, 1879-07-07

htbiuon as It c1ts,s Ii, various other Countries mil
aa It cxsta to.day tu A1ntnrn, ot1co our largest
customer, wtcrc duties Averaging from 10 por
cont 10 90 pr cent al yalorem prcdomtnate. II
1 ;Iiaeassit,x tho LAW now before us,n continued
idealtsttn Ideas, such as tho Theoretical freq
traders desire us to accept All Governments
that. hare mado tho experiment hays
have not becn realized, an and '''c1o you Can can
therefore not repronct, US II now wa hesitate
to initiate them. Evon those TINT were the
greatest promoters Of frec.tEnda doctrines have
of late changed their revenue system. England
alone is an exception, hut even she Will eoon
change her tactics. Franco ami America haye
entirely abandoned this limo Of policy. Auatrla,
instead Of iuwarng her duties, has increased
II sec, then, that countries which havo pro-
tcctlon prosper, and sec that the countries
which hare frcs trade arc 0oinE backward:
Great n,!d powerfu! England, That esm,nesctal
world and declared !taelf ready to do al, Tint
was poAsiblo to he done In tho lree.srndo lillo,
now goes slowly back to protective duties, md
9t sny M sss an W Mop ssp1 % os s' .I M oss asss
industries. According to ny opinion, we II
statc Of our tsri1, been subject to bleeding
eeeSea bY s s,d. 1p Sson vo hass Z:
political one, bnt simple economic
question: Wo VII sce hoy 70 can oneo
All ask. therefore, IL that party 4ues1one bo
set aside, md request Jou to hold them aIoof
from th'e matter OF pure intcrcst. II We are to
glye TIC German peopie ansth!1e at al, then
eRYa t|i dat 4.I csto dat and qst non cto dat. In
lures still more the welfare Of Our people.
WllRt tho German people demand Is ccrtaluty
as to tlc industttal future and a speedy doeis-
OF which no ono Gnu f0rctcll.h
WHAT OUR MERCHANTS BAY.
;Arcpresentativo OF tho Herald visited some
Of tho leading exporters Of American products
TO German ports nnd ascertatncd their yicws Is
to the probahlc effect Of this tariff upon the
American export tradc. Il .was, but the enter
ing wedge, tier nll claimed, for changes Ia other
countries, all brought about by tie gigantic
strides forward made stnce the closo Of tho war
by tho Industries Of this country. Mt. Mess-
ner, Whose knowledge Of tho trade between
Germany md America tnnkes bis words Of pc
cu!ar value, stnted that tic tsnt!c had expected
this movement on tho part Of Germany for
vs tns as Of ps rsns nS' c o& a. soS was
Was asked whether tho AmoElcans intended to
ruin everybody abroad. It WAS just the t!1no
whom petroleum had become, from mere cx.
entirely destroyed the oil trads In certain Sec
| tions Of Germany, anti by that time was fast
becoming universally accepted article for
lighting purposes. 4 trade Of no mean pro.
puAlWNo GAlbScN IA AApl-HEEA HA HMlIA A10A ~
be generally sold to families aud stores, but
| year by ycar besides tho ordinary snles It had
become au article Of pima speculation. Thu
snS IN OF nsso'om slo"y t
ward, had entirely deatrorcd not only
saics q rspo secd Nov Of ii tho thurs u
aesman farm farmer. naa to @ sell America I'm, brought
land towns and hamlots at bEilrca far less and
/ In qualities far batter than the Germans could
produce them. This vns several years ago,h
f hs,ssnes .:nna maas Sp ny nd ss
many would have to do something to protect
harsclf.
CROWDED NJ AMERICA,
1.-TWO yoass ago oneo more visited my na-
began to export from this country fresh meat
for tho European snnrkots. The same friend
whum ! had seen some s,: yoars previously,
from lis tho eale Of cereals, lard, cheeso,
anything, In fact, which MAY be called
IN agricultural product, and now 7on aro
going to interfere with tho saio Of our cattle,
Where Is ali this going to ondp told him TINT
he could stop the lawaof supply md demand.
sneo TINT IT. e. ayS %aS a np my na bs, st IT,
discussed toE over two ycnrs In Germsnyt but
you know over there they digest mnttcrs pretty
well before they discuss them. Experts hage
laws Of trade, but the fiscal system of other
countries, mud tho new tariff to which you alludt
is tic outgrowth OF careful systematic study
atdsd BY states'nanahiP and knowledgo ot t6e
protective system with which Germany Ii about
TO surround itsolf Ia q percentage hYeraRlnH,
think, no higher than 10 per cent tncreasc Ia du
systsm which The whoio 81 Ea.opo vii
havo to adept. Wo ,herc, In this country
huye to protect hetselt The 7acil!ties at tn.
such that ue can feed md clotho them, and gl14
item luxurios besides, nt less cost than they cal
prodncs or manufacture any Of these art!clo
themselves. It is simple question Of seli-pro
must, from sheir standpoint, now hnYc SOM
protection against imports from Amerca II tho,
ut all intend to protect their own products O.
home industries.
WILL GO H10uT ALONG.
"Now, II you ask mo rs to tho immediate Of
feet OF this new GoFman tariff upon our export
1t nmounta 80 far as cereals, lar. aud other arti
clos, except tobacco, Ia concerned, TO yory lttlc
We export and intond to export Just as much
OF eoqsS tue o,es ss
he knows that h0 gets bettcs article than b
rau ohtnjn At homo. Here and there slight dill
fercncn may bc noticeable; but IT docs not alice
e .he o sps 81 Bssde. @ you must usas IL %u
that The tnritt you speak OF, though slightly pre-
tecttvo to German Interests, Is only slightly 90
, ldoubt, barring articles ot laxurJ.. whether th
entire average Increase Of duties foota up oyo
10 nor cent. know 1t ls an itotn OF connldcra
bio importance; but the staple. articles whtc
they must have over there will bo shipped 4
just ns large quantities ~ bcsore," Refcrrin
, to the law alluded to above to prevent specu,u
ion, kr. Me!ssner said: i You may virtaall
cali this u stop lnw.' We arc acting under
now. Wcrc II not for this rampant apocnlatlo
might set In as to certain articles, and tho dil
trsss resulting theretrom would only fncteaB
thr harJstlps OF which tho German people mo-
4 80 bitterly complain, and which the hcrma
o Government IA 80 anxious to remover NJ
hlclssner then advised tue writer to call upon
= loadlng tobacco exporting iirm. Is ho sald TIL
/ question was very intrlcate QUO, md he pr
!, ferred that firm cnEr0sscl In TINT trAde m!gf
I, ba permitted to express Its views Ia regard I
d tho uon tarlF.
II HARD ON D1sHAAcK.
:, Tho tobacco huuso thus indicated WAS cal9c
/ upun by tho wrkter, but tic llead Of tEa ilrt,