New-York tribune., 1873-05-26
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
A DEMAND FOR REPARATIoN.

A DEMAND FOR REFAhAiION.
The World quotes from the London letter of
~G.w s." to qaB TRIBUNE on John stuart MIL, this
s,age from the .ceount OF an interview With Mr. Min
1rAssn,ly no ,opched on Free Trade subject which
ta- 5raaasa ,, made haste 20 ask him whether he
iiIl adhrrod he well Known sialemen IN ms " ot,
t,- =, 1eir own defense: effect, namely that
Zee Teade was absolute doctrine, bat question
Sas DeVer afFned ANYTHING 70 tue contrary. dc not
presume that the United states may not nd Pro
3ctoD erpeaeuf their present Of development.
I 40 NOT even say that Y were American 1 should
not be Protectonist BE adoed that he quite believed
sbe besf OF the Protect0usts held that doctrine
temporary whieh they stood ready 20 exchange or
modify When the country should have proved iiseif
-sble "a compete With European manufactures.
The passage TO which correspondent here refers
may be found pp sss9 vol IT, An. Ed Mils Political
ECONOMY clear enough without further inter
probation from the author anybody else. Il Is fol-
lows:
The only case In which on mere principles Of political
economy, protecting duties can De deensioe, IS when
Ihey Imposed temporarily ESPECIALLY iH young and
FasHg aGt.0, hopes Of nallr..zlug foreign indus,
Ihe country The superiority Of country orer Gnoher
81 a branch of DrodHotiJH ofs areS onlg from har',g
beOun SooIe There maS te inherent advantage On
part, Disadvantage on the Otuer but only pese
superiority oi acquired skill aud experience country
which has TINS skill ana yet % ACQUIRE may,
In other respects, be better adapted the pI0aussoH
than those Wlcl were earlier IN Ile nea l.uu eseS
IL just remark Of Mr. kae that n0iA4ng mas krehe @
Iendenvy 70 promote improvements IN any Dl sit ~
prodncEon titn lis tra. Undef LEV ssaJ af ts1ir
but cannot Oe expected nat inatri4aas seoo, ~ te @
2,sn Ttss or fHs Z .ey e & i@ .1', a. eryryi,o Il on
Int the pruauccrs been educatcd w 20 'Ae e'e
SrotCchTg ds..f coHhEKed for reasonable fime VIII
sometimes b. Ioass lucon yemen. nuat ln Mhlcn INC
atOn can tax itself 0r trt support Oi such an expert
ent Bat tAe protection should oe confined 10 cases h
which there good sroana Ol assurance taat Hs il.ds
srth u: nor sDUud domestic producers ever ue al
lowed 10 expect that It VIII be continued 10 them be-
5Ond the tine qeerssaIy Iof I14f l oi "A' 'H'y @o
capable Of aCcolnplsGInE
The World thtreupon seeks 70 Mr. NIL from the
eject OF his own admissions, by paradEg the after
thought In the OF feint, covering retreat ex
traetsd from by the Eit0r OF The Chicago Tribune,
IN February 1876, whereof ths is tae essential part;
DEAR SIR; have 20 acknowledge a letter from you,
daIed February l5, asking o. explain passage Of my
Principles Ol POhticaI Economy" in which express
the opinion tlat protecting duty iOr limited space OF
time NAV ucleusi bic lu q country, means Of
naIurazing branch OF Industry ID itse the
country, bat which would he unable 20 establish itself
without form Of tempO any assistance from
the state. you say las been made use Of
gnsn writer ON pohuca economy 70 ire maIpleaDlnIy
20 America o tlc general rElLcpe OF free trade le
mauufactuunC parts Oi the UIed states, New-Eueland
anu Pennsy wanna, are no longer new countries they
have crilel ON manufacturers oh large scale ana win
fhe benefit OF hgh protecting dutes IOr al east Two
generations iAen operatives lafo ha0 Lal tine 20 ae
qume the nanulaculhg 5All IL WnlcA thOse 0l EARauu
Lad proceeded them there has beet ample experience 10
pr0Ye that alleged iDaUiy OF tueIr manufacturers
compete the American Market with those Of Great
bralu dOe not alse merely from the more recent dste
lbor and capital IN JAe present circumstances OF
america Oc employed "lI4 greater return ana greater
other arLoles or lOr luUment recommended
protesting duty except Tor the pur-
pose Of enabling protected branch Of industry, IA
kery moderate ue, become independent OF PrOtec-
bon Tuat moderate Eime la United states has been
Exoeeded, ana tue cOltOn ana iron OF America still
Dc5d project against IOse II tie other hemisphere,
b. ls my compete proof mat tAey ought not To
have H. anu J1at the longer 10 Is continued Tic greater
lie injustice lie waste VI national resources VIII De-
Upon tins Tee W0rld remarks in the most casual way
AhsI Is absolutely certain that Nj Mil never used 70
A.. W. S. 20 anybody, the language here aserbed to
1m" II adds incidentally that II question Of
veracy" but SIMPLY states the fact that q. " 8 labOrs
xlnder singular halluciuati0n." In spirit OF kind
ess but with great dignity. II remarks nat the editor
~ THB TEIBUNE should have struck this passage from
DIS letter II be read It s very likely ne did no preyi-
uoa its publication Il points out the error IL SAYS
~ the confident hope thai TIE TRIBUNE will rectify it.
nd closes arEcie OF column upon the subject
with the statement that IL waits 70 see what amends
HBK TRIBUNEs Of journalistic honor VII lnpel II
70 make in the premises" adding:
We leave tire mode and measure OF reparatiCn 70 its
manly instincts without any suggestions. merely
rpssrvng rlEhs judge, with Otner American adj
f1rers OF M Mill Of the adequacy OF the recuncatlo2
Vhon made
The World is a very entertaining newspaper. But
We submit that It's makeup confusing. Hitherto is
humorous articles have been dOnbieleaded.