FRANK B. BRANDEGEE

It was a classic economic protectionist practice to for an imperial nation to sell manufactured goods to its colonies, but not to allow the colonies to sell high labor value goods back to the mother country. The early American colonies were victims of this, and Brandgee was the leader of the protectionist wing of the Republican party. See {640519} for William Howard Taft’s opinion of him.

After the Senator and other members of the Foreign Relations Committee dined with President and Mrs. Wilson at the White House to discuss the League of Nations proposals that were before the Senate:

After the Senator and other members of the Foreign Relations Committee dined with President and Mrs. Wilson at the White House to discuss the League of Nations proposals that were before the Senate:

It was a classic economic protectionist practice to for an imperial nation to sell manufactured goods to its colonies, but not to allow the colonies to sell high labor value goods back to the mother country. The early American colonies were victims of this, and Brandgee was the leader of the protectionist wing of the Republican party. See {640519} for William Howard Taft’s opinion of him.