, 1888-01-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.
PLEADING FOR PROTECTION.

|
ing resolutions were adopted 10y the
wool conference to-day: The repre-
sentatives of G National Assembly
Wool Manufacturers and of the Woo!
Growers National association speaking
ns they have for nll persons engaged
in both Of these occupations lin the
United States, with cnly individual
exceptions, proclaim anew their deep
cunyiction that protection, by tariff, Of
the production Of wool and of its
manufacture is demanded by tn best
interest Of MI American people. The
increase in the clip of American wool
was from tO.264,9 ,9l3 pounds in 1859,
to 3O2 900 900 pounds in 1887, while
the imports of foreign wool advanced
only from 26.2S2 1876 pounds, to TO-
536 ITO pounds within the same period
demonstrates the tfrrc of protective
duties III promoting the sheep hus-
bandry in this country, and thus
adding to the sources of ma tionul
prosperity and wealth. The fact that
the reduction in the tariff ON wool in
1888 Was Immediately followed by n
decrease in the number of sheep In the
country proves that the abolition Of
duties ON wool would seriously cripple
tie raising OF sheep in this country,
which Is the tbiId producer II quantity
among the nations, and would thus
increase the price of wool all over the
ld,wl'ilc the consequent destruction
of sheep would materially affect the
supply and price of meat, and toa
considera le degree, of all provisions.
lnnsmuch MS American munufac cturers
furni he'd in 1880, Sl.9 per cent. of
the woolen goods consumed in the
United States, although in 1860 only
! 62.S per cent. Of such goods were pro-
duced III this country, no reduction
Ill th, tariff can be- necessary to afford
the American people IL full supply and
abundant competition in fabrics which
enter for use in every family, and for
which the prices for Ike qualities com
pare favorable with those in foreign
countries.
4 he advance in the consumption of
wool in the United States from So, ,749,-
$50 pounds in 1869 to 124, ,4O9, 100
pounds in 1885, under IL protective
tariff, is to be attributed to the i'm pc Ills
given To manufactur rs by The raising
OF sheep in this country, which II 1884
furnished S1.3 per cent. of all the wool
consumed here. AS IL means to the
development Of manufactures ut home
tho sheep industry, Which has go
largely aided in the development and
civilization of our vast western coun-
try, deserves consistent aud adequate
encouragement in the adjust nent of
the national revenue. Under the pro-
tective policy the Unitel Stnte, has
become the foremost munufuc, uring
nation in the world, While it's ngricul.
ture has been extended and diversified
by the incentive OF the most profit
able market known to men. Prudence
lorbids the overthrow Of II system of
revenue under which such results
have been oh aimed. Wages pnid for
labor, and the slmre OF production paid
to American artisans are far greater
than any other country
Committees here assembled ask for
n continuance of protection, rot to
their own industries only, but they
ask for consideration to every other
branch OF American productions, they
plead for no favortism to particular
interests, but fora broad national pol
icy, essential to the we'll being of all
our people, and contributing to pros
perity and y ogress and power of the
republic. They know that the aboli.
tion of duties on wool almost fatal to
the sheep industries, would be very
damaging to manufacturers of wool.
These commissioners urge that
no reason can be shown
why subsidies should be Of
fered for foreign competition by re.
ductiQn of tariff, and they suggest that
wisdom as well as patriotism requires
that all American productions shall
have the fostering care of the govern
ment as II safeguard Of the American
nationality. They urgently request
congress to pass IL joint resolution cor.
recting lhe present erroneous classiti-
cation Of worsteds by directing that
they be classified as WOODEN clothes,
and favor the passage of the senate
bill known as the Aldrich bill to sup
press undervnluations of imports.
COMPLAINT MADE.
Represent tive Chipman, O Michi-
gan, has laid before Secretary Bayard,
IL complaint of s. +. Tolsma u citizen
Of that state, alleging that his nets
have been seized and that he has been
anlawfully deprived by the Canadian
authorities to fish in s Mary's river.
The trouble arises out of dispute as
to the boundary line between the two
countries.
Trouble In the Order.