New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-03

Sula9e very lar SulpdSS tnOSc VI H@OsS-1"
one in most qualities of intelligence and
manhood. Indeed it is absurd to make the
comparison; it is absurd to do what travel
ers insist on doing. that is, to Judge every
nation by the highest standard and pro-
nounce each failure which does not exhibit
/ the intellect of France, the solLity and
power of England, or the enterprise, liberty
and order of the United States. All that
should be asked is whether people has sur
passed its own previous condition and IS IN
the way of improvement and progress
And that, in respect of industr.f, at least,
Russia is in that way, her show at the Exhi-
bition may safely be taken as brilliant and
conclusive proof.
This great progress in industry has been
accomplished IN the face of immense dill
culties. 1t began properly with that most
ultra of innovaters and most violent of ty
rants, Peter. BY dint of sheerest despotism
he gave the Russian nation a direction to-
tally opposed to its instincts and tradl-
tons. He sought as by the fiat of SUI
preme will, to create from his hordes of
Asatic barbarians a civilized European
people. In various, though inferior degrees
his successors have kept alive his purpose.
By this means Russia, 10 a much greater ex-
tent than is usually supposed, has been with
drawn from its primitive stagnaton and
hurled into the rushing currents of modern
life. There do indeed remain from the
old system the tyranny at the head and the
slavish submission of the masses. but for
the rest the empire is new, not merely as to
It's position among the powers of Europe,
bur as to its internal organization and the
influences working within to shape It's des-
tiny in the future.
The Industry of Russia has been built up,
as alone the industry of nation can be.
under system of Protection, from time to
time modified as experience has dictated, bur
never destroyed by specious distractions or
the dogmas of mere doctrinaires. Fifty
wears ago manufactures were unknown
there, and the caravans trading to the in
terror and supplying the wants of distant
tribes in Asia went laden with the products
of British and other foreign workshops.
When the present Emperor mounted the
throne, in 1925, the country could not pro-
duce the cloth required to uniform It's own
soldiers further back, in 1900, the eXpor-
tation of colored cloth was prohibited under
severe penalties but through the influence
of adequate protection, as early as 1881,
Russian cloth was taken by the cara
-o.s 40 Ki..eLI.-- cad at tnls gay tue
markets of all Central Asia are sup
Piled by the fabrics of Russian looms.
which in Afghanistan and China are crowd
inc British cloths entirely out of sale, not
withstanding the latter have the advantage
in transportation, while in Tartary and Rus
sia itself British woolens are now scarcely
heard of. In 1912 there were in Russia 1856
cloth factories in 1924, 1874; in 1912 there
were l29 cotton factories, in 1921, ISL
From 1912 to 1889 the whole number of
manufacturing establishments III the Empire
more than trebled, and since then they have
increased at a much greater ratio, though
from the absence of official statistics we are
not able TO give the figures. Of the total
amount of manufactured articles consumed
in lS43 but one-sixth were imported. And
along with this vast ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF man
ufacturing industry and commerce there has
been steady increase of both imports and
exports as we'll as Of revenue from customs.
The increase in imports has consisted OF
articles of luxury and raw materials for
manufacture And, as if TO leave nothing
wanting in the demonstration, the increase
of exports has constantly included more and
more of the products of agriculture. Thus
in this Empire we see, what we must always
see under an adequate and judlcious system
of Protection. that a proper tariff not only
improves, refnes and dlyersifies the labor OF
country, but enlarges It's commerce, IN
creases the prosperity of It's agricultural
population. renders the people better and
better able TO contribute to the support of
the Government and raises the nation 10
position of Independence and real equality
among the powers of the globe. All this Is
individually proved by the example of Rus
sid, for there protection has been steady and
adequate, and the consequences are what
we have described.
What the Cars have intended by this
policy is clear. Animated by the tradition