New-York tribune., 1881-09-01

sttsmpt 10 consume her own manufactures" "
| std Mr. Nsfiv, would be madness. They ere %
szcat that she needs the wsrla for mazet But Ens
land tired Of having her doors - tho producons
ofother countries aud having exports taxed by them
&C such oxortant rate The people Of England must
have food, and It must be obtained from foreign
country ar from the colonies It b only natural that We
should seek to get this food supply from country where
We can pay for It by manufactures. II the United
States persist in taxing expors highly, shali
DO forced to try to get supply Of food from Canada
"Does not Canada impose q tari6 English goods ~
"Yes but no doubt some arrangement could be made
by which the tax English goods would be almost
altogether removed Canada should understand that
from her England was to draw her supply of food.
reciprocal arrangement cOnld think. be very easily
effected Besides, II the farmers Of the United States
and understand that threeourths OF the population
are connected in with agricultural pursuits-
should find difficulty in dsposing Of their crops, they
would create sentiment in favor of free trade
which all the power of the Nation would be unable to
resist We will reach You through your farmers.
Suppose England transfers all her orders for grain
to Canada and other colonies. The demand
for corn raised in the States would be much dimin-
ished that large quantities would be fed by the farm
out West to their pigs and the increase of hogs would
gut the pork market. And thing would act upon
the other till the whole agricultural population of the
United States would eamor for free trade with England
The question of fair trade s assuming important
part in English politics and will be the great ISSUE
The old League has been revived and is preparing
take up the cudgels in the coming elections"
(Which of the parties likely to be the champion of
retaatory TARIFF"
" The Conservatives although many Liberals ir
favor of it, and the question is OF intricate acharacer
that many heretofore stauneh free traders
shaken in their convictions. The way the
matter will probably be settled, is that
reciprocal arrangement will be made
with some foreign nation with the colonies and those
nations refusing to enter into fair will be
left out in the cold We look Canada q country
paDe OF producing an immense amount Of grain.
large belt of arabic land is ready for the
and If the mother country exerts herself in that drec
ton Canada become the granary of Great Britain
The common people in England are in favor of free
trade but large portion OF the influential class
especially manufacturers beginning to look for
taiatory tariff. No one, course would propose i'm
pose duty on breadstufs and meat Our policy would
for It by our manufactures. The present de
is large amount of goods on hand vet great Difficult,
ty is experienced in finding a market. the demand
posed by tire United States English imports exor-
bitant Americans pay three-fourths much again for
English goods as they need to do and glad TO do IT,
But think sentiment is growing in this country in
and ava Free Trader. but do not think that Richard
Cobden thought that the othcr nations would keep
land is not so much for retastory tariff, however ss
II Is for dealing only with those countries which admit
in favor of this, and the time will come. think.
when the United States will oe forced to look at
imposed duty spirits and tobacco and there is
no disposition TO make 1t less than Is treaty is
have what Is called the favored nation clause.
That is, whatever privileges France other
tons 20 receive the benefit Of The goods which
we import from France much less Importance
the country than those which get the United
states think that some mutual arrangement VIII be
made In regard TO duties which will be satisfactory
all concerned, The United states and Bngand should
not pc at Varnce on this point The twocountcs have
a mission and should move to it side by side"