New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-16

The Post charges az WITH being ulspiesseu az
ts mixing in the controversy regarding Free
trade In Turkey. What sn,ppi.h iOgt,tisuie,
when we had politely told our cO'em 1Oriry we
were clad TO have it join in the discussion It's
rather bard to get on with an sutagonis. who Is
80 Uninsured as to attribute illhature to every
body On tie other side. Bu, still more diff :us
is it to get on with an opponent whose use Of
mi,representa ion lie free aud f,cie. For Ia.
stance:
IT il the policy Of tue subject be he Greek, Mar
onie Turk TO appear to be poor to hide his wealth,
Dot 10 display in apparently lucrative enierprl-es
II be SCENE to be fcb he is squeezed by the Pts1t
ard then set ssde to be sqneeztd again a. sood a. he
gain in Il condition 10 bear it. Tnis is what THE
TRIBUNE COILS freedom Of trade.
Is II Necessary TO the argument OF TIE Post 70
Disstste the position of an opponent OF only
habit II cant get over Ii kuo ~ p-rfec y well
ttst What We have been discussing 10 regard 90
Turkeys not real freedom of trade, ous the sham
system, claiming that title, which consists IN ,ialy
il admitting British manufactures duty free,
while imposing ali sorts OF restrictions % internal
commerce. Genuine Free trade never existed IN
Turkey snd cannot h-e'n - long as Bntisn Free
uade is 'msinsained The TRIBUNE never even
implied that any but the latter sors was knOwa
there. In general that il a bad cause, whch re.
quires to be sustained by unfair statements aud
untrue irtiDuatious
Again. in reference to the Sultin's ATTEMPT to
iDtCduce iiCn Ill liking, We have the following
morcfa u:
VIVA right has TIE TRrGUsE to say that a du'y
oftventy per cent would have Insure the success
Of tie snltabs experimental furnace None ia the
woIlc it il assertion made ut venture, witno
bny other warrsnt than the fancy of the Journalist
WHO peprod the article %
Now, The Post bad of course pefused one for
mer article on the subject, hsviog com nented
rpon it at length, and should have kn)So
that the assertion 10 question was not I'll sds
without warrant aud yet it ia reckless eno1gh
70 make the statement We have copied As
we have repeatedly explained, the Turkish iron,
mace a. this furnace, cost rather more than %
plaster. 8 qnint.l, while English iron, OF similar
quality, was selling at CoOstantnope at AZ pias-
tiers, or something ess than 20 per ceat. cheaper.
This beirg the case, is it not plain that BY imp,s
irg duty of 25 per cent. on the English iron, the
Turbi,h would bave become relatively cheaper ia
the market, 90 that it would have found buyers in
preference; thus insuring the continuance and
sstahlishnent of the manufacture T1at it vas
simply for this reason that the furn,ce failed, is
expressly stated BY 81. Ubicln himself Free
trade writer, and an author ~ on Turkish
statistics
We mske one more quotation from this curious
article:
Gron.mis vent on. # blsst in this country under
the tariff Of 1919 when the specific duties de
s,riltious of iron we're ffOm if.y 70 huGiret per
cent. OF their vslue. Why, eSen nov, th- booicclo.h
mile Of this c,uupy cannot 90 on, eveG gi.h duty
ofihiI,y per cent. 10 their favor.
With regard 70 iron uis, the above assertion
nay be true as ~ some f individual c,ses ftOm
accidental or persona! causes; bu! as to the geo
eral state of the iron business during the period
in question The fact is that our domestic prJcuc-
ton Of iTou was more than tire led u0ier the a.
tin of me tariff OF 1872. a. Tor tle brOd;o.h
Mills, The Post perfectly understands tina, t,is
Thirty pei cent. duty ia their favor lie jngge,
sirce 40 equal duty is imposed on the S4Iony
wool, which lie requisite IN order - compete wl,h
foreign manufacturers. Oar present tTlf ca.
made, not 70 protect American proig,tion, but 10
hep foreign usrufactuIers and 20 cite any p,rs
OF il as s fair illustration OF Protection i. like
citing Munchsusen as 50 illustration Of ire beauty
Of truth.