The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-26
FREE TRApE ENaLANps GROWTH

rbEE TRADE ENGLdNDS GkOH An
The birmingham Age was, VIC must say
again.. very unfortunate in the sclec-
ton Of text from the speech OF Mr..
Chaplin, delivered on Monday last
in the British House Of Commons, on
which 10 build fallacious and misleading
article as to the relative effect Of free trade
in Great Britain nnc . high protective sys-
tenn In the United States. The day i5n,,ooSs'
ing the delivery OF that speech Sir Bern
hard Samuelson, Chairman Of the Confer
ence Of British Chambers OF Commerce,
delivered an address 10 that body, the
most influential and largest commercial
Congress In the world, in which he gave
some very interesting figures MS to the COM
mcrcial growth and progress OF Great Brit
ain during 1887, as compared with 1896.
He showed, for instance, as The Nae York
Heralds report furnishes It, that tho re-
ceipts OF railways had increased 100000
in tho last six months, and the foreign
tonnage OF 1857 over 1880 had increased
100000 Of British shipping alone, with
1900, 900 carsocs OF British ownership
solely. As result, ships which had for
some limo been laid upin our ports, found
employment nj increased freighis, and in
the latter months Of the year sliipowners
were encouraged 10 place contracts for new
vessels 80 numerous that most OF the ship.
building yards IN the northeast OF England.
and also most OF those on the Clyde,
were now fully engaged for months
TO come. The figures thus quoted by
Sir Bernhard samuelson did not in
clude the coasting trade, which had
amounted In round numbers TO
21,5OO,O 600 tons, making total cargo trade,
domestic and foreign, Of $4,000, 900 tons.
This does not Look as II free trade was do
pressing the people or industries OF Great
Britain. On the contrary, It shows, as Sir
bernhard samuelson made plain, that the
manufacturers and shippers and ship mas
tors OF that country are more than holding
their own In the faoo Of the increasing
manufactures OF other countries, principal
among them being the United States,
which now manufacturer soven-cighths rs
much iron ny sho does, the weekly con-
sumption Of cotton by her European CON-
petiton having also increased to nm amount
equal TO hers. Looking 10 the future Sir
Bernhard warned the Conference that when
our Congress shall have repealed the nayiga-
ton laws and ships can be built In the
United States or purchased abroad for
registry In the United States, they might |
expect 10 witness a great change In the
'arying trade between the two countries
which now was monopolizcd by British
vessels, the proportions being eight tons In
British bottoms 10 two in American ships.
But recurring ioihe vas, trade Of 81, 900, 900 |
tons, Il Is 10 he borne in mind by our |
readers that Great Britain profits In every |
way from it-in the handling carrying. In
'uranco and resale as the distributor. and |
hat she seldom carries a cargo from her
'wn shores icr which che does not take
one back. She utlises her time, her re-
sources and her great advantages In the
most intelligent and economic way, and
TINS leads In the commerce and the trade
Of the world Free trade has done this for
hcr. II has secured place In every
market on the earth Tor her. aud fully two
thirds Of the carrying trade Of tho world.