New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-27
SELECTIONS FROM TIE MAIL.
ENGLISH FREE-TRADE ARGUMENTS.
FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AMERICAN WORKING
MEN
To the Bditor Of the tribune

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: have read with much. interest the reports
OF the speeches in Congress upon the Mills BILL and
being particularly anxious to learn what argument
would DO used in favor OF Free Trade in America,
have read with greater interest the speeches made
In favor of than against tho bill and this Isl
measure in favor of England, rather than of the
United States, am surprised to note that mono Of
the gentlemen favorlng the bill the English
argument in favor of this bill that hear every day
for assure you that perhaps next to tho Irish
question no subject Is mop talked in Lancashire
than the American Tariff
There are two arguments used hero, both OF course
In favor of the bill One argument IS used By the
press, which finds its way to America tho other by
the practical hard headed manufacturer of Lancashire
and Yorkshire, and which does not get to America
The press favor Free Trade In the United states
purely from unselnsh point Of view, and because
IL would give the States increased export trade
and make her powerful competitor OF Groat Britain
in South America, China aud the East but such un-
sehshness IS hardly English, you know" However
they only use half the argument, of course saying
nothing about the powerful competitor business
with England within the borders of the United States
The other argument, used by the manufacturers
Of the two greatest manufacturing districts In Great
Britain, and which l commend to the free tfadc
orator for use the stump during the coming eec-
ton contest, 1 can repeat almost In the words OF
Mr John Cottonmills and Thomas Wooncnnlhs'
l have heard them often
God intended you in America an Agricultural
people you were given broad lands and genial
climate while we were intended for manufacturing
nation; VIC have a compact little county, with COAL
IRON limestone, etc, In plenty, and at our hahu'
Nature would seem 10 say plainly, You grow ana we
will make; let there be lair exchange. Can thclo
be a better illustration Of this than me lacJ tndt
you grow cotton to such advantage, while our molIt
climate gives US advantage In spinning IL suy1
"a neither you other country In INC W. ~ ~
possessesl And your Tarin seems 10 DC nylhs IN
The face of nature. 1t Is not moral. remove ~
and can close up all your woolen and cotton mills mills
You will dig and will spin. The price Oh Iapot
Will be increased here, and the ARTIFICIAL prl'o tlao
you have put upon labor Will DC remover, anu We
tween the two great nations Will be cemented" >,
Now why do not Mr.. NILS ana MS lOiO"cIs loon
at this question in its moral aspect seems W o
that II has no other in Amcrica-and go ABOUT th1
manufacturing Districts and plainly tel tic n'it
hand and the iron worker that ne mas hls.a IL,
yocation that Protection has taught him tauei W
which ne eaHls moro and mas greater comic, nan
his fellow In any part of tho world, Dul sun ~ y
mistake God Intended that Americans shOulI uis'
NOT make for themselves. The making shouiu uc
done by our frlends in England 1t can be done
cSeane there OF course it Is not necessary 10 Say
ANYTHING about the probable pricc OF polatoyS,
cofon and corn when every one Decoinea q pr
duccr or the probable price OF the Hahuii @
rttics when England gets the grip upon the mar
Eet and thirty millions Of men manulactuIIe 40,
siv.v millions of producers But stlll, even II Sot
dld have 10 suffer little privaton, 1t would ceno,,t
1oad feelinc bet wecn the two great nations; OF as
wonld not object to giving this plan trial Tor ul,
oiGsbneSs and dlslntcrcstednesS are hi-NSn, YOU
Sehlsng,oSS " L. c. sANAAI.
liverpool June IS, 1888