The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-23
THE MILLS BILL.
1t is the Endering Wedge Of
Free Trade.
Irs EFrKcr ON rroKr sorNp
what u rhr~nt<ns 60 do for the
Leading Industries al wssAsagsc.
r~rrisery sa~iudins tAe Axricai-
tzral Interest.

! ~ oos ~ Aox1kEHe 70 0U TOT tA<
Leading Industries az w.sAiagtcs
/ Territory Iacisdins tAe Axricui.
tsrai Interest
| FSy~vaa, ce<rcsrouasoeel.
wsSHi~sr,x. Ngy ss-sans hansfre<. and
fA.-ss nsrr articles are ss.sesf n the frse Isl
es tho Nlils tariff bill rarsySsix es tsess
are directly farm r-s.fuce. ss ros stsscoy-
CT hy counting she schedule in the f2-sG BIZ
ncx hetssre me.
II IS irsray alleged, xri now srar~xsy de-
ns<ss that this = frec i-asfc ssca~are- Az
the fferat~ss af ali the SPEAKERS ! have
heard lead nse ~ fAsf c0ssriussafl Tariff
ses FTcsessson ss t:enenncsSs a rasshery ef
fAe people - q measure II saakr tsc r<>sr
I-esvr and the rich richer, ssts setsdsssg 10
essrstsn BY ucaarais, and naskilsx mama
fscfa-s>d .s<s~iS hsEeer. Ihe>c. aaa hkF Ar
xssracnts, teayr no oshUr reaSsaabte 9nfhi
fnsl the speakers mcsn to isapnsss uy>sn
tseSr hezrrrs that they lsei,csc tars1 fer
y.ssaisrs.asn Is wrong AID thai therv sstsfsld
ss nss tsrif ether fhza fos rcseanel Heace
vc ase fully iestinesi in viewing this pm
pc~<st rneas1rr with aiarsa. ~ the entering
wedge of s-se trade
Tae ussss airsct hiow IN THIS measure
against The saEfaer es Washington Is the
piaeifsg of wood en- fke frs-t Ia. The sslne
at every fssck within the rsrrfsary slil be
efeesee. The rrsssctf duty Upon unwaslsed
wool l. tan aud twelve rents per pound. ar
cssrtiss - its market ya,us. Mklie. ~ sast
in previous iefser, The resiuetton In the
selling rfsrc viii no. sc measured l,s tbs
exact An.onai ef the duty removed, never
tnc.szss TIC siccl3ns = " taxe psxSs tezsasss-
s1eSflt tg1nelest . de1nB< - Sd3ee - dtr
1sscks and fssrre them nEf uf existence
Just ~ IL wozid he with our hops. whlic
!; i true that hops. BY this prsfssed act are
-. aa..
avewed rule Of the friends uf the measure,
u Is enty question of time and : sers
short time at that, when hops would have
r. share the late af Wool, and fsisfly tss,, II
the principles Of FREE srsie are eorrers. let
Us lssak al the question of
Hers rrox rns FREE Ltsr
Germany = the great and. IN fact, oais
contpctltor We hzve- A. II - now. she sells
What she can IT her hofs. ef her enormous
oar market and reduces the acreasc 70 kst'is
within the limits cf possible market II
the duty Is removed the tscrfnan hops viii
take possession az tbs. New York market Is
sure ~ the experiment Is made FeiShs
from ocgusany = not as much - from
Washington Territory, ard in tart hardly
more Than frofn the interior nf New YORK.
We may almost say that Germany has the
cheapest lalsir in the worid-se clcap that
We cs,siid la uo possible way cens aese With
out reducing the price Of lahsss 10 less fhan
one-half what II u now. retnce tnt Naine
proitss. IN word. ses sowa 10 the German
basis Of tasinesS This. some will he ready
10 say. is what we should do. II Is shts
very point thai all this contention Is asons.
Protection VIE accomplish u, aud that
speedily, too.
LrusEf
We will now turn to an article that is
already threatened BY tais hllf. luraf'ef.
The farmer viii say taat he Is not Interest
ed in that Let Us sse. Great quantities Of
cur lHmtsrr 80 foreign, II is true: yet with
lumber, as with wheat and In fact all our
products, tho hasne market IL the rrsafesf
81 ALI ie. laaicr come fnee and our
southern ceasi trade VIII he compcted for
by British Columbia. and VIII be wrestef
from us. too. Yet fherc viii be no ccrrc~
spending expansions Of our fosei<a trade IN
consequence, aud the result VIII br a less
volume of business tisaa would acear with
fsrnfceiian--l..ss mill hands tn eat iiosir,
butter. egx-. meat and osaer rraisists af
the faFni: less logging stock % supply and
;a feed af,eFw ards Again, we are Just en
the eve of opening un yasf trade for
lumber even ~ Chicago and octtsri
Eyery body knows that Il lumber from
canada Il admitted free that large iiaps
taiIoi3s from across the border viii tellow.
and NC viii ~ shut out aecarilrwly that
iaach. Tne Canadian farmers sin reap
THE SURPLUS
Many gn.si men an disturbed because the
receipts of the government arc greater than
the needs Of the treasury payments dc,
maud Under ogF mnnifircus laws, IN the
absence of q standing army, oar necds are
p,st ~ great as with other great govern
,neuts of the world, while, with the IN
creased capacity for production. otr ABILITY
to accumulate is greater No sane person
would argue that II Is desirable to pile up
a surplus in the treasury aud keep u tAerr.
We all know that that would tc Suicidal.
Heuce there j. no coufentioa ~ 20 the fact
a. 10 what eaghs 10 ie done. |; L aS 90 itie
manner u doing II that brings Up this diff
ference 81 opinion.
Besides thr articles placed on the free
Hist, upon metals, cartheu and glass werc,
wosileii aud cufsoa goods and numerous
other articles, the duty has been materially
r.s.ucssi. Time and again, In the expert
encc of the past. the reduction 81 duties
has resulted In the Increase " The revenue,
Ia consequence az the increased imports
resulting fratsf the rcsiurtian of daty.
~ illustrate. take steel rails. THE present I
duty Is seventeen dollars per ton: II 4 pro- /
posssi - reduce II On eleven Say. under !
the new schedule the importation wntsid /
be doubicd. the revenue then wntild b.. In I
the ratio Of s-siesN, - against AZ 600. II n
not doubted but the Importation would br |
largely increased. than j. here Indicated In I
the illustration. The TrSiff would be sffIl z
4 surplus aud clamor for extending the !!
free list. In a word, this measure nfsder /
In the great debate Is oniy
rRE EsfnHSa
Wedge for free trade Henry George Il for 4
ffre trade and openly advocates the doc !
irine that all taxes should lie against land. I
The supporters Of the measure place their 4
reliance Tor taxes Ia part upon the internal i
revenue, while thoss opposing IL la the in I
'eress 81 profeefiou say - 10 clear the stat.
atts of the internal revenue. sweep aHay Il
The army If internal revenue of.scrrs. aud
rely upan import duties upon a protective
basis for the revenue salsglrleist 10 supply
the needs af The treasury
Fa-saerS ~ Washington, II well lehooyes
yau 20 give this sub;eet more than q PASS
lag thought. I, should not tc csnsiderssi
ss partisan spirit, or as partisan qsies
,ian. We all kucw there are thousands nf
Democrats Who ARE p,o'es-sfonis's. asif
many Republicans who ar. free traders
We should lock AZ this ~ an ep.su0unte
question that not ONLY a.Tcfts tbs Interests
y ourselves Immediately. yet 10 greater
iegrsa the refa,aanity IN which We live
let free trade tyecome rtsr
policy. with the phcDptninaiiy ios freight
-sies from Europe io oslr ports, VIZ fslay not
ss.si 20 hops for that diversified industry
(. spring Up 81 eur midst that we know i
,szsinie under protection, Tor these wili
80. come, and wfth the failure fcr :hs-s.f -
-.1fne will be- the failure d, r.rssiye the ir.fs.
~ of that home market incident 20 tse
proximity 20 essIsruar.s, aud the failure -
"a the profits 81 fnixei busfaudry fpHde
ssssxibls only iy sBrh narket- r. ".