Nuts, Fruits, Fancy Groceries and usable presents in | Dry Goods, Hardware and everything imaginable AT PRICES LOWER THAN ELSEWHERE! FOR WOMEN TOYS FOR MEN Neckties Socks Shoes Caps Shirts Gloves Garters Suspenders Belts Handkerchief ; Gloves Handkerchiefs Dress Goeds Shoes FOR BOYS AND GIRLS DOLLS SLEDS CHRISTMAS CANDY NUTS FRUITS Cooking Ware Talcam Powder Dresses Arclics Make Our Store Your Christmas Headquarters JAMES WYANT CLOVER FARM STORE Noxen, Pa. “Where Your Dollar s Have More Cents” a A I a A A NBA Se Dissolve
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