Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-29
THE TARIFF AND THE BRITISH TRADE
WITH AMERICA.

THE TARIFF AND THE BRITISH TRADE
wIru AMERICA.
The British press complains s,rely or the r,rinous
operation oi the American Tariff Of Is IL upon En.-
lish manufactures nnd aPin III irun ttadc. Even
IN Parliament q has heen thought necessary tOdray
the attention OF Government pOintvdly Io the TACT
But rs II - show how thoroughly understand and
commenced upon The ever shifting, undigniii,d poIts
cy oi our government - IA England ~ Is cutinus 10
observe that not one word followed this announce
menI IN Parliament Respecting any errors or moIifi
canns OF errnrs m their own system, but there was
much grave talk and general unanimtIy. il seems
among 'huuDrube member as To the n-cessi,y oi
SEINE immediate reform fHe American TariR
When, however, the British Government are
once suly satisfied that Tins Gov eminent Gun be
irm. nnd means earnest To keep the stand II has
assumed there - lttile dO1b bat that we shall gnin
a complete and double victory. We shall TO longer
be regarded "a mere Commercial vaSsals of her and
the nlo0rahle commercial system uI Great Britain
by which she has made the world tributary Ia her
Tor two hundred years, must he abandoned. She
VII DO iOccd at .ensih 10 the alIern hive of general
starvation ana civil war or of n Just aud re.
ciprocal system of dealing with foreign nations
we shall see, iheretDre, whe her our Free Ira.
deIs are merely operating "lUr Bnncunhe" ar a he
ther they are sincerely in favor ui eiIeciing their
theory 10y breaking down its grand md insuperu BILE
uisaCe-the sIupendous cummerci 4 system nC
England. We have hue faith. howe YER either I'm
Their philosophy or their honesty; AMI no incts We
presume, would convince them that the great laws
OF nature are not violated by every line OF lrgisla
ton enacted respecting either trade, commerce, or
currency.
The following a few Of the facts recently
presented 10 the House OF Commons by MI Thorn.
by;-
The total exports Ct British goods In America in
The year lo42 were less Than those Of any year
1853 (when The compromise Act went into effect
by nearly fl.2O0.00O. or So 100000
They were less than the annual acreage for the
last nine wears By more than one halC The average
irom 1888 Ia 1912 has been 7.SSO.OOOI while the
total exports of 1912 were more than 3 52S SOL
lhIs alarming decline has hee,i Confined to a
lew articles, but has been general Extending q,
heccssaries. The only exception being IN TN and
timed Pt1tes-arlicles which America has nat 90,
produced.
To prove Tins, the various items Of export Ia tb.
United States were taken up and compared one nv
one. Tue value uf the eNpprrs at cotton rnnnuC,c
lures and cotton yarn will seem as a fair criterion
IL was in
1888 LI,G33.O74
1885 2727 I30
1872 4S7 .276
The rnrio Of the exports of woolon manuiacrure,
about the same periods was-in
1888 L2.ass.ss
1886 sIOq los
The total value o British exports 10 The U. $
wss-in
1888 L7.679.699
1896 1855
1912 352S.SO7
To show that This falling of il to be attributed
mostly I'd other causes than commercial embarra.s.
mehls and close econ"my need only re FER to ihe
ratio OF The value of exports of TIN aud timed plate
at The sans periods. Which was-In
1888 LI4I35o
1896 5I637S
1912 IA 45I
Tao same holds true with reference 10 other or.
hcles not produced ia AmerIrn.
IL will thus be seen hat in tins article The ernorts
OF 1912 erCeed IhOse of 1888 whilst IN both the mr.
icles above enumerated tand it 10 equally true of
most OF The articles now manufactured in the United
Sales) also in the grand aggregate the exporIs of
1912 were short OF those Of 1913 by nom enc haLC
10 nTse JoUTths.
Review The picaiure and the same result is proved
VIZ That The balance of trade is turning The OK.
ports from the United States TO Great Britain Of
prOHIsiOns luhaeco, cufinn, and even uf v,nl were
greater IN 1872 than ia 1888, by from ffty 10 one
thousand per ent.,accOrdng TO the article.
American tonnage entered during the same period
exceeds the English nearly one half
We think MIR, ThOrnby might we'll say in vien
OF all This. that II seems quite Guuhfu whe her Eng.
land must not shortly pay for American Cotton in
FPecie instead Of goods.
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