, 1875-09-25

Tho Golden Club, Of london, hive NH.
l;-llcd collection Of letters received h,
llIan this year from, correspondents In lcai.
;ng countries describing tho progress ,ued,
under tlseir observation by Free-1ratlo views
Hnrr MAX W1nTn, fato Director of 1,t.rcan
nf Statistics at 1'crno, Switzerland, consider,
it encouraging to Frec-Tratlora that thu pn,,
sian Minister of Finance, CAMrnAusgy, ia
lied tho rrotectionlsts any further couccs.
s;ona in tho last rr,,s5ian Lantltag. III renj,
to their appcala for ",noro protection
l.o snid: "Logis1asion cannot talo anx
Hscl'n backward out of regard for :,
l,nssing misfortune" These Inst von,,
wero in reference to tho wiae.sprea,
depression among German manufacture,
1ferr W1arH thinks tho Austrian Cabinet in
favor Of FREQ tr1.tlc, but llas to aslmit that tin
new customs tariG presented by tile Austro,
Hungarian Government raises most of tia
duties On imports. Her Won BuSsrS. ~
berlin, gives this very promising survey Of
tho sprend Of FREQ -1.rade ileas in Ger,nany.
am proud 10 nay that, with few ercnptoru rnLto
o. inaH. represented in tho presa Of thls couutrr
III tito Economic Cougress, In tbs mectnea Of IN.
lIandes&ag, and, more authositatiyety stu, In tss
German 1ariaNont, and by our leading Statesmen
las been unanimous in tho right direction. II wl}a
sufficient 10 oittomze remarkable speech lry 1Ten
CAupuAusrH tprusslan Finance Minister, yicep.,,t
dent Of the pruBsipn Cabinet, And member Of III,
ocfnlan 1sunlosrath, states' Couucl on hts ,er,
question. "Te believe" lie nald. III answer to .
protecsonist complaint, "that the worst il oye,
md TINT better days Mo coming. We hags un
bounded faith in that policy. losding NJ It doos, cr,
cun.rsetiy but safely to Free Trade And ssrouR /.
our conviction OF its escellonce that. II GernspY
klluni resolve upon change In her rconornc notcy
th.s shanse would certainly be preceded or accom-,
rauIed by q change of Cabinet" Loud cleers from
! nit benches followed ths declaration. Az for In.
| Chancellor Of tho German Empire, you arc a~,,e
gtntlcnen that With him the love Ut FREQ Trade fl not
Rn argnifed tastt, for tho tlndc gentry Of i1us,,
es'enti ay Frte-TradcGt. THIS hereditary prs,
dtisc!ton has, how4rer. grown no bro1I prlncibl,
In ba mind. II hha been observed that tue aay&s,.
On economic usaa4uses whom prInce nisMAnez hs.
drawn around lu& tSEsan, havo acquired that publ,
estimation which gave thnn claim to the places tht1
occupy by years Of dItinsesestsd advocacy Of tAo.
principles for which the Golden Club Abors to obt.n
universal acceptance.
| Tho Vlcoute De FIaAE1EnE, Of Portugal
thinks his country is disposed ia retluca
duties md enlarge the freedom Of commerce,
provided there is reciprocity from otl,er
nations,
In Italy tho liberal views OF Count CA.ota
tnvo not in the Inst f>ttcon yeara hold their
own. So JANIS MONTGOMERY writes from
Rome. Manufacturers l,nyo conc out In
Northern Italy with demand for proteq
ton; Florence, the present seat Of Govern.
meut, is hotbed Of proteotionisn, md tha
annexation of tho Venetian Provinces n
1866 strengthened the protoctio1dats by
powerful accession Of Venetian mnnufacur.
crs and theoretical protectionist politicians
These influences hive induced the Govern.
mont to attempt to roinBtato discriminat
ing duties in tho commercial treaties Il
is now negotiating. DAVID A, WELLS
WILLIAM LLoYD GARntsos. aud Prof. PERny,
of Williams College, all think that Frec.Trals
ileas arc gaining strength in the United
States, though they doplore tho lack Of setuaa
results In moro liberal legislation. Prot.
PERRY sayn:
| Our educstcd young mep arc almost universally
Free-Tradtss; aud tic pretudtecs Of their edsrt ~
much loss bitter than they formerly wero.
The Cobden Club have tho highest appro.
citation Of tho importance Of the decision that
is soon to be made in this country with 10
gard to FREQ Trade, and sa+ that they "cau
well afford to whit little longer for the cd
hesion Of people whose verdict, when pro
nouncotl, will be decisive Of the fate Of Pro
lection both In Europe md America"