New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-26


sell cheapy as European manufacturers can furnish
Them tits idle Of course 70 make ibis statement 10 the
genuine apostle Of free trade and tho impacabe enemy
or protection the great postuae Of ha argument the
foundation ef his creed that nothing can be made as
cheaply in America as in Europe Nevertheless
facts are stubborn and the hard figures o. arithmetic
cannot be Satisfactorily answered by airy figures OF
speech The truth remains that The coarser descriptions
cOtt0ns and cotton prints, boots ana shOe5 O'iiy
household furniture harness for drafi animals a-il.t
locks, bolts, and hinges, slverWare, plated "t WO0he
ordinary paper and paper hinZ.hg-, common w
hicles. ordinary ndOw glass and gdssWire, r1pDet
-oods coal oils. lard oils, kerOsenes white ead lead plp
and articles in which lead 10 chief component can ne
aud produced cheapy ia the United --te- as 10
MINI me 1I@ttened Nv fc acd5r OF nose casscd ~
motions" bur enough only given 10 sh0" that ms
country wou.d with proper commercial arrangements,
export much more largely than Il now does to spanish
In the trade relations o. the world Il does follow
that mere ability 70 prodace cheap!y another nation
insures dyis0a % al established market or indeed
guy participation IN t. France manufactures many ar
tices cneapy England-some articles al even less
cost. Portugal lies nearer to France than 70 England,
and the expense ~ trans PORTING mo French ADnc 70 inc
Portuguese market g therefore less than the rsnsp0rta
tiOr OF English .abrc And yet Great Britain has almost
monopoly the trade OF PortUga. Tho same condition
applies though n ess degree. II The trade q Turkey
extent thar any OF the other European nations that arc
able - produce the same Iabro as cheapy be said
in answer that England special trade .aons by
treaty with Portugal ana special obligations binding the
other counrie' the ready answer Ia tAtt she nss no
favorable position with regard 20 those aountr:e,
t1an be readily and easily acquired ~ he United
state, with respect to ali the countries y America That
end viii he reached whenever the United states desires
iand wills ltdnd ready tC take the steps necessary 70
H. At present The trade win spanish Aerca runs
strongly channels adverse 70 US that besides our IN
sbiIty to furnish manufactured article. we 10 n9t .st
the profit own raw products that are shppe0 er
Ou- petroleum redchc most o. me rpahlsE american
port4 after crossing the Atlantic paying often
better proht 70 ne European inaoe man WI. tAnoloo ~
than II the producer Of the OF II Tho northwestern
West reach Cuba BY way Of spain, and though we buy
and onsIne ninety per cent o. the total products OF
Cuba almost tka proportion OF her purchases are made
ID Europe-madrof coursewith money furnished "hscty
from pockets.
TIE OMNIBUS ADVERSE BALANCE or TRADE.
A. our exports 10 Spanish Amer ca grow less Euro
pcan imports constantly larger the balance against
US will show an annual increase and will continue 70 ex
haust our supply OF the precious metals Wcarc increasing
our imports from south America and the millions We
annually pay for coffee, wool hides, glano, cinchona
caoutchouc CABINET dye woods aud other articles
20 for tle ultimate benefit OF European manufacturers
who take the gold anu cud Ler fabrics TO span
Ish Amer ca. II we could send fabrics. orr gold
would stay at home ana general prosperity would be
seuslbly increased But So long a. We rcpeI spanish
Anera "a oug "a we leave her 10 cultivate intimate
relations with Europe alone. puG mr. trade fcdtons
viii remain unsatisfactory aud even emnarrIs my
lhose countries SCI 20 us very n'f'ly. lu.' ,Ig"n
bring US in debt each year IS larger chan the heaviest
worst OF times. The average balance against us FOR
yper,rucei vas about one hundred millions of dollars
This plainly shows that European exchanges tler'
always balance IN favor AMI thdi oii culet de
hclency arises rom ma-adiUsted commercial r'l'-
lions with Spanish America II follows thai d. our span
sh- American trade we're placed IN letter ara more
equitable foundation would De almost Impossible even
tIS world.
with 5ach heavy purchases as we are compelled 10
mae rom : I'I,, = , .,i' , M ,i ,,t ' x
ports But tue balance against OF One hundred aud
twenty millions ~ gold coin Is far TOO large ana I'D time
OF srngeney Is standing menace Of hnni d..'-ieI. ,t
t9 ar fabric. fir we sci. In spanish Arcrrs is mil
ion dollars IN gold saved To- on own country. th" un-
mediate prony IF 10 .Io pl'.'O, '' t ~. , nf
r lSoury market ,r is Insured hv kccpiu our gold
an hnne The tue,tipu involved Ia So Ifgo tho object
~ i c'eyf I'd .,r.,f That no Ell lr on lc part of the
Gv.rrIuotf t crou,p.n IL could Do TOO ratfr,t 20
Iono continued
Ir only Chained for the Peace Congress- designed
der the administration off Garfield that % import
amt and impress scp ON the part the Quilted states
ro,varf c..r r.Iou-hfu with OR continent. .u
bnr, The present Tendency IN those countries towd
hurOpe. aud 70 is ldmeutlbe IIrt that their people are
NOT 80 near % 10 feeling they wcrc sixty years AGO
when they thrrw off the yoke Of spanish Tyranny. Nc
were tIeu "a weak Republic OF Uu. ten millions. but
,lid u0t Ar.e tn ze the ueI cudcucc OF fhe
foreign policv al that time was specially designed to
tcud our iulueucs ID tine Western Hemisphere aud tIe
statesmen or mat rra the 1f Dewitt Clinton ud the
yOunL err Adams tiay ana of Crawford, of Webster ana
5alhOun O Van Buren, aud Benton. Of Jackson and Of
Edward Livingston always courageous iu tle ia
spring which tley al tOcted lOr tny expansion
TIM prp,r IN M .vOrnrD ny rtfr r.SrON
an N -. %
ihrte score years nave VtrHtu I'o F'"'i "' .D' '"
public I'D many directions hasgroWu cy"ui 300 aHtc,pI
-. r
le.ds OF enterprise. we nave "''' U""S"'''' q" ""''
Ju front, but our commerce. ihs irn On ahd
from ardent friendship With Spanish America hHvo |