, 1879-01-16
PROTECTIVE REACTION.
Tendency Towards international
Non-lntercousse.
Each Nation building Chinese TaI! 10 Exclude
The Surplus Prolutts af Tho olhers..

Fow things aro more 1iAhcartenlnR, and nt
first sight more p,lz1slng, than llc wavo of
rFotectionfsm whl"h Is at present passnE uvcr
thu world. The existence Ut the revolt against
Adam Smith admits of no doubt. Tho colonies
dAtrust free Trade in spite of their English
lineage. The Unitel statcs arc ne hostile to 1t
as II Afr. Cobt1cn and Air. i}rtg1lt hal never
shown henigltctl nationa the way TO cheap
lre..d aud uvcr1owlng ts. Canada wn.tld
gla.liy form s,,c'i league ot reciprocity with It's
ltcpubltcan nc.ghur rs woll1 be pretty satfrc
ou !ts bouniless 1oya1ty Ia the mother country
md lts. welcome Ut la,r.l Lornc anil thu Frlnress
Louise. Precisely tic kan,t tendencies nrc to
he seem throughout tic Continent. FraHce--
whict, was eonyettrd to the true creed
| Of exchange In tnuch tho snme hGli-hasMled
wns rs the subjects Of Cloyls were eonvcrtcdto
the Gospcl-sl,ows periodical Bgns of n wish 10
weed out tile fr1ii plants of free trade TINT grow
| amnng the fiscal fences OF tho commercial |
| treaty. They m!Iht bu broken tuwn Mt u rush |
ty tie stuut ftasao of N. pouyer Quertlcr,
protcctostst Ut the fine oil school, who partit'i-
ably thinks TINT tho prosperity Ut France i1c- |
| prnt,s on tho misunderstanding of flturi1. The |
prospect of Germany Is stii nurc !l!seaTtenitiE.
| ihcre the cncIics ri frcr tTa'lo aro issl by
Prince s,nares himself, anil 10 - nrt to get
Whatever he Insists on ilasinr. 4 law stale OF
duties has not, thcy say, l1cIucd "the country
T. ts 9'er h,v pcsH w "t are's!o qrc a nt
our licrlIn corrc:poudrnt cxplaina, to re'tnimsc
tho duties OIL EraE. a,na to incrcase those
now 'nyEcd OIL ,rs.nn Tissues aud yarns, lncns
and jusc cl.,tl.s. They also wa1lt u rase tho
taxcs on wine and spirits, IN timber nn'i cattle.
Thus they would deal tlieis itsra! blows viii,
Impartial spvcrlty al! round. y Commission is
proposals. mud the cllatrn,an u It Il satd 10 bo
u s.unell trotcctit,u!st+ W. SIC still n!nro prc-
elsg, t.iestion 81 tne psincs'cs WHICH tlY
i I,.t,o fr,lI IN mi.
rrasl'el t1ie dignity ot d bil, width specific,
ttoo artixes' and has ;ys ,sea rc 9:a sesond
I cotton.yarus, unblcac|lei cotton, vcycts, lin,
!: Gus. silk rtbanls, w.~fcn< goods, Iron ,atni
steel wi.c. bl,wk-tI1,, and britannia metal are
to exact u very heavy toll. Tho list Is even
more yarict nHl vast than that III the articles
8 which Ar. Hiatsatoho trained from the n,csi!cs
! of the Custon,-lIouse iy tho proposals, Ut u
y cclenratcd budget. Hornc cunifnrt might be
i inutni In tho lst of these economical hcrpsics
. II the English people showed n a"1nl front in
= | defense ii free trade: hlit. unnappy, VIC nrc
II denied eyen tl!at sa.l consolation. That the
great Of tic trnstinE classes are still un-
3 taintel by active commercial heresv Is ntc
.ras; aud P1y wo@a M ns 1sri:l , BY my 3D.
should put the doctrines 0l protection, Or even
y VI reciprocity, tnto h,s l'ndgct. atiIl. cns"l-
/ er,bIe number Of Euglis neopuarc hold enough
rllso tho old try that firclca con,,~s'tIon Is
II Killing SUNG forms Ut native l,liustry. Tic
II complaints nj the distressed auEarrctlfers arc
., aruaiy aInung tic tests of thu hustnus. Thy
It country w!ll be very fortunate II 0thcr trMlts
b. s,u.lld not cfaM,r for fiscal safeguards against
= iorclgn rapacity iu thc present sta,e of depres'
III s1on. ~
~ brnn nr"1n',n",d inrr,tiihr. En,l.p,I NJ ln'st.
nt # was tnn.i.t Ind nrartirally au for Mi fjuc
ID mastered tile simple pro'slt'on tlIat ro,tttr>
ns,','. III ,.ar T,ry,ic n.',xnrr ns III, IN.
,nx sr..,, nj ,;rst si,h,' II cnn b. cxua,uct
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o! fr"; troin wr,c "rcr nnnmrrc.I in,t ic hint ~
itic .t"ts ', VIZ ,,a H. ~, t ,na ~ T.
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IL ni H., itl" ,nf int t ,aIsr thn nric n
NJ tv v, X I.n !, nas t5ae I'M l u n
7, ",,n,,',,t tn hrjrsys yhat H. Inbeen hna nj,
~ abm't tbe n,rsasia,ss II un]InIitct conustttu,
'rs ,' viii, al the wof& Everybody, even III bristol
Kpp, "s tsrrrs INIT, 7 bc t"wn hy u
.nare @ mile @ 1,n.!ur rass' an, wIus In gt be masI ii
10 oal r,'tt I Iar,,"art w",a "o mt ~
"a uro,d,i,ty. INV m si,'' yptnwns al Tn
nj ntI".n1 ill ouw onn wLn sn,,s,I ,tm. nr.
uue, ~. ~. ay "nu m,,o , sn H. ts a,na s
mr. +, ~ i"iism H. fnr ~; c,n.scs ri t1' r.',
ire ,, Iii rriy rosr tr nj naM r. ur.,ncnt fnr frr
S VS.. Esasp se an,',a a nS H. hur '', s'S
mr., ,iln ~ E,,,nn ~ IL y. v,, ,,n r;i,ati tri
M ne % C1Hshtty. When poor Wsavsts l'!u the sRl
H. ~ u iict!,ue AaGcsa' n.Ha "HeA s L,sue
m no thousns!us ol muun.Ituus n!t l!'uscnoh!a u!
~, s,u nfouEnt 70 poverty. naL heG.'h WY hatu
@ a slio poos suitefe.s, a'n LILY ask wy LILY SUM-
!ht p,l'ch III otaeF tlat tfenc!,lltth anou!a lcas
Y lug Ana"GF 80 u couiec' t1'nt "nt1o', wv
1"s h'ake ats !lsca arrangements tor to not
-. k!ha'i e'ass, nut VI tne nnlo'&.s. & aHu c,. ~
nst 1nr1} aIe t!o CONSUMERS. iAe5 nnso THat
w; uhY Ihe!r F.uaauH ~ c"saply ~ tHty Sal!'
'ea compel the.t. !" IaJ run C9ssntry wnat In;
% enu!a Eet ose scao.J 'tn a}o1r "mn't ~ W. ~,
1 snpru.t aoSins! ~ Ssa.suA M - ~ m ~ ". -
w enasatS' h!t III inuuatty run Wy nnoHeA -
!eI ~ a,stea'l W outuus t!. aG.!ea. - ,, =,
c.o @ nsnhe'i ol TRIO eannnt lI'titn "!tno'!t nno
ttA hI's' ~ N ~ Nh"Atu1"4 ~ t!ac' ~ :" atteH
' se.' 70 MahulnStulc Wito ~ hent. iho dukur in
W. llhets saf, however, that tNey "aht ~ VIZ M
~ !IHec!l1'', tnat taey aso eiuItu .unHnL , W.
taI !tro eIAtie, ah tnat tneJ aelianu snn ts' ~,
oTs % tnaA ialr ihas. tsht III co'npelltoh VIII. ~