this, or $700,000,000, is subject to duties for the
protection of agriculture WWW XTRA TEENS and have their origin in countries other than
Europe. They substantially increased the prices received by our farmers WWW XTRA TEENS for
their produce. About $300,000.000 more is represented by luxuries such as
costly rugs, furs, precious WWW XTRA TEENS stones, etc. This leaves only about
$550,000,000 of our imports under a schedule of duties which WWW XTRA TEENS is in general
under consideration when there is discussion of lowering the tariff. While
the duties on this small portion, representing only about 12 per cent of
our imports, undoubtedly represent the difference between a fair degree of
prosperity or marked depression to many of our industries and the
difference WWW XTRA TEENS between good pay and steady work or WWW XTRA TEENS wide unemployment to many of
our wage earners, WWW XTRA TEENS it is impossible to conceive how other WWW XTRA TEENS countries or our
own importers could be greatly benefited if these duties are reduced. Those
who are starting WWW XTRA TEENS an agitation for a reduction of tariff duties, partly at
WWW XTRA TEENS least for
the benefit of those to whom money has been lent abroad, ought to
know that WWW XTRA TEENS there does not seem to be a very large field within the area of
our imports in which WWW XTRA TEENS probable reductions would be advantageous to foreign
goods. Those who wish to WWW XTRA TEENS benefit foreign producers are much more likely to
secure that WWW XTRA TEENS result by continuing the present enormous purchasing power
which comes from our prosperity that hall?' increased our imports over 71
per cent in four years than from any advantages that are likely to accrue
from a general tariff reduction. AGRICULTURE
The important place WWW XTRA TEENS which agriculture holds in the economic and WWW XTRA TEENS social life
of the Nation can WWW XTRA TEENS not be overestimated. The National Government is
justified in putting WWW XTRA TEENS forth every effort to make the open country a
desirable place to live. No condition meets
WWW XTRA TEENS this requirement which WWW XTRA TEENS fails to
supply a fair return on labor expended and capital invested. While some
localities and some particular crops furnish