The New York herald., 1868-05-30
NJ. Thiers ON Discriminating TariAs-French
Interests and the Balance Of POwer-The
"One Mnu POwer0 Deflcd.

on the 18th OF May. The order OF the day was the
adjourned discussion the interpretations relative
to the results Of the present commercial system in
France.
tion Is simply this: Have the treaties OF
produced good bad results2 And as the reply is
not To be found In theoretical disquistions but
the examination OF facts, shall content myself with
making few observations on the latter. But must
first say word on our state OF inferiority to other
nations In respect TO means OF conveyance. The Er
pose dc ta situation de Empire In 1865 declared
that France, regards railways occupied only the
eighth rank in the LIST; those OF 1857 and 1858 have
not said anything on the subject-a silence Of no
good augury. Another point to which wish to call
your attention Is the manner In which our customs
these documents, was 1927 100000. But In this ag
gregate several patches OF figures counted twice
lated that In the articles OF wool, cotton and
silks imports and exports to the amount OF 1872
there would be at least 900 deduct from the
sum total In the woollen trade our exports have
aer Is than anu % .e e
10 deporable falling on In the number Of manufac
turcrs at Elpeuf.
TINS great and solemn debate you have heard num-
Der OF facts cited OF very aictng nature, and you
correct, TO their causes As am deslrous OF ex.
pressing my ideas at some length, shall conhne
yse to-day to an appreciation Of the facts IN ques
uon iescrvng the discussion Of theories I'LL after we
nave neard the arguments OF the Ministers OF the
Crown But wish to explain without delay the OBJ.
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a protectionlsts Nevertheless there IL question
mere about re-cstabshng prohibitions or surround
lns france with o sort OF Chinese wall. myself
aoollshed many prohibitions and reduced many
sarns. we therefore desire to see absolute exclu
sou out system OF tariffs calculated with care and
ne,lhnaton, protecting the national tdbOr ana eI-
.ug Mdt or 0e foreigner trhen 10 Is lttetv TO pre-
J@s ord,n our home industry; applicable also both to
Ha Hustunay srny and extraordinary times. They should
sc,u aaneu on q base altogether independent Of the
,vuoikner subservience to whom Is constituted by
tha 49, oonnercla treaties Moreover we wish to see
,n69 % 49pey discussed in this schamber-(hear, hear)-
ease mt auopted 10y the country; and then II the
p,,t pTtv make mistake the responsibility will rest
VIII VIII ,nein ~. alone tkenewed approbation) Gentle
men, III ue course Of this debate aluson has been
naue " ,ie miseries OF our workmen In times long
past bus an TINS Is foreign to the matter before u.s.
In sy nun1vn, py the way, fact very honorable to
ou t.,o whe nv namely, that not one OF them, at
neighb0rng countries, reduced the nav Of their Ia
borers; many, In fact Compromised tha,r sorsuna ,,
maintaining the full complement Iahor gent,aTan
- the nrsc nW OF humanity, the source of its power
is dignity and It's morality. Hear hear
to man. Renewed appisase ou shon,o mas granted hss
fore be made the grand object OF nations AZ
| well a. Of individuals. What, then ongbs 20 bo
done to encourage nf For all mann 6ycf,,,oS ,,so
d,tce E1eve must be Jotnd purchasers And what AZ
nations do to obtain themf In barbarous t,mes ber
barous methods were employed. Then came prohi
dicted, under the severest penalties the exporaton
Of machinery. Thirty years later prohibitions were
, abandoned and the regime OF tarns was adopted
calculated to ensure the national market for the ma
tional produce. Can that be compared 10 Chinese
Wahf Certainly not. The whole pth Of the question
nes N this maxim:-"ReoWve ths national nQrl1e(
J~ @e national laoor.n t0reas applause on ssvs0l