Telegram-herald., 1888-10-28
A MORAL QUESTION


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sl11sl1ea.s are al FEtL
iaIs a lss Ulafe lhe free trader fals
iata -rfar hs starts tram a. acsrrset
s4sls
a. lae 5ctfola ~ s.s taeory be rs IDEAS
th4t every las 1ss = r.glt H. 8aF xaese hs
asu l-T he eaeapesl. ..-a lhat ~ prsEeas
tae p,or foreign aicsasn-c from oHsrtax 30
laa qrlaacl 81 as ..oor IS - 80 IN a. "a
jury Ia taa lepa ~ usaeGllnz our ossn
zftlsans taese teas afs oniy particular
sppiac4fions 1f he graaples ~ human
rights aid ~ human brotherhood. The
pFiEeloias are c1rrsaE, ne applications ~
L1sf1n are lufsrrecf
~ man lss . right to azure as Belzh-
bcr IL e eaa De sDoel thaL n0t ~ protect
ear nasllfA.stori8z Isd4.lries from f8seieu
eompets1oa - = Allre our fsilo. nen.
thsn M right to oug where Ue elaooss De-
oomes suoservieut ~ TIC welfare q a., .nd
eeas1s 10 b. a ushL u2n hAs CO more
rige& - tr~1e m way ta-st Nal inJurs
ozners tasn ne nas rient - blila a frame
aslsa Ia ths crOeded city or % put !.
s.su Eatar- hoase aexb ~ the school house
His r z1k - a. these tAlngs Is limited by
the NelfArs 8s al
TIE question ls aot one Of absolute rght.
0lt 51lY ~ what Will BRING The most
zood 20 Ne most peopls AT AVS restrict
she ngn1 of the few for TIE good u the
many
Al lnas polat the free trader passes over
- Lhe 0tner principls and declares that Ne
have no rizht % amit our thsorias 10 Ma
tsonAi boundaries, snd thai even II protec-
ton &ers Tor the good q our S4uon. II =
oniy AZ tas expense q the rest % the world.
tbs = Assertion The question IS a. 70 the
Tact II the free trader - right, II pro
tscsEvo tari1 10 the Unilet St41es = %
maze a. rich waiie g makes other nations
poor, eur right - prosper upon the poverty
~ sther lands would D. questionable But
a. - noE right Here il where We take
issue With ne whole theory 0f FREE trade.
or 0f tariT for revenue Only. for ia tins
oouu-Ey khs terms are used Interchange
ably.
Yoa. a. an individual. might be able 20
buy your clothing cheaper under free trade,
oa. sae gan - you would oe ~ the cost Of I.
much greater Toss - thousands of others,
an4 n shs~nd Tou would Yourself suffer by
TIE decrease 0f your income uater free
Irzsts oeiAs-y
A protective oolicv Ia this corntry "a az
once greatly % the interest of the laooring-
man here <rsd ABROAD
rhls - nos yct argument II i only as
sersson- Bos it 3 - worthy Of arc>ptance
a. tss s1A1ensnts on the other aide. The
vary stafsucsas q the case en.Iroly alters
ths lac ~ e The question 10 - % which
statsrasnt = co~r~cS do not remern Der 70
have sesa = siazle argument By the free
trader ~ sstkshsa the stateraents upon
which his theory rests. When he begins
- search for reasons be finds only asser-
tons. and. unfortunately, the assertions
srs contrary - The fasIs. n he starts with
hts asussrtlons be reasons cut a free trade
theory without d-l1a<lslty from whish there
- 20 escape. bat II be sseks for reasons 70
support as 2Ssertous he is lcss. The ques-
t.on. shrn . kA1uply this, IL ths sale of
foreign-maftc goods This country In COT
pettlou wiLa goods azade hsre AZ sdvantage
- he world a. ~holsl The free trader
says 70 a. oecxass it Is an advantage % the
buyer - zss ais zuods cheaper ard because
~ q an advantage tD the seilsr in the other
country % have a targ-er market sor bis FOODS
TA-. protsc<sonist says hat e s . detrinent
instead af an advantage 70 the world a. a
whole N tAs4 4 does Rot heip LABOR in The
foreign cuunt-y. a. ~ added prosperity, II
any xpes 20 IN nanufsrtarer and that .
reduces a. oncs sho .sborsr here % The levei
81 ths 1aborer abroad Now. "a deciding
whish n shess claims - ccrr~us we must
bear n mind tnst ne iasorer abroad = paid
lrss wages thaa hers Cor fke same work,
khst he ctn b1y abroad very much less
Eonds tor Dis wages than here. and that he
ives IN = vastly nfari0r way soroal The
testimony Of traveAsrS and immigrants
upon sins point = alnost unanimous. As
tn so~etgn lsoorer w0sks f9r more hours
sna ssss ws<ss saeh day han the laborer
harsI t2ss pruoucf Of hfs labor en- se sold
Tor bsss money taEaa that Of tise lAborcr here
who works fewer honrs for more money.
II shst nrpsirct - admitted 20 our country
f-seof 3uty. aeaxiy ~, The laborer here
wiu have - ~erk for as small wages as tho
lAborcr abroad and i've IN ths way The IA
b-~-~r Hvez tAere Thss = disaster 20 cur
laoors- and 10 hap - the foreign oue Tha
osiy zsv IN Shich he scrsiyn iaborer could
he beoeited st az weuld % for The work
rpsn asre ~ refuse The low-r Wages and 40
rcxrpri ~ uan artsFvcr - close his fscto-
49, ard thus cause greater demand for
Tie goods gssde sbroasi
r. ne iadnstries abroad sh~uld Tins hs
gre>ssT sEuussstsi. Il might raise The price
- wsxes siixbGy unt1 suce Rms "a the
fafrrsrs IN Tia rcuutrv shoald sse that
sheu onlF charce - escape starvation
~uuii 30 ~ reGara - work a. The losEer
wages
A. tbss sras. sad t could rot - long.
fhsre ~onAd ss a corresponding depression
sabroz<l snd ragss gould r-enrn % az lo~ =
r-s ~ b@aor~ Acssssly. tt..y wos.d soon
~iak - a sw~- rsfs, fer. with ne r-iBc-
fkzn - ws~zs- n America ths rarket would
hn=s vsrT s<Es ssnber - b-v-r- IN TIE
vzo<s-nsE,. who ~Duid acs sn-n hsvs money
enosAyA ~ bsT .sasarts sod iuxariss
Fss aztrsisctos 81 shs free- trade theory
fnso enr t}gvsraEDenA tassn. vs1nsd rot eie-
vnte a zsnzis fareign ishor-r ons az Ne
rrs-~rv and poVertS osat -.uld rsziuc~ -
ssae saszss D.ssrv sn5 pev-rty e~@rT l><cr~r
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s-~h - Srsii .o-r~r ssae- - sxi.a~uc-
On - >=at-~v. prosecssv~ tsrs9 helps
- lesc~er N kae prsasgt<d Industry b.
s7vtsg hsrn roed vages. sad 4 Aelus shs "a
hcrer n sverv seher ta.snssrv n ne sar-,~
vrupurrsa ~ rsesnssanlnx = high standard
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1880 x<xz~r~rA - 4r@nt -.sESons II 49,