Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-20
free have restricted own cltlxons la heir Inter
coutse with all the world

free have restricted own cxons la their Inter
course with all the world.
Tn Sc statements furnish rtible
o The consequences TO the alton OF the two nations
resulting ircn Simultaneous change OF policy in both
countries. The document No. g, show us in double
asst the iorwcr and present rates OF duty in Great
o'tain aud the United ates. II will be seen all the
'cciar ons TO the contrary notw s au,iuy fast
n 1t has been practicable, Great Brian has ,etrogrsl-
rom irohniutns TO moderate duties, lille we have
EN- suhs'i,u,,i restrictions Tor Tree trade, The state
ineo no. D. exhibits, in one view, American tonnags
entering IRON anrcai IN each year, from 1918 to 1873
nc'"iNt; AMI That which IL i,Louinaed The forti ign
tonnage OF Great i,ain Tor the yc re-, oniiing
1878, which We have no, been able 10 obtain. While
our navigation has renal ,rJ bet stationary, that OF
n tvat al, anced, iom 1915 10 1927, IN $40 tons; M
mere inc cise alone, in British iuregn navigation. "a
mounting ,ry 10 the whole frciyn tonnage of tn.
Uriu States OF the coasting tonnage o. Great Bti-
tain, there wAs no accono, authorized till 1923; in tina
frar, i, stool at 1927 S27; in 1927, il S6iS SOS
tons Part oil this increase is owing TO the OF
the Irish tonnage; bu, il principally the rapid ia
crease OF her navigation IN the roa-,ing T. abe. Tn
mere increase in her coasting tonnage, Tor five yeas
more than equal TO the whole enrolled licensed
tonnage OF the Uni'ed States whether employed o, ou
coast. on the Mississippi Missouri, Ohio, on cur North
-'n las's, or in he hcr,s. The document, No. 4
exhibits the navigation OF Great Britain, employed in
the trade, with all part. OF the word 1914 1928
inclusive; and the aggregate amount Of the or
mage OF the United ates, from 1915 1925 inclusive
IL VIII be scen by this statement, that with the
ccpon OF he whale fishery Blush navigs ION IN.
creaed in every branch OF trade; aud that her
tonnage in each branch, has been uniformly more ami
more favorable TO her. She is even overhauipr ON,
own navigation, in The direct trade with that country;
the hmciican tonnage commenced, Averaging 1915
and 1916, with 1924 tons; aud closed,
1897 and 1925 with l77S5 TONS British navig alton
v,rsgrd. IN The two former yr"-, ti735 tom, aud
two latter 1851 tone But the most i'm po,tAnt change
occurred soon alter she began her prohibo.
~ duties, AMI we commenced augm. nng ours. la
1920 we had $50 IIS tons in the trade with Great Br
tain, and IN 1928 ly 1873 III tons decline 81 tons
She had ia the same trade, in 1920 20 400 tom: in
ISIS. Sol5 ton; increase so 66s ,ons The la.
bic (No y she~s that. taking The average If the two
hrst and wo LIST years, from 1914 1925 The Tonnage
OF all foreign nations trading with Great b. tain had in
creased about 20 900 tons, per cent? wh British
navigation bal augmented 600 900 tons or about SO
rer cen, The foreign tonnage, trading with Great
itan had remained nearly stationary; willie. com
pairing the two first with tn. two last wears British on-
n"ge had iEcreafcd from 33i IFS to 2O9O627 tons.
commencing, ai-o with our tonnage in 1922 when
our new policy began to operate, the ureiy
trading with the United States was 10 2OI tom, in
ISIS II was 1885 tons increasing 40 23l ions, o.
iaclon les Than 50 per cent. Our tonnage in
me 'otegn trade wa' in 1920, sol ,253; in 1928 So
ISl tons; increase, % 52S tons, ac ion less TN m
. per 'en,! Smce our new system of Government
mas oeen IN iuil operation, the change IL becoming an
nidiiy and rapidly more uniavorabe 10 atom
Inc proportion oil fOreiea 10 American tonnage as in
ISL 100 in 1925, 10 lO0 in 1896 III 7-I0O; in
1877 III 4-lOO; and in 1925 Is 3-iO0 CT cent While
-uch u The reuograding condtiJn oil our navig. ou
our rival Is beating all her compe ors, and adding nil
Mons 10 her tonnage. Such is the condition oil the
coasng AMI foreign trade Of he little island Of Grea,
iain, with all its taxation, excise and national debt:
ann such are the relative prospects OF cation ia an
old nation where commerce is rcgula ed by liberal
laws; ani IN young bu, aspiring country under mar
row, n.' nopolizDg, and despo'ic policy.
The navigation OF Great Britain has increased wi h
every nation, and in every branch, al home and a..
broad, except the deep whale ti.hcry. But
what exhibits in the clsaret gh', the dang ten
dency OF our late measures, is the extraordinary in
crease oil her tonnage in the trade with her North
merican possessions. The statement No s shows the
progress OF that trade since the war. The present
condition OF those colonies, since In, ir
manNipaon, resembles ours, when we enjoyed foreign
trade with very moderate imposs: their duties being
OF the whole, rather below rates in 1888 The
population OF these provinces in 1926 S73 1885, and
Of this country al the same time, about eleven millions
While the whole foreign trade of the United States
with every part II the world, has remained siatiopa-
ry Tor hltecn years. the igaion of these colonies
with the mother country alone, has increased from 50
241 To OSil tons. But this is the extent of their
comparative prosperity; had the re.u n. of all
The tonnage OF these possessions, the disparity would
be sti'i nose unfdvorabe for us. We have, however
the whole tonnage of Nova Scotia for 1925 Iy which
1t will be seen, that the trade with c. eat ri ain
poys but small portion oil the trading with
that Province in {! at year.
In her trade with Great Britain, she had
employed 27,162 tons
Tue MeN indies 27,7l4 tons
the United States rs O5S TINS
IL aZil first permitted in 1926 $40 tons
foreign Europe, opened at the same