New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-28

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20. Ia, eighteen years TO all foreign countes; " "
vsrsss only 7523 400 bushels. and its value VII oe
age only D o47,7Oo syesr In letI VIC 20 rhes, and
40 600 bushels OF wheat In the form OF ~nesl anu
aopr. hut that being the year OF toe famine aorVs'
cannot safey taken into the account OF our cscum
sons for the future II allow but ~ cents Gay ior
,.r,,a,sI products consumed By the 1900 900 Of in
ssh,,.n,s connected with these csllngs viii give US
sr.od ,otsl Of 100000 annually being sl0s.H5-
451 more than the wnoie snoun' Oh annual anu ''s'
tshls food sent abroad last year
Another great advantage Of the domestic over the
foreign market 10 its permaoeDey glance al our
exports will show the tactosng unstable ar, o
OF The foreign market In 1893 we exported l3lsOoo
bu.heis Of wheat In 1892 100000 bushels ana In
1870 5000 bushels In ls45 the export tell down
% 800 bushels the next year u rose 70 I3V0- |
900 bushels: the year following II went up % - ~
900; and last year IL down TO 70 $40 being
falling of OF more than onehsf In single year Such
y the character Of the foreign market for our bread
stuHs This eoctuston 10 most Injurious to the sgri-
cultural producers who must depend mostly on the
demand Of the year, and whose articles petisha-
ble many OF them lasting but single season.
But while the foreign market s thus aucuating and
uncertain the home ket 10 constant and sure Inc
four millions In the midst OF US, engaged In manufsc-
lures and mining will want their supply annually and
they look 70 the American farmer alone for that supply
Suppose that the manufacturers at Lowell or at rus
bursh should require 5000 barrels of -four annually
and certain manufacturing district 10 Great Bn'sin
should require the amount OF American
6our-the county In Ohio for example, which should
supply Lowell or Pittsburgh, would have certain mar
ket the growers would know before they sowed their
seed what quantity Of land 10 put under wheat culture
they could calculate with good degree Oh certainty
and shape their To their ends Every practical
will that the county which should sup
ply Lowell or Pittsburgh would enjoy decided advsn-
tags over the county which should depend upOn the
manufacturing district in Great Britain Ia fact every
view we can Jake Of the subject shows the advantage
Of the home the foreign market.
The abandon Of the Protective policy would IN
hict deep injury upon the farming interests OF the
country N would not only destroy or greatly Impair
this valuable home market but, BY breaking down our
manufacture thousands upon Thousands Of those nov
engaged In thst great branch o! industry, woun De
driven into agriculture and 90 instead 81 being con
sumers. would become prOdacers thereby reducing
the price Of agricultural produce.
Another advantage IN favor 81 American taDric3 IT,
that the material is American as well ss the produce
consumed in manufacturing IL 30 that the patronage Of
foreign fabrics Is virtually increasing me iOeign market
10, provisions At the time. The Report answers
the Of the secretary OF the Treasury that toe
Tariff OF $40 has augmented our commerce tonnage
and revenue" because, since that time the domestic
exports have exceeded by $50 GO5l-l, those OF the
two preceding years great part Of this demand was
10 fact caused by the unprecedented famine which er
ised in Europe. To show the sbsurdity Of This posi'
ton still farther the Report states the fact hst our ex
port OF Bresdsus and Provisions In LIS fell on from
the preceding year $50 500 and this great falling
OFT occurred under the Tariff Of 1916 We are confirmed
In our opinion that vsst exports have been pro
duced by laws potent than the epsctments OF this
Ut of any European Government
The present system dscreds instead OF encouraging
American labor. II imposes the same rate OF duty
upon wooden cloths ss IL does upon these cloths when
converted by the tailor seamstress into garments
the Of duty upon brsds bats plates &c used
for making hats aud bonDets OF these ar
ticss the same duty upon frames aud sticks for
breas psrssols and suDshsdes finished or unfinished
II does when more labor 10 added to them aod they
converted into umbrellas psrssols and sun shades
In each there 10 at least total disregard
Of the labor of our country.
But our present Tariff goes farther and IN several par
tcusrs di,crminates against own labor and in favor
OF the labor of other countries II imposes duty Of
fhtrfy per upon wool while wooden
and worsted yarn, baizes bookings ard isnnes
features Of worsed or of which worsed shall be com
ponent maeria admitted At duty Of n,ay 6r, per
cent and blankets Of all kinds hats of wool subject
et TO duty OF only nesty per cent Here 10 direct
DISCRIMINATION OF i've cent In the one case aud o.
ten per la ths other against the labor OF
country for the benefit Of foreign sborers Hemp
manufactured. Is charged with thirty per cent duty
while cables and cordsRs, tared and uniarred issdmt
ted at twsHis fee per and manufactures Of hemp
not otherwise provided for at t~eHty per cent Here
again bounty Of i've and OF ten per cent paid 10 for
egn labor. bounty Of ten per cent psid on foreign
blank books, bound or unbound for they permitted
70 come In at duty Of fsny per cent while the paper
Of which they composed would be charged mtrfy
Per cent Plain cotton sheetings shirtings, where
labor makes bat small fraction Of the expense,
charged with duty Of t'cssiyfcs per cent while caps
gloves, leggings mits socks stockings shirts sud
drawers, composed wholly OF cotton. and greatly
HANGED In value by labor are admitted at tweaiy per
cent
copper In pigs OF bars AVID copper when Old and A.
only IN be remsnufsc,ared are charged duty OF foe
Toto sheets 4. admitted Tree OF duty Such spocy tho
Committee believe iiiber-l and short sighted They
consider that under free Government ike our
the people have right 20 demand Of their rulers
mach protection 20 the least they extend % the
subjects Of other Governments.
Another defect in present laws the inn
position OF too high duties upon the msersls used
In manufactures The Committee strongly i'm
pressed with the impolicy OF such Another
class OF articles, via drugs ana medicines. sub
ected 20 duties ranging from fr 10 twenty-five per cent
ought 70 be put In the free list or admitted nom
insl duty.
Ia these respects our Government Ia less liberal b..
ward her citizens than Great Britain whose present
policy is held up for admiration The Committee
have examined with care the present tariff of Great
Britain and pronounce II highly protective it. char
acter. Ia the fret place the materials for her
manufacture with scarcely exception all admit
ted duty free THIS not only applies to all the s,spe
materials, as wool cotton. hemp etc. but to all the
dye and the smaller articles which go into her fabrics
The whole policy Of Great Britain may be illustrated
BY the article of silk and its manufactures She sd-
mits and undyed silk free OF duty, because she
has TO import H. lfh is merely thrown and dyed she
imposes dsty OF 4s cents per pound but the
ment II goes into her manufactures, she imposes
duty Of from - 81 TO 81 SO per pound or, in other
words she imposes Just such of duty will pro
tect her manufactures In this article 1hese duties
elk regarded equsl TO about - per cent; but
when they 10 manufactures OF wool their duties
range from Is 20 20 per cent Great Britain wisely
sdapts her means 10 her ends. she adequate
protection, snd nothing more.
The three great elements which 90 into the value of
all manufactured fabros. are the material, capita
and labor Cspital in Europe Is worth on average
not more than about per cent while in this county
II 10 worth .. Labor throughout Europe Is At least 40
per cent less than In the United States Owing to the
low rate Of money. and the chespness oflsbor manu-
factory OF given sze capacity be established
there at least 20 per cent less than in this country
The English manufacturers generally sell three
months while sell on six this circumstance ens
bles them to 60 with lees amount Of floating CAPT
tslthsn 10 required in this country The foreign
utscturers enjoy smother adv antsgc In
commercial revelation. when prices decline the for
egn manufacturer without any trouble. reduce the
wsges OF his operatives But with such reduction
be made With us thanks 10 the genius Of our
Government the lsborer 10 worthy of his hire In Eu
rope the price OF labor Is graduated upon the
sistsnce rate. But In country the sb0rer is not
satisfied with animal subsistence lie have
something more than enough 10 keep soul aud body
gether. He 10 freeman and Should be treated as
such. His lsbor must procure him a competency 60
support himself aud family In comfortable circum.
stances q educate his children and NJ them for useful
meas He must enough while he 10 able 20 labor
10 support himself and family in old sge-enough Ia
health to sustain himself In sic kness
One objection TO revenue system consists in Its |
I'd vslorcm duties Until the present administration
specihc duties have been discarded In 1910 |
when the Tariff revised 10 pay Of the public debt, |
the Secretary OF the Treasury Mr. Mason recon |