New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-18

Manufactured commodities enhanced ny he hgn proe "a
IL gh furnish ground Of complaint on ,he par o tose
who enjoy benefit directly or indirectly rom LRn Nsses
The camor sometimes heard for cheap goods nGm a'To.a
virtually olam0r priced laborit canor or Je
European system Of labor instead OF me shecah. A. %
not submit TO it, 1t is camor foI change wheb sola
be made wold reduce working classes 10 sAs unos
depths Of distress before IL could be accomplished
II should 10 kept in mind that this foreign docs
not nfet damage by the quantity Of commodities ~
require articles which there made much cheaper tran
they be furnished here. We make as already Mehoho
sumption from abroad. The trouble comes from la" OF
prices which results in this that the surplus only OF the pro
manufacturers having frequently goods than Trey can
sen in their own markets at iair prices send them 70 We
surplus forced the markets where is produced
would break them down II deemed better by these foreign
producers TO make forced sales in this countryt
Neither is IL the goods imported from abroad by our own
merchants which makes this foreign competition 20 mach
dreaded but the commodities sent hitler by foreign msn-
auction markets afford which break down our markets snd
reduce the price OF goods here such extent 10 nBc
heavy losses and keep the markets in state Of fueigaion
dangerous and parayzng 10 both trade and production
manufacturers are producing articles Tor the ordinary
consumption Of the country the value Of s0 monthly
and foreign manufacturers are sendng hiher though win
that ,rreguary which oharacezes foreign trade 20 the
yaue Of about 0 600 yearly the effect on prices viii be
such reduce the rates Of domestic articles
in amount equal TO the whole value Of the imported con
ten millions worth Of foreign goods sold twenty re,
cent below the price domestic the oss on the latter @
be 20 per cent over one hundred millions OF say
In view Of such injuries industry ana nome TRADE are
wed Men cannot form rentonanlF VI A'-
years business Enterprise checked and much Of It's power
DESTROYED loss in the supposed OF twenty nlOns
inflicted industry by the import OF ten nons OF
II may be urged that the country has gained by this Iedue
ton of price and being thus supplied ~ per
cent than wOuld have been paid TO the doee Pc
ducer II be better az general policy 10 patfons OIosh
laborers than IL II can be advisable 70 ompe manu-
facurers TO sell at without profit and thus be COM
PEELED discharge their iDorers and give up tue
II be advisable TO abandon oar home markets 70 iOIesn
manufacturers and allow them to advance ther pces upo
when wholly in their power then such events may
be regarded as beneficial 80, -
national legislation during s whole history one R that Is
we consume rom industry should that In
dusry effective possible that home competition may
labor and conditions peculiar TO our country Ahote
opinion cheaper abroad than az home II
orr Of TO purchase where goods can DC o.
tanned cheapest. This entirely plausible aud IN some re-
specs II the cheap labor countries could spaae 70
rates OF good quality increasing their pce according 70
tho magnitude Of demand and take payment IN al tse
iurer and further that the terms should not ne 70
sideraton. bat certainly not OF adoption -,
The Incidental advantages Of manufacturing ior eIsssts
are worth the difference between the low prices abroad ana
the higher at home These incidental benefits are National
independence and selfrespeet growing ntehecth @eNv
mon life and in the fine arts stimulus 70 the inventive
faculties than all these and above them a is the
advantage of furnishing u employment the entire body OF
the people benefit neither agriculture nor trade MOI
the usual mechanical empoymens can DO NO MARION can n
tain 10 its maximum wealth which does not by it's national
policy OF employment for its whole population
no nation its due Development OF wealth ana power
which does not work rs own mines gong mo s low"
the earth a. well AZ euvang us surface ~ ma ne
more broadly; no nation can MAINTAIN Ie" ny ~
suitable tefrespect mahc uue pIos''s '-t ,a.Iesi
and attain 70 tnat aecnn uia . - :. ,-oSncss
10 progress IN ,He , sivu' hi',s 10 own bonses
makes its furniture provides for its defense ~
maintaining sufficient military and naval power aeve.ops Us
oHn mines anu . o ~ ,ha a.ns NJ It's inbabifauts
and intercourse @ ,s emnovmert 70 ali it, Ia,
and unless y such means sors agd pbyo aey
borers, ana iul seope 10Y M ne ~ ,aes q,
ofhs people Irelu,les I'm " ,"-r;,ory az ,nrs
develop he power ahu o.. - Nj aol,sy no no,
and such people a. oecnpy H. Ou p h nnder
,i r n,s ~ loss than 200 900 90 Annually al,
PI 49, mon nnor,s hnt enough Ia. been learned
n 49,, rnerience suecesses and failures
~ M me neone of This country csRno. pay $500
Co 600 nj national taxes In addition 10 more than COO
Of state and municipal unless the whole resources Of the
into Nh action with proper economical system all these
,,s viii not he regarded as serious burden; bat without
- srs,ew ,bev will hecome and resort will be
"a % rsmede in,urons 10 nationsI credit and reputation
These and similar pressed becaus
, sxssr X will bs of little avail that our
I'm OF taxation is the devise If tie annual
products industry do furnish the OF paying II
ifhat industry checked paralyzed by competition with
labor or II kept in suspense by
tons which prices reduced not to be remunera
Wv, ~ ~. s,sum.,ances
INST as NECESSARY in any wise system National Reve
nue. 10 sunna'e, sustain s 20 hIsn Win tn1naroly
- u. 20 lHg 's' 'aA'' A"1 1'''''"' '-' '
anu ssL q, Ia an ro-s,ive ,.cesstv IN increase the
AZ seems nov 70 w az oor,as,,ns yrt,h on~ own
u.ses D" ar,r,ants of industry upon which we
depend Tor ourhs OF consumption II is
a,,ye onara,ion lest II tie home supply should diminish
prce both al home and abroad should be largely dvanced
ya,ion h.s in large number OF .ase par.
i a. bo, nentrazed the determination heretofore made
i in favor Of onr own laborng classes
faence in the repression OF overimpoftation iu az
to the belief they to be large beyond a. precedent