New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-02

With SAKE Weimar hecklenburg ana otnets' 10
that the Custom Houses were removed to
the general frontier. The extension Of this system
was opposed by Hanover M well as SIouy and
Hesse. These succeeded in 1898 in forming League
against Protection. Another, an Ant-Prussian
Lesgue chiefly, was made in 1880 Hesse, however
perceived the true cause Of the prosperity Of Pus
sia and withdrew from the Anti .Protectiouists
Other German States began TO perceive that their
true interests lay not in being ignorant boorish,
begsarly appendices Of the English cotton aud iron
lords, bat in joining together and culevating home
industries and arts So the union Of the German
States prospered 10 1888 Bavaria, Wdrtemberg
and the Kingdom Of SaIOny joined the League. 10
1895 Baden, Nassau and Frankfort were added to
it. In 1889 the League represented q ,0OO 600;
and in 1892 p, 600 900 souls In 1884 the revenue
reached 12, 600, 900 thalers; in 1882 ZOO, 900.
Treaties Of commerce and navigation were made
with Holland 10 1889; with Turkey ia loiO; with
Great Britain in la4l; with Belgium in 1874; with
Sardinia in l645. Austria held aloof till 1853,
when che made treaty Of commerce with Prussia,
precedent to joining the Lesgue. When she comes
IN, the Zollverein will represent 100000
people. This immense achievement Is one Of the
graDdest in European history. BY it are created
the United States Of Germany independent States
yet linked in commercial interests, and protected
against the arch destroyer, British Free Trade.
Let US look a moment at some of the results
ofthis League. Forty years ago. Germany exported
20 England only 5000, 900 pounds of wool; but
with the decadence of German manufactures in
I925, % COO 600 pounds was sent-paid for largely
by English cloth-provng that wool was cheaper in
Germany than in England, while cloth was dearer.
But in Ieoi the net import Of wool into Germany
was 25,O00,OOO, and the wooden cloth exported
12,0C0,000; showing that wool was higher in
Germany ard cloth cheaper, than in other coun'
tres-the prices of raw material aud the finished
article steadily approximating each other, and thus
proving the progress Of civilization. The immense
increase Of the domestic Prussan consumption in
wooden stuifs is shown as follows: In 1905, twm
Z of an ell the head; in 1912, it was ID ellis tho
head. An increase of 30 600, 600 or Go, 900 of
pounds have been added to the annual German con-
sumption Of WOOL The import Of cotton and cot
ton yarns into Prussia was, twenty years ago. but
1b,UuD bOV vi pOuHuS, tuc iheicooV h"'mS "NNA c"'
5000, 600 during twelve years. Since 1886, under
the League it has increased fourfoli having risen
from 397 233 cwt. TO 1862, 100 cwt. in 1851. In
this latter year, the export of cotton yarn and
cloth amounted to 49, 24l cwt., leaving 200, 900
ewt for home consumption; showing great in.
crease of consumption and great reduction OF
price. The same cheering progression IL ex-
= IL nf in fha mining
Of coal, in the production of iron. The
consumption of iron now, under the Zolveren
is fifty pounds the head; being greater than in
any other country in the world except Great Britain
and the United States. The revenue from the
Prussian mines has quadrupled since 1920. The
value Of land, the reward Of the farmer, the rate
of wages, have all gone up under the Zollverein.
Labor is diversified and the most is made Of agrcul-
ture while the closest attention is given to garden
fsrmr. the products of which are exchanged on tho
spot for domestic manufactures, without the aid OF
the prncey trader. Late and observant travellers
agree in the improvement Of Germany. Land is
passing from the hands of large German proprietOrs
to those of small ones, the reverse of the present
movement in England. According to Mr.. Kay,
".hopkeepers and Iaborcrs of the towns pur-
"chase gardens outside the towns, where they and
"their families work in fine evenings, in raising
vegetables and fruits for the use Of their house
holds; tbopkeepers who have laid BY little
competence retire from the toll and disquiet of a
4" town life; farmers purchase the farms they used
" formerly to rent of great landowners; while
q most Of The peasants of those countries have
"purchaseJ and now live upon farms of their own;
"or are now economiziDg and laying by all they can
possibly spare from their earnings, in order
"therewitb, as soon as possible, to purchase
" farm or garden
TIE railroads of Prussia alone, 10 1855, were
1884 miles, at cost of STAG, 100000, fur.
nished without runnng in debt abroad, and yielding
Gal per cent Industry of every kind is in pro.
cess of rapid growth and development. The rates
of wages and the certainty of employment for the
lsborng classes are increasing. Nowhere in
Cbri.tendom can We now find the example of a
more solid and progressive prosperity than in
Prussia and the other German States And it is
Protection which enables the people to do it all
TIE lesson We commend to the citizens of tie
United States, who wish for the real growth of
wealth and independence, and who dislike the evils
Of commercial CONFUSION and debility.