The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-13

This has been the progress trade the
aggregate of which has vastly increased, and OF that in
crease the American vessels have enjoyed the largest
proportion, Thus while the outward bound American
tonnage increased 403 293 the British sed 49,
300 tons Now, the protectionist5 would in order
prive foreigners of this latter take from the Amer
shipping interests the larger figure The tariff 1872
by imposing high duties cordage, hemp, and ron in
order afford faccd protection those articles, actual
ly imposed discrimination in favor Of foreign built ships
On a ship of 500 tons, those amounted $4,000 in
favor of the foreign ship and the result that ships OBJ
tanned their outfits abroad far practicable, thus de-
privng hempgrowers and cordage of the bust
In England the reln xaon of all upon
articles that enter into the construction of ships has made
great difference between the of ships and
years since Thus, in 1928 when by the operation of
cprocty treaties, European ships were admitted to free
competition with British vessels, deputation OF ship
owners waited MIR. Huskisson to demonstrate against
the ruin in which that competition would certainly involve
the shipping interest They complained of taxed timber,
taxed ropes taxed vctuas and urged the necessity OF
monopoly high freights Mr. Husksson assented to
the hardships, but proposed remit the duties the
materials of shipbuildng This they refused Their
ships already built, and if new ships could be
built cheaper, every individual shp-bulder would be
able compete with them and destroy their monopoly.
The minister adhered the national interests and
the theories Of interested parties He bowed the dcpua
ton out, and threw the door open competition. The
suit is that from O3tne number of tons that left the
British ports the date of that deputaonthe number is
500 S53 last year The increased hber
aly of commercial laws enhanced tie quantity of mer
chandise TO be transported, and necessary
quence the tonnage required increased more than l30
curious instance Of the operation of protective
laws presented in 1915 1t will be mbered that
in 1912 the of guano for extensively adopt
and the islands Of the southern besieged
with ships from all nations to obtain the precious
modify This gave empoym to 800 600 tons of British
shipping per Mr.. Gibson member for Manchester,
however, presented petition from the cavengers of Liver
pool who represented great depression which had
taken their business by of the admission of this
free of duty They showed that the foreign guano,
the produce of vagabond birds, could be furnished
British farmers a lower rate than they could raise
much better manure from the streets Of Liverpool. That
showed that the consistency and generative qualities of
pure Liverpool mud greatly superior the Ichaboe
guano that the birds frauduenty mixed sticks and
with the guano defraud the British consumers;
the of the nation required that the home
produce Of Liverpool should be encouraged in prefer
"pauper labor abroad. They showed that
while the farmers of England found extensive
'home market" in the scavengers interests of the
English cities, the birds of the southern
Iu,ely refused Lancashire cottons purpose
inure British manufactures They also represented
how derogaory for British scavengers to be expect
compete with the poorly and badly cohed bipeds
of the Pacific islands. This welreasoned and powerful
appeal the protection Of highly deserving interest
defeated by the ship who sagacously chung the
profits Of the caryngrade 1t has been alleged that the
of high tariff on imported manues the real cause
of the dirtiness of Atlantic cities The New York
Tribune doubtless show clear mud, that thousands
operatives been thrown of employ the
of New York in consequence of the low duty guano
destroying the home market for the city manure 1t is
the passage of the present tariff the sales
city have greatly decreased but some vsona
nv aege that it is because the wing admins
ation squandered tue money and swept up the
dirt to sell The guano trade evidently impaired
idea and singular that the droppngs of South Amer
shoald engender liberal ideas in protective
harpy If the importation of guano did much for the
shipping why might the import of the grown of
sugar. timber coffee, &c, do more Thus, in 1920, wool
coffee and sugars highly protected The duties the
two former removed, and sugar. but lately,
parative imports were as follows:
Wool, lbs. Coffee. Sugar, cwt.
1920 100000 100000 4,209, 600
1872 53350OO0 2S,6SO,00J 1922
1915 Hl5l,5N 6l,634,9l4 5,6l3.ii0
On sugar the protective duties remained until lately and
while the import of the reduced articles largely increased
that remained stationary for % years. but has