New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-14

II is proposad that the President b. authorize
whenever American products are excluded or dis
eliminated against by any foreign country upon
unjust grounds, to suspend The Importation of any
or all the products of the Nation referred to by
proclamation. Il is wen 10 remember that in pro-
testing against B.smarck's exclusion of our pork
products. we have pointed out that such exclusion
was 9n injury 10 the German people. II that Us true
it follows that rctaliatory policy OF the same kind
would involve injury to the American people. Il is
also necessary to bear in mind that such policy of
exclusion would often react very severely upon
American cypor. cr and producers, preventing them
from engaging IA those forms of barter which are
frooucntlv the most economical and convenient
methods of international exchange. The truth Is
that there are serious difficulties Inseparable from
any policy of retaliation, owing to the compleXiy
and intimacy of commercial relations at the present
dav. and il would perhaps be impossible TO arbitIa-
rily suspend any class Of foreign unportaionS
without inhicting quite as much damage upon
American commerce as upon that Of the country
aimed at 10y the act Of exclusion.
The theory is fast gaming currency that the
policemen are stationed at street-rrossing, 10 pro-
tect vehicles from being run over by ioOt-paSs2n-
GERS. 1t is an edifying sight to see thIong OF
ladies waiting at a crossing for break in the
stream of carts and Stages while the policeman
leans calmly against the lamp-post ana tries to
count the wires on the neghbOring telegraph pole.
PERHAPS an elevated side walk viii be the next re-
quiIcmcut Of our civilization.
Yesterday the Treasury escaped any further
direct loss through the silver folly, for one day
The change in silver held aud certificates out
standing is insignificant Bur the general distrust
which the continuance Of coinage causes probably
i'm part responsible for the exports Of gold and the
Withdrawals by banks from the Treasury. lester-
d9y'sreport showed afurthcrl0ss of 81 1876 gold
while 1913 $50 lcss gold certificates appeared ont
standing As to legal tenders the amount held by ;he
hubble was reduced by $35O,OOO. About Wall
Street Yesterday there was a current report that
fine trade dollar recoInage bill had now been
"fxeI" to pass. 1t may be; nobody can predict
What this Democratic House may do.
T. having bcep rsported that q Nat" Goodwin, the
actor continues to play though suffering intense
pain from c@rbuuole, a contemporary advises its
readers to 20 and see him now because his ply seal
agony add, piquancy to his acting. MI Goodwin
now knows what il is to be "butoheIed to make a
Roman holiday But is rot this case for Mn.
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The threatened trouble with the A?aches appears
to grow ont Of little mistake on their part They
entertain the belief that if they do not depTedate
in American territory they are justified Ia punder-
ing ms much as they please across the Mexican
border. Having stolen some Mexican cattle they
refuse TO give 1t mp, and strangely enough thearny
officer who is III charge of them appears to support
their view of the question. There may be some
doubt as to the propriety of regarding the stolen
cattle as Struggled goods but if Geronimo insists
upon the ri ght of his people to raid upon the Next
cans it will be necessary to take action against this
position, even If in 50 doing an Apache revolt is
provoked
Mr.. Willis. of Kentucky, according to dispatches
sent to Louisville papers, is confident Of the pas
sage Of the WhiSkey bonded extension bill. HepIO-
fesses to have made thorough canvass, with the
result that 151 members of the House viii support
the measure. But no includes as certain to vote
for ii all the members who voted for its consider
alton on Saturday, and it is claimed on the other
hand that Mr. Kasson in particular voted yea for
the purpose of moving to kill the bill at once ana
! others were of the same mind. The other members
of the committee do not share Mr.. Nlllss con-
fdcnce. But possibly thoy do not know how many
If the members have become interested III the
Whskey market.