, 1881-07-30
Striking Change Of Sentiment
Toward the Free-Trade
Policy.
Iilo Attitude Of France to Bring
tctalintory Duties int0
J Favor.
Effect Of a Tax on American
=" Grain,


esilnx bccnuso II Is exceedingly rNrlDllsiy
sudden. II IL only two Or three years ligt,
TINT 1t was hard 10 tnd In Gtcat britain II
nun who was not, In professions ut fcust, 4
frcc-tratlur. That tho minority of tl,usG who
werc SO willing tU confess their fifth II, this
trade principle understood It's applicability
Is not ut Ill ltltely, but businessmen, md
oven mechanics. Ind bcutl taught, Whit ls by
| 10 inctts Improbable, tldt tlleir welt.belig
depended OH thulr own complete ncccptHncc,
null tho ncceptnlcy OF other countries Ut this
ncthotl of trl.dc, a,id, Furthermore, t',dt It
WIS q sign OF gross igtiorallce to suppose
r,a. ih@t any other traae nrtll9a was e SsrvlSs
ranycrs rS WSs e So"H lsX peGpls Mp cSs Wss st 81
expression Of outward Manifestations Of dis
scnt WINS cHncerngal;, hut now, thtrty-ilvo
years aE.gr tug ssl,al tle!rat oF protection by
once more force'i itself 10 tho front, ns, u,l-
uGr tie strnln Of now Gul,tlt!iD,s, II Is found
t,,as t9e EMElls peopl9 nrn y 10 ',i!,.,,s 70
would icatt outsiders g suppose. " Is not
meant BY tll!s that tho English have aceeptrd
pruttctlon a. u necessary condition Of trp,le:
@ hnt the i'1er who. y fey yeurs nEo, wcro not
rs not to legislnt0 I'll favor Ut unrest rfGtru
commercial Intercourse uru now graycty s,ig-
sscStlis tho nt(vlstthillty Of leyyinE cutt,ler-
yahS h Ss %ntss @ or Ct yn @ tce1hrys tdt y; tSF @
u neither more nor less tl,An disguised pro-
teGtlon. TIM guiding principle Of free, trade
Is tllat ti0 consumers sntilsl be given tho OPP
pnrtnnlty to buy whit they need 1T tho ,tow-
est Gust; Tor, t.R protcctiQn To he 1T alf sur
vicehblG, Intsst b0 ul!tWtlal ~ Its Workings,
taxing tito MANY fur tho benefit ut tho few, ii
tltsir9 to setnru tllG .ErGMtcst t!n1u for tlio
gfuntust Muilber wnlla tunlnnu tint tho tn-
n
sltlerud.
'rllc lirst SERIOUS blow TINT this rrMclple
received WIS lit tti1 fnsses which It brn,Kitt
fnrly those wll0se estabfisl.t,tei,ts nru in or
near Bristol. Iii ostler 10 gain llt!d OH Ell
sssstl lrNt!t, tho FRENCH hna Austrian th'v-
ernMlelit hnyu for s0n!e time p.st paid y
from ihoyu counties. VI,o subsidy ims bee,l
sufficiently 1Arqe to permit or tito selling 0f
Ansrlnn anu Frc1icl, reiIneu susars III the
English MARKET Mt less il,aM their actllul cost
tlouutcd benefit, a,Id II Foreigners were WILL
their own luss. With tho English s,Ignr re-
!ncrs thu csssc w!na wholly tl.a ruverse;. they
t!lese Ilrstnrose tho cry to have co,l,ltervaii-
ing duties cxactcd, equivalent iii amount to
tho bognt|cs paid to foreign ,exnortGrs. Then
calIla tho enormous con,petitlon III BREAD
0Sua9 NAIAA AllEAkt HlUAHhE MOUut W III"
creased eXpurtatioa of these articles, fpl-
lowed b. the loss 0f considerable p0r.10i,
Of tho terMa1i ,'lnrkSt By tho prntGctly0
legislation 9f Prince l,ls9arck, a!ni, tastly,
the prOpusHtl netoHU Ut tic frellGli Iii A!ilttnE
tllrlr market 10 y larEe class or English prJ,
tMetlb,,s llns uitlgu still nnrG tU thu growing
tlscUnteIt Of Grt:nG; Brltnin. Each Of these
vnrio.is movements ill., trade was disastrous
nbout ti,at wl!at was, la1eIy Tho stupid lssesy
OF protection Is now ,gravcly discussed aid
urged. by not u few, p5 Il menus OF correcting
eoll ltessetf losses In ttatle.
,es$$ HS $ae aS III sstns sad ss%ry sssryy w!t sas e.
TINT gieat tieai t|As :ii%s bees. stG in liz
Of 1rec trsItlo wts Simply tho cant nl political
sSs,o srs IS 10 ws't osr WV wv Of pot afs1f ~ M a
I!utly tlcscrtlOn nj " s0u,,l truly tuuXlnl.
What gives tl,u movement M0tm II tlo of lts
infcc II t!!o clrctlllatn!re tl!at 1t Illus drawn
IT, s*si Iet4 III sr2ycr Gr # S Ess sSfS I s"s;ss WI
around Lnndon, great a.lXance ,lias bgtn
Inlte III working np tho feeling Of disetj,!-
tunt AMONG thns4 psop!r. Thu Issue WHICH
ts ans itaS 81 fssS sy wSS fSfFTes Fras, sq'ss i Say
greater Importance tllllu Anericil,Is general.
y ntyo my ,cn,cent!utl of, for II there Is
inli'lre liero II tlEeutQils to bo ono Of tlldso
lAst ,straws' wlcl, are tlle lIuns,llate ttollal.
eessful, lMlltlcnl agitation, Then, top, tho
tune .takun By thn LEADERS, of lho Co,st:rYn-
t!ve party Is siKlallc'!nt; Mora than ono Ut
sn,,.sISM eg lIs;,Mi q Gr, sSII,s!ry I H. ns Eiys
tthly construed III no 0tllcr WY than III
support af Il departure FROM tho existing
system. Thn Nhblunan referred to was A5kGu
to atate lis position +, less atnp!s.,ous
t!oM tlu frce-tratlo policy. hut tIla lia pru-
tleut'y refused to tlp. pTeferrinG tn tnke nd
yantaEsp, OF !lle future rlther tllnn snlM.pit
,, !fSIf f. y tsi axaose n,'n q M NV. vset 's
tho persaMas feelings Of the Conservative
leaders l,lay tr, they W0nil not commit THUR
partylo y callst, wlllc!, hult not nuOlfestly u
's p"nr + hfa;HiiwI Mii M 1 iitlI ,,s1 1s xt tssS s
essential conditions eSlst; hut tn tho lnenil-
tinu there nra sufficient gr0n,,sts tn suppose
ina! sHsn assll,!nrs ultty Ex1st 10 WarrAnt l'lo
T0W r4celv!ME frUnl tho Opnnsitiol1.
II ONn will tuku tic trouble 10 talk with
merchants md manufacturers l,Nrc, hD Will
iln!l llie utmost l,lcasl!esS prevailing Of, lhls
subject, Mai,y 4ri, 4Htspokcll III liei! hulluf
lsritaIM, should i'liGse retuIIatory duties,
whis thasu WHO tlo not t!eslru slIcl, u ctn)g,,
u system nra lis,ln'ly willing to admit tint
tSfS T. !nrK 1m,'9sr 9. Mlo hive snbsta-
Il tt,n dulles ~ Eronelt W|nas. liquors, antl
t.l,ttasornl'!o t1sllpDnss that II popular 0utcry
wnuldAtlaaln FlNnrn which w0uItlcu1nl'eI tho
Government OF tltnt country tn irrHllge for
tho lil,elraE n'lmlsslun Of English wo"lri1. rot
fo!. anl Lt Iron sn,"s. s, OF, Y .so,at, lenrer
was placed. III American produce, Wlillu
Cnl9tlnn, AnsEn!Iau,, ans! p!,ssibly l.assiaii
py,nsuce S.'s aontl.tGtl on tho existing frsu
hnsis, ts too ,Ni,st!l TO think TINT IN NgltN-
t!on wDMlt! Hpring, up, H. the Iruatcc-vatslng
States Of shp West WIlioh would Iuye weight
e,lo,!Rll IN farce Congress Ia allow, 'untlur
M'!cl' l morn f}}yGral!y conditions thHli u now
ulgriure. i 's trlse that vqry ll!tls lNs bevi,
publicly sal4 at,ant tI!e .ltsln.l!iltyof putting
Of ul,aap 6reatl Is sufficiently, pDtont To ,ils.
c.o.lEage my Mloyetllent wltcl, htarts viii,
}'e t!yowe!l trn'st1 t af % %t,,oreas!A!: its prlce;
rcas0l,s, this question is !;iue.l III tl,s buck
ground, It y llanp the lsss thy snta,ItIon Ut
tallntio,l to ,pelie this tpnail upon Xiaericn
~ inlpartnnt l.aFt af THEIR program, It they
y tlvlinit political body. Iils opiNion is
strengthened by tho manifest Inter,sat s].uwM
In ft1 mi Is