St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-30
SURE TO INJURE AMERICA.
Gladstone Says the Mckinley
Tariff Is q Boomerang,

DUNDEE, Oct. 29.-Mr. Gladstone ar
rived in this city at noon to-day, and
was met at the station by the provost
and the council. An immense throng
of people surrounded the station, and
extended far along the approaches
thereto. AS soon as the tall form of the
great cOmmoner was discovered by the
crowd a mighty cheer went up. But
very few minutes were spent in the
exchange of greetings, and after Mr..
Gladstone, the provost, the councillors
and the distinguished guests of the city
had taken their seats in the waiting
carriages, the order to march was given,
and the great procession moved rap
idly forward to the city hail. The line
was a long one and comprised almost
the municipal, military and civic organ
izations. Pride and good taste had com.
blned to effect most brilliant display
in the decoration of the buildings on
the streets through which the process
sion moved. On arriving at the council
hall, Mr.. Gladstone was conducted to
the council chamber and there pre-
Sented with the freedom of the city of
Dundee, the parchment being enclosed
in silver casket of elegant design and
skilfui workmanship. When the cere-
monies at the city hall were completed,
Mr.. Gladstone and his hosts re-entered
their carriages and were escorted to the
art exhibition. Here the crowd was so
great that it was with some difficulty
free passage way was kept open for the
orator of the day and his companions.
Within the building every available
spot OF space was taken by an audience
which sentup aStentOrian welcome to the
honored member for Midlothian. Mr.
Gladstone was promptly introduced to
the eager throDg, and at once COM
opening the exhibition. 1t was an eX-
hauStiye aud able discourse On political
economy. In referring to the McKin-
ley tariff, Mr.. Gladstone said that while
he recognized the fact that the commerce
OF Dundee was seriously threatened by
the enactment of that measure into
law he would not bring railing accusa-
tions against the people Of the United
States. While sit was true that the en-
forcement by the Americans of pro-
tective policy might cause cola teral
injury to the trade and commerce of
other countries, it was none the less true
that it would eventually inflict far
greater injury to the material interests
of the country adopting it. No tariff.
said MIR. Gladstone, could anywhere Sc
riously interfere with or jeopardiZe
British prosperity. Continuing the
speaker declared that the first effect of
the legislation referred to would be to
raise prices generally in the United
States, thus diminishing the national
power Of expectation. The new Amer
lean tariff law also meant that while
Great Britain was driven from one
market out Of twenty, it derived the
benefit OF the other nineteen which 1t
should control by reason of the di-
minished power of America 10 compete
therein. This inability would be due to
the increased prices and increased re-
straints under which the Americans
would have to work.
Protection rs Oppression.
Mr.. Gladstone said: Every country
giving greater stringency to protection
within its borders, though damaging us
in its own market,give us freezer and
broader field in other markets. 1t is
impossible for great Britain to receive
vital or profound injury through these
operations. france and Germany have
threatened retaliation, but England
should not be led into such suicidal
folly. There is still capital and plenty
of resources in this great country to
keep her place IN the markets of the
world. 1t has been the favor
lte ldea or many people that
England was z0llverein of the whole
empire against foreign countries. There
was a host of objections 10 this idea. It
would be hard upon the countries pur-
suing free and open trade with Eng
land to punish them because partic-
ular country adopted restricted system
of commerce. Although an imperial
ZOlleverein would somewhat enlarge
commerce with the colonies, it would in
fallibiy contract commerce with the
rest OF the world. The amount
of imperial commerce was 49,
100000 pounds yearly, whereas the for
eign commerce was Sod, 600 900. 1t
would be most inglorious policy to
clog British energy in a marketof f554,-
0O0,0O0 annually i'll order to enlarge