Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1916 — America Alone Unprotected, [ARTICLE]

America Alone Unprotected,

While all great nations are taking steps to protect their home mark< ts, President Wilson takes no steps to protect America. He (talks of the world being open to American genius, but he fails to mention the fact tuar the doors of every great nation are shut to Americans by trade allian.-cs framed for the benefit of foreigners and against the interests of Amer ea. Nqt only are American produ ts made to pay extremely high duties, but many others are absolutely prohibited from entry into Great Britain and France. Those nations are not -relying aolely upon high tarl.fs. They are protecting their own manufacturers and laborers by excluding American products altogether. What is America doing to protect itself? Fine words of “world trade” and “serving humanity do not meet the situation. - - The republican party stands' for a protective tariff. It demands'the immediate ...industrial defense of the United States. Charles E. Hughes is the champion of industrial protection. WoodroW Wilson is the champion of a vague, far-off “service to humanity’’ which means opening the American mai-ket to the dumpings of cheaplabor foreigners. The best way for Americans to servq humanity is to safeguard the honor arid prosperity of the United Spates. The best man to carry on this work is Charles backed by the united repubnean ty. 0