New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-25

and their products are In every sense OF the WORD
The product of American capital ami American ldoor.
We are paving more for aoor frcighs, machinery
and provisions OF every kind at our mines III .'tdo
Gb'n we could purchase the same for in the state Oh
Ohio The acton Of this Congress VIII uetcIi'.S
whether the companies with which am asS2g nay" tS
shall expend very large amount OF money III t t'o
erection OF extensive manufacturing pants "u hcr
large number OF in our own country OF %ic' NJ
we snail do all of this In foreign country. WI
ask of you he allowed 10 brnp our raw MAJ c
here free Of duty, that can do 1t al at nome,
II should probably have aided That we nav
,meed large amount of into MATES al tle hiuv11
and GERMANY to be refined. We ASK that we mas
refine them here The MATES are COMPOSED Oh y INC
same materials OF which the ores are composed, w.
sulphur, copper, iron ana nickel WI Min nj
Jew days furnish the committee with tng Tepo,i ot
the British Institute upon TINS h!chei StecI' t g mil
add mat results have been obtained since ie pun
cation of this report, last May, even more @ hcn"
Of Wilam Jcssop d sons is OF the oldest ana
best steel manufacture, In Great britain. ~ iS
ger told me that II he Had Inc hlchei lle IVu ~ ti
inns and armOr pats lal superior ~ anything Oh wv,
Kind now in existence, and ! am quite prePal5d , TO
believe him, from the material and tests "nl'" "'
showed me at their works IN sheffield; ,,., ,
About two months ago Nr. Richie addieSagl .
man of the Committee on Foreign Relations, hol
whom he received the following reply dated NoTenoe.
-. 1883, which with Mr. shernAh' coii'e' ID ~"
am hrmly Of The opinion inc more 5 otag
the question, that the tine interest Vi ViV oSa
states and Canada is the ultimate union under one
Government that If this at present - o' Sc utmost
the interest OF the two peoples demands tllc ut"oSo
freedom OF cOmmcrc ~ Intercourse ana the ute ca
cIangc Of productions As to the best MODE Oh GliS
Diplomacy necessarily requires the assent OF treat
Britain as well aS Canad1-a triangular nesoilauGn
that experience show dllhcut II NOT &
Ny own opinion, frequently expressed, - va. . lo
better way Is by eoncnrIcht ,t h" ro,nr,
Powers Canada 5 invested by inc Hlo,ier iai
with full authority pas, tariff laws and commercial
ranasaD fish coal coke lumber and ron and other
metallic ores, be admitted free Of duty, whenever ne
Dominion authoIlues shDuu AUNT mco "a W. SJ.
chief articles OF our productions consumed IN taaua
and give TO our fishing vessels commercial rights 10
the full extent allowed By both countries 10 ordinary
commercial vessels.
THE difficulty Of coming to precise agreement Of
the articles to be admitted ecprocalE ree oyu ea,H
be overcome by an exchange u Views between tlo
law making powers Of the United states and Canada
Dominion and the United states j, matter that
you and others deeply Interested in The free exchange
Of commodities should study and point OUT
Representative Butt,rworth, Of Ohio, followed MI
Richie to-day with vigorous speech in advocacy ~
the bill introduced by him. which has for it, object
The removal Of all restrictions upon trade ana com
mercc between the United states and the Dominion OK
| Canada. and the definite and hna adjustment OF ne
controversy about the fisheries. The bill, sad VT
Hutterworth has been prepared with great care and
cmbodcs the best features OF the re- tprocity bill whcu
passed the House during the NNNlh Consreos' having
The assent Of such Wits as John Quincy Adams,
Robert c. winthrop, ABRAHAM Lincoln, Robert ,S IT,
protective policy Of that DAY. The bll before yon Is
but Is given broader scope 70 me-;
the changed conditions. II embraces also
the main features I'm the treaty negotiated hy
President Grant and secretary Fish acting t9r me
United states ard Sir Edward Thornton and me Hon
George brown acting on behalf ~ the Dominion OF
canada. This treaty reached the senate t3o a'G
~ receive consideration and action hv that body an!
again The solution ~ this question rentt'd ~
the field of investigation and debate. Rut II l. :"
such importance 10 The people on both sde> OF tIc
Inc thor has for DAY been put our ~ >Flt
Major Iuterworth called attention = the iee-bllV
= accomplishing what j. propo 3D. lie spoke 81 tie
effort. now being made ~ establish reciprocal trade
M, committee A. indicating the relatv" Importance
~ the TRADE with Canadp ami t'1t with m >outh
American and the West nda I,llhdo ana N'Ai'' INC
following statement
Peculiar inportlncc attaches 70 our cF'rt to cH
tend orr tradc with Canada ~ the present tine "le
We are making such s'rcnu n, efforts 10
crease our trade in Mexico AMI the
south American ard Central American STATE.
For the last forty wears the balance Of trade Win
g. ,c hnlonce Of ~ 300 600 900 arun~t H.: while.
flr the same period. trade with t," '"'!Vr "l
people TO the north Of ~ shows 't3h'c q. -
100000 iu our favor Wei. iu lace o these "a - we
or, rr.or,ing t. every device known 10 diul macy
or statccran Ia extend and Increase or trade Nlh
All Tie nrop, of the south REGARDLESS ~ revenues
L added that Canada buys from u@ each year h'nNi
4ll for each man. woman and cMld m the DOMINION.
In fact. she purchases more OF MS thah any o'lcF
Wr Bnttcrwor,h took mp the several objections 10 The
lin one was from those rrotcctioni,tN VINO nave ld't
boundary lines The truth is said Nr. EuitoWortl
that A protective system based solely on boundary
lines rccardlc-, ~ conditions would be nit rN a.
lcncclcss \ protect ~ tariff al with co d ions.
NOT with boundary lines except as those line, indicate
! the presence " conditions against the hurltui ~
nucncc IF which the protective tarln may properly y.
invoked rs Office Is rot to DESTROY or cripple i4ir
! com nefition whether that competition he on the
| same side " different sides OF Imaginary ines hnt
Ia regulate and control that kind ~ foreign Conpct
| ton which Is unfair and unjust and hence hurtul
Roth Wr. Richie and Major Guttcrwor,h declared
! that public sentiment In Canada was strongly N
favor Of commercial reciprocity; and both would
regard that as long step toward annexation.