Life — January 26, 1911 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Commentary on the Tariff Debate (January 26, 1911) This page discusses the Sulloway bill regarding war pensions and tariff policy. The text argues against protective tariffs, claiming they benefit factory owners while harming workers and consumers. The article criticizes Miss Tarbell (likely Ida Tarbell, the muckraking journalist) for supporting tariffs to protect Rhode Island textile mills, and attacks Senator Aldrich's assertion that protective duties benefit American workers and employment. The second section praises George Loftus of Minneapolis and James Monahan regarding Pullman car profits, sarcastically noting that while the Pullman Company claims modest earnings, their actual profits far exceed stated figures. The overall satire targets what the writer sees as hypocritical arguments by tariff supporters who claim to champion workers while actually enriching industrial owners.