The departmentstore importer has so far not attempted to drive out of business his little. tiny brother merchant in the large city. who must pay from 4.0 to 60 per cent more for his goods. He is not much of a competitor. and being compelled to sell his merchandise at a higher price because of higher costs. the department store is enabled to sell at the same price and thereby amass a mighty fortune because of the cheaper purchases. I want to sak to the great manufacturing industries of the country. those which are not specially favored like the iron and steel business. but those which must meet European and Asiatic conditions at a great disadvantage. "This is your battle for your life!" I want to say to every laborer employed by these industries. "This is your battle. Every dollars worth of products purchased from abroad displaces about $3 worth of the like products of your labor." With every metropolitan paper. the mouthpiece of the importer who buys its advertising pages. the very foundation of the temple of protection is being undermined by this insidious propaganda. Not only are they now using the press of the country but they are also using the movies to impress their falsehoods upon the public.