anaheim-gazette 1917-01-25

CALIFORNIA GONE COMMISSION CRAZY LEGISLATURE ATTEMPTING TO ENGRAFT MORE ON STATE AND INCREASE NUMBER OF SNAPS SENATOR BROWN AND COL. WEIN-STOCK LOCK HORNS OVER STATE MARKET COMMISSION SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.—California, already gone commission mad, is not yet done with the attempt to engraft more of the same system on the state and thus increase the number of soft snaps and the already top heavy pay roll of the state. The latest project is to create a commission carrying a $3000 salary to supervise boxing, sparring, wrestling and other kindred forms of amusement. Military training is looked on with much favor at this session and several measures are prepared looking toward organizing that work as a regular part of the school curriculum. Senator Rominger has introduced a bill for gathering information about vocational work in California. This movement was initiated by the council of education at its Los Angeles meeting in November and has the endorsement of prominent educators and the commissioners of vocational and secondary education. The water commission act will refund in the postal savings banks to school districts was sent out of committee with favorable recommendation. There are millions of dollars in the postal banks which the government is loaning to banks at 2½%, taking the bonds of school districts as security. The law would permit loaning directly to the school districts. Assemblyman Doran proposes a change in the jurisdiction of Justice Courts, permitting these courts to hear all civil cases involving amounts as high as $1000. The present limit is $300. He believes the law will act as a "flood control" by relieving the Superior courts of many of the less important cases and also result in filling the lower courts with a higher grade of officials. He also has a measure for bidding the appropriation of public money by supervisors for publicity purposes which he calls a wanton expenditure of the taxes on "hot air." A political war which promises to become of more than local interest has broken out between Senator Walter McDonald and ex-Senator Finn, Johnson's rightbower, representative of the tenderloin and gambling interests, and political boss of San Francisco. Finn is the man who, at the November election of 1914, peddled Johnson-Phelan buttons in San Francisco and had his strikers working for this combination. McDonald is a strong supporter of the administration and the ablest and most ardent champion of labor in the legislature. Personally he is a clean man and unquestionably honest. All decent men, regardless of his attitude on other questions will hope that his sturdy Scotch manhood and fighting blood will enable him finally to throne the tenderloin king of San Francisco. There has been bad blood between the two for some time but COMMITTEE SELECTED FOR THE ARborcultural Society Highways In The A determination to ing and prosecuting mutilates trees plant highways of Orange San Bernardino county by a highway planning the Arboricultural Society At Riverside last week in men, including a county, will be appol carry out the system ornamental trees alone. Among the Orange teemen already applied Rafferty of Santa Ana of Anahelm; N. Frank Lemarquand of Fuller ley of Tustin; H. Lange; N. Frank, E. Harper and V. G. Dill Linda. The chairman committee is W. M. Bernardino and B. F. ton is secretary. The Orange county way planting came in of favorable attention the following report at Riverside paper: which has a most e highway tree plant forester and a reporting an adequate ideal system in voguing the many miles that have been planted. A committee of exed to make a surive counties along the advise what trees each locality, soil, conditions considerate tee consists of The Angeles, president o Senator Rominger has introduced a bill for gathering information about vocational work in California. This movement was initiated by the council of education at its Los Angeles meeting in November and has the endorsement of prominent educators and the commissioners of vocational and secondary education. The water commission act will receive much attention. Amendments are prepared to make more practical and efficient the working powers of the commission. Riparian rights will receive special attention. Wishard of Los Angeles has a measure requiring all those desiring to marry to take an examination and produce a clean bill of health before license may be issued. A Sunday closing measure has made its appearance. As it provides for closing all business except liquor selling it will have short shift if it ever comes out of committee. The matter of taking road control out of politics, that is out of the hands of the supervisors, is being agitated along somewhat different lines than those of two years ago. It is proposed to incorporate the matter in county government bills instead of a general law for the whole state. The supervisors of San Joaquin county have put their highways in the hands of the county surveyor and are said as a result, to have the best roads of any interior county in the state. The Brown-Weinstock controversy promises an interesting war in the royal family. Brown declares that Weinstock has perverted the real intent and purpose of the law and that he is catering to the middle men instead of trying to better the condition of the producer and consumer whose burdens the act was intended to alleviate and that he has usurped powers and privileges entirely unwarranted and is deserving of censure. To all of this Weinstock pleads a general demurrer and declares that he is quite as able to interpret the intent of the law as is Senator Brown its author. Brown says this isn't so and that he knows it from his own experience as a commission man. Although it has been intimated to Brown that he is talking too much he refuses to hush and keeps right on talking like a naughty boy. One of the real naughty things he says is that if so much McDonald is a strong supporter of the administration and the ablest and most ardent champion of labor in the legislature. Personally he is a clean man and unquestionably honest. All decent men, regardless of his attitude on other questions will hope that his sturdy Scotch manhood and fighting blood will enable him finally to throne the tenderloin king of San Francisco. There has been bad blood between the two for some time but the explosion came last week when a man came from Finn's office with an order for a place under McDonald's patronage. It has been a notorious fact that the majority of the San Francisco delegation has of late years been under Finn's domination. He issued orders like a czar and these orders were obeyed. At last McDonald has thrown off the shackles and openly defied the bosses. Said McDonald: "I am against Tom Finn politically because he represents the tenderloin and gambling interests of San Francisco and not the good people. I am against him because politically he is not straight. "I will fight him because I do not believe honest people should be forced to take orders from such a man as he is and I do not believe the people should be controlled by a man who represents the tenderloin gang and the gambling clique. I do not believe it is right that the tenderloin should be allowed to point out this man or that man to represent this or that district in the assembly or the senate. That is what Tom Finn is doing—and has done in San Francisco. He has taken orders from the worst element and the man who does not do his bidding is immediately knifed. I intend to fight him at every opportunity I have and I am doing it because I believe such men as Tom Finn should be fought out of politics and out of control." If ever there was any doubt that the administration whips knew just what they were talking about when they threatened the members of the legislature that they must sign the caucus call endorsing Johnson and swear fealty to him in the future or get nothing in the organization, it was entirely dispelled when the committee appointments were read. Not a member who had the nerve to turn down that infamous document was given a chairmanship. Such men as Pettie, Bartlett, Quinn, Burke and forester and a reporting an adequate ideaable system in vogue ing the many miles that have been planned. A committee of exited and the listy Clerk Williams will meet the latter Following is the list George W. Minter weaver, L. P. Drake Archie M. Robinson R. Aldrich, Oscar Boose, John A. He Evans, John C. Tur Carl H. Seamans, Danner, F. L. Alns John M. Henry, M. Snyder, R. B. Col Adolph Dittmer, Dunstan, Robert Wing. BIG T Argentina has 29,700,000 horses. The light of the greater than the fighter It is estimated river carries more of material to the day. There are in the 652,000,000 sheep Australia holds 97 Zealand 24,000,000 Recently complile place the gold p to the close of la 540. The new bridge er at Rome, having is the longest reine in the world. A well in Pen already been bored than 7000 feet m est in the world, G othe record with o To all of this Weinstock pleads a general demurrer and declares that he is quite as able to interpret the intent of the law as is Senator Brown its author. Brown says this isn't so and that he knows it from his own experience as a commission man. Although it has been intimated to Brown that he is talking too much he refuses to hush and keeps right on talking like a naughty boy. One of the real naughty things he says is that if so much of the appropriation had not been used up in high salaries the market proposition could have been worked out all right. In this the senator seems to overlook the cardinal principle of the whole commission system which is to provide first of all for the faithful and if there is anything left, use it for the benefit of the poor—that is, the people. While sides are lining up for the fray a bill is introduced giving Weinstock greater power and Senator Ballard of Los Angeles puts in another repealing the whole thing and calling for the abolishing of the commission. A constitutional amendment has been introduced which will limit the recall and initiative within reasonable bounds. Under the present system a minority of the electors may force an election on questions which are merely personal hobbies, thus putting the state to a great and unnecessary expense for holding an election at which only a minority of the electors vote. The measure provides that counter petitions may be circulated and signed by 10 per cent of the voters, which is two per cent more than required on the recall or initiative, the original petition becomes null and void. The joint resolution of assemblyman Polsley urging the passage of congress of a law permitting the loaning of what they were talking about when they threatened the members of the legislature that they must sign the caucus call endorsing Johnson and swear fealty to him in the future or get nothing in the organization, it was entirely dispelled when the committee appointments were read. Not a member who had the nerve to turn down that infamous document was given a chairmanship. Such men as Pettie, Bartlett, Quinn, Burke and Hawson, the ablest men in the house, who had refused to stultify themselves were passed by and the mediocre, whose only merit was subserviency to bossism and machine domination, were rewarded for their fealty. If republicans who were of the impression that these administration sycophants were ever sincere in their protestations that they wanted harmony in the party are still of that belief they certainly must have a different opinion when they learn that brains, merit and integrity form no basis for recognition on the part of the gang now in power at Sacramento. A very worthy woman soliciting a member of the attache committee for a position was met with this objection. "But you are a republican, and I understand republicans have indorsed your application." It was not are you competent and worthy, but you are a republican. Has it come to pass that today in California it is a disgrace to be a republican? It certainly looks very much that way. Fealty to the boss is the only "open sesame" to place these days. Assemblyman Burke has committee assignments as follows: County Government, Fish & Game, Irrigation, Libraries and Oil Industries. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. Anaheim Gazette COMMITTEE SELECTED FOR TREE PLANTING Arborcultural Society Will Beautify Highways in Three Counties A determination to assist in locating and prosecuting any person who mutilates trees planted along the highways of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties was made by a highway planning committee of the Arboricultural Society, in session at Riverside last week. Thirty prominent men, including several from this county, will be appointed to plan and carry out the systematic planting of ornamental trees along the highways. Among the Orange county committees already appointed are Fred Rafferty of Santa Ana; F. C. Krause of Anaheim; N. Frank Morse and M. Lemarquand of Fullerton, G. W. Stanley of Tustin; H. L. Stevenson of Orange; N. Frank, E. A. Spaulding of Harper and V. G. Dillinghom of Yorba Linda. The chairman of the general committee is W. M. Parker of San Bernardino and B. F. Hopkins of Colton is secretary. The Orange county system of highway planting came in for a great deal of favorable attention at the meeting, the following report being made by a Riverside paper: "Orange county, which has a most efficient system of highway tree planting, has a county forester and a report was ready giving an adequate idea of the remarkable system in vogue there and detailing the many miles of attractive trees that have been planted." A committee of exports was appointed to make a survey of the three counties along the highways and to advise what trees will do best in each locality, soil, climate and other conditions considered. This committee consists of Theodore Payne, Los Angeles, president of the Arboricultu- of Tustin got what I consider about the best claim. The country that is left is mostly rough, and I don't see why there should be any rush for it. It can be reached by wagon, but not by automobile. Everything that even has any prospect of being good or that anyone thinks may be good has already been filed upon." "COME RIGHT IN AND SIT DOWN" There is a new head to the Standard Oil. He is Alfred C. Bedford. As the new executive Mr. Bedford has introduced some new policies. That was expected on the theory of the new broom, but the nature of some of them was not expected. The Standard Oil corporation has been especially secretive. This has been notoriously true with relation to publicity. Imagine, then, the surprise of a reporter for a New York paper who, with fluttering heart and trembling limbs, the other day rapped at the door of President Bedford. "Come right in and sit down," was the greeting. The newspaper man almost collapsed. But he was due for a greater surprise, President Bedford began to talk about the Standard Oil's business and he went on to say that there would be no secrecy and that "there will be a square deal for the people and for the company." He gave the reporter a candid interview and the readers were furnished a clearer insight into Standard Oil affairs than any number of official inquiries might have produced. The "come right in and sit down" spirit is only another indication of a new day in the relationship of corporations and the public. PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE The National Chamber of Commerce, representing the business interests of $300,000,000 in the next fiscal year, unless some measures be found to provide more Federal income. It also faces the probability, if not the certainty, that upon the close of the war, European and Asiatic nations, which have in the past two years brought their productive industries to the highest state of efficiency, will pour their surplus manufactured products into our markets. With these two vital facts before them and frequently impressed upon them by the republican press, the administration hesitates and apparently refuses to revise its tariff law, for the purpose of either protection or revenue. With the same degree of stupidity which it manifests in the handling of foreign affairs, it demonstrates its inability to grasp the simplest elements of domestic economy. It hopes in some way to find some means of imposing further taxes upon our own people and gives not a thought to the opportunity to impose a tax upon those foreign producers who ship their products into our markets for sale in competition with the products of American labor and American enterprise. Whether the administration will ultimately awake to the situation and to its duty, is doubtful. However that may be, the republican press of the country may have the satisfaction of knowing that it has faithfully performed its duty in the collection and presentation of facts which are of vital importance to the welfare of the country, regardless of partisan politics. COMPETITION FOR STATE JOBS The California State Civil Service Commission has announced the following examinations for the months of February and March, 1917: Stationary Engineer—Candidates must have had at least two years' recent important experience as station- THE GRAND JURY The grand jurors for 1917 were selected and the list filed with County Clerk Williams Saturday. They will meet the latter part of November. Following is the list: George W. Minter, Thomas M. Lineweaver, L. P. Drake, John S. Sheridan, Archie M. Robinson, H. E. Carner, F. R. Aldrich, Oscar Rosenbaum, John Boose, John A. Henderson, Jr., H. Y. Evans, John C. Tuffee, S. W. Sutton, Carl H. Seamains, Henry Diers, J. J. Danner, F. L. Alnsworth, A. V. Smith, John M. Henry, M. R. Heninger, F. H. Snyder, R. B. Collis, R. L. Tedford, Adolph Dittmer, Rupert Best, John Dunstan, Robert Wilson, C. E. Lavering. BIG THINGS Argentina has 29,500,000 cattle and 9,700,000 horses. The light of the sun is 600,000 times greater than the full moon. It is estimated that the Mississippi river carries more than 1,000,000 tons of material to the Gulf of Mexico each day. There are in the world no fewer than 652,000,000 sheep, of which number Australia holds 93,000,000 and New Zealand 24,000,000. Recently compiled official figures place the gold production of Alaska to the close of last year at $228,392,-540. The new bridge across the Tiber river at Rome, having a span of 328 feet, is the longest reinforced concrete arch in the world. A well in Pennsylvania that has already been bored to a depth of more than 7000 feet may become the deepest in the world, Germany now holding the record with one 7350 feet deep. PROPERTY OF THE PEOPLE The National Chamber of Commerce, representing the business interests of the United States, has apparently made up its mind that the rights of the general public are paramount to those of the railroads and their employees and to this end are preparing for legislation intended to prevent railroad strikes until matters in dispute have been given a fair public investigation. The National Chamber has put out a ballot to all its members requesting an expression on the proposition of public investigation before a strike; and also that on all arbitration boards and committees the railroads and the employees shall have an equal number of representatives but that the public—having greater interests than either—shall have a greater representation than either. If the membership votes to approve an effort will be made to procure the introduction and passage of a bill by Congress embodying these provisions. The National Chamber declares in effect that railroad strikes are unwarranted and intolerable, that the public is always the greatest sufferer, and for this reason the public is well within its rights in exercising effective restraint against such disasters. The public has no desire to be unfair to the railroads or their employees but the public, in justice to itself, will insist on the settlement of disputes without interruption of the service, even to the extent of enacting legislation that will make the public secure in this respect. As Governor Withcombe of Oregon well said: "The railroads are the property of the stockholders but railway service is the property of the people." IGNORING FACTS At frequent intervals during the past three years, the republican press of the country has presented, for the consideration of the Wilson administration, figures derived from official records and showing that, as a revenue measure, the Underwood tariff has been a failure. That law was passed COMPETITION FOR STATE JOBS The California State Civil Service Commission has announced the following examinations for the months of February and March, 1917: Stationary Engineer—Candidates must have had at least two years' recent important experience as stationary engineers. Salaries range from $60 to $120 a month, with maintenance where the position is located at a state institution. Application must be filed on or before February 17, 1917. Stationary Fireman—Candidates must have had at least two years' recent important experience as stationary firemen. Salaries range from $40 to $75 a month, with maintenance where the position is located at a state institution. Applications must be filed on or before February 17, 1917. Tailor, Preston School of Industry Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of tailoring, be capable of instructing boys in the making of military uniforms and other kinds of clothing, including the manufacture and mending of socks by machinery, and must be qualified to take charge of the boys in the position of company captain. The salary range is from $75 to $100 a month, with maintenance. Applications must be filed on or before February 24, 1917. Farm Tractor Operator—Candidates must have had at least one year's recent experience as a gasoline tractor operator, should be able to make their own repairs, and should have had experience in working and plowing land. The salary is $45 a month and maintenance. Applications must be filed on or before March 3, 1917. Deputy State Veterinarian—Candidates must be graduates of recognized colleges of veterinary medicine and should preferably be between the ages of 21 and 40 on the date of the examination. The entrance salary is $150 a month with traveling expenses. Candidates will be given a written examination on March 10. Applications must be filed on or before March 3. Further information and application blanks for any of the above examinations may be secured from the commission, Forum building, Sacramento. LOST AVIATORS FOUND GOVERNMENT LAND AT COUNTY'S BORDER But Assessor Sleeper Declares It Is Not Worth Filing On County Clerk Williams Saturday received a notice from the United States land office in Los Angeles stating that plats will be filed in that office, and that between February 15 and March 6 applications will be received for entry upon public lands lying outside of the Cleveland National Forest in townships 7 and 8 range 6 west. According to this notice all applications filed in that period will be held and treated as having been filed simultaneously. County Assessor James Sleeper said that he is certain the land is not worth filing on. "The land open for this filing," said Forest Ranger J. B. Stephenson of El Toro, "lies in San Diego and River-side counties near the Orange county line. It is reached by way of San Juan Capistrano. Roughly speaking, the public lands open to entry there comprise six or seven sections lying between the San Mateo and the Verdugo, in what is known as the Bald Hills section. There are several squatters, whose filings have been recognized, already there. George Brown IGNORING FACTS At frequent intervals during the past three years, the republican press of the country has presented, for the consideration of the Wilson administration, figures derived from official records and showing that, as a revenue measure, the Underwood tariff has been a failure. That law was passed by a party which claims to be an advocate of a tariff for revenue oply, and professes to be vigorously opposed to protection in any form or degree. In its effort to eliminate absolutely all protection from our import tariffs, that party, in framing the Underwood law, cut the import duties so low as to impair its revenue producing features. Leaders of the democratic party have been so uncompromising in their opposition to protection that they would not heed the facts presented by the republican press showing the need of an increase in import duties for revenue purposes. They have had before them figures showing that during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, under a republican tariff law, the total value of imports was $1,813,000,000, upon which the government collected customs revenues to the amount of $318,142,000, and that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1916, imports aggregated $2,197,800,000, upon which the government collected import duties amounting to only $211,866,000. The average rate of duty collected in 1913 under republican tariff laws was 17.5 per cent, and in 1916 under the Underwood tariff law only 9.72 per cent. Today the democratic administration finds itself in dire straits for want of revenue. It faces the probability, if not the certainty, of a deficit of examination. The entrance salary is $150 a month with traveling expenses. Candidates will be given a written examination on March 10. Applications must be filed on or before March 3. Further information and application blanks for any of the above examinations may be secured from the commission, Forum building, Sacramento. LOST AVIATORS FOUND After hope had almost been abandoned of finding Lieut. Col. Harry G. Bishop and Lieut. W. A. Robertson, of the North Island aviation corps, they were located Friday, both alive, but in an exhausted condition. They left San Diego Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, for a flight to Calexico, a four hours' trip, but failed to reach that town. Instead of sending out aeroplanes immediately to search for the lost men the commandant at North Island waited several days, then was delayed by bad weather. The men were found by a search party of citizens thirty miles below the border, after nine days of terrible hardships. Lieut. Richardson staggered into the camp of the party and reported that he had left Col. Bishop thirty miles back. Bishop was finally rescued and taken to a hospital at Yuma where he is recovering. A bill has been introduced in the legislature providing a home for feeble minded and other defectives, and should it pass Orange will probably land the institution. Representatives of the state were in that city last week looking at a site that had been offered. It is understood they will recommend its location in our sister city. Ed Schleuter has decided to discontinue his fish business. About $15 Clothes Regardless of the advance market prices, we shall endeavor to sell the Best $15 Suits that it is possible to purchase. Confining our price to $15.00 we use all our energy to give you the best All garments leaving this establishment MUST FIT PERFECTLY. JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP Fisher Building, Anaheim CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE German American Bank ANAHEIM, CAL. FROM THE REPORT OF CONDITION TO SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS, JANUARY 4, 1917 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans ... $349,467.64 Capital ... $50,000.00 German American Bank ANAHEIM, CAL. FROM THE REPORT OF CONDITION TO SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS, JANUARY 4, 1917 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans $349,467.64 Capital $50,000.00 Overdrafts 58.39 Surplus and Profits 12,192.71 Bank Premises 48,726.00 Safety Deposit Vaults and Fixtures 6,800.00 Deposits - - - 502,609.94 Other Real Estate Owned: 5,300.00 Other Resources 1,835.61 Cash and Sight Ex., 152,615.01 Total resources $564,802.65 Total liabilities $564,802.65 ACCOUNTS SOLICITED 4% INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT $2.00 PER YEAR AND UP Notice of Annual Meeting OFFICE OF THE Anaheim Union Water Company Anaheim, California, January 8, 1917. To the Stockholders of the ANAHEIM UNION WATER COMPANY. Please take notice that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders and election for Directors of the ANAHEIM UNION WATER COMPANY will be held at the office of the Company, 401 East Center St., in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, on Saturday the 27th day of January, A. D. 1917, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of electing Directors of said corporation for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. WM. T. WALLOP. Secretary ANAHEIM UNION WATER CO. Good Place to Buy G-O-O-D L-U-M-B-E-R C. GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY Anaheim. WATERPOWER AND PETROLEUM Gifford Pinchot has sounded another alarm in defense of our natural resources. He insts that the Shields and Myers bill now pending in Congress, will, if enacted, surrender to private interests vast wealth belonged to be the fullest publicity regarding all these bills. And needless to say, neither waterpower nor petroleum ought to be turned over for private development without preserving essential public rights and guaranteeing a proper public share of the profits. WATERPOWER AND PETROLEUM Gifford Pinchot has sounded another alarm in defense of our natural resources. He insts that the Shields and Myers bill now pending in Congress, will, if enacted, surrender to private interests vast wealth belonging to the nation. The people, he says, still hold control of some 75,000,000 horsepower, enough to supply all the needs of a population twice as large as ours today. He fears lest this great property, so vital to our future welfare, be given away to "waterpower" interests who already, through a series of groups of related power interests, constitute what might be called a federated trust, dividing the territory of the United States among its members." He says that the men concerned threaten, through their control of power, to "get their hands upon all users of power—upon transportation, industry and light." He also condemns the Phelan amendment which, he says, would turn into private hands the petroleum reserves set aside by presidential proclamation for the use of the navy. The oil is needed as fuel for our warships. Most citizens know little of the merits of these measures. There is, however, in the mind of every man sincerely interested in the preservation of our public resources for public benefit, a natural suspicion whenever it is proposed to give away another slice of our patrimony. Just now the public, like the private interests, is especially concerned with waterpower. There ought to be the fullest publicity regarding all these bills. And needless to say, neither waterpower nor petroleum ought to be turned over for private development without preserving essential public rights and guaranteeing a proper public share of the profits. THE BOND ISSUE Regardless of the efforts which have been made to stave it off, there is no other way out of the present deficit in the National treasury, except through an issue of bonds. We have experienced the imposition of "war" taxes in times of peace, we have witnessed the abandonment of the former tariff law and 66 per cent of our imports are coming in duty free, we have seen the abandonment of the plan to put sugar on the free list because the $50,000,000 which would have been cast aside by so doing was necessary to help out the government finances. In addition to these acts there have been changes in the federal taxation laws for the purpose of increasing the revenue but there has been little or no effort to eliminate the waste through the "pork barrel." It is true that some consideration has been given to the necessity of providing for the Nation's defense. It has resulted in substantial appropriations and the bond issue which is to be authorized will be charged up to that reason, regardless of the fact that the administration long ago abandoned a tariff policy which would have prevented the country from getting into its present predicament.