The Smoot-Hawley tariffs didn’t save agriculture. Trump’s tariffs probably won’t save manufacturing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley ... particularly as the government looked to increase its revenue and pay down debt incurred during the Civil War. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep ... looked to increase its revenue and pay down debt incurred during the Civil War. The Tariff Act of 1890 raised taxes to ...