New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12

THE PROEIEM VI ]'%>'N'
Now We have from one Abe Ofo"n VI
information the intelligence that fr1Sl"ei'' i'''
,;s,n and Secretary Blaine are at war apou'
reciprocity. Another tells the Wof'o ri'"' '",1
49, o,,irclv agreed. \ third says that me!
did o1Iarrcl. but the President coh'eI'e" vi
Rloine and a fourth that they WIaHs'c" '2"9
lint Mr. Blaine converted MI liaIiiSoH' a'i" |"
fifth that they have patty cohNoI'o" '","
otbor 4 sixth says that speaker lieu "''
Ios.;lo but has been converted, ana
10Th i sure that Senator AldIich has occh
t,,'inc +, make peacc. and 50 on without il'ih''
rio Tru,b is that the Able Organs OF M'Si"-
formation know nothing about H. anu "'0
therefore all the better qualihcG Tor 'hc'r Gus
tomarv functions in life.
Fran the first Secretary Blame "iSr'a'n'1"
any. intention of disturbing or an,a2ohllAS 'i.c
nr,4nc,ive duties of the proposed tailu' II"
r,,,d tbot the coarse wool Of South Amer''"
S,id ho admitted without affecting the pro
lection of American wooi-GroNc'S' ""'
thought differently, and that S""ocS''o''
dyopped. lie argued that the sugar ""''l
were of no protective use OF P"!P"'' e.
,boroin every man knows he was rle"''
ouoS1inn WIS and is whether a pure! I''O'"
du,v could be So used d 10 induce o'h'i 'c"''
t,ies fl grant better facilities 10 An'ei'''"
Commerce. With this object rea>"AapIc ]" -
IS oi,bor Marty sympathze, but how tha' oo-
ioct can he practically attained men arc "''
ayoed Whether decided in either o. sNN'i"
WAYS. the question touches the Pro'o'"'N F'''
of the tariff not AT all. -. o,,..ot
President Harrison did not at the "".N''
co,o,ni, himself to approval OF the sugHe>''o.'
ybile he Judged il 50 melitoIlonS ana ih'lo,,"''
n,o+ Ia commended il 10 the attention 81 N"h
a,.. H., might naturally Objcc; to the pro
nosaI that Discretionary power shoulu ~ r
+, rns1ore the duties. aS to imports % '"7"
sro,n countries which max" no ~'"Ni"''
ccrccssious to the United St1t''' Do'"''' }"
u.ould involve a delicate ana uipie%'""'
snonsihility. No reason has Ec' been ~ H."
,bv tbc decision to restore such o"'!' j."
.~,,.;do,,,ion of treaties refused by some cum
,,;os ,,uld no, he made by Congress H',''
of the next or a subsequent session. \ r'N'''
,;,,r n,s.ed this wear could declare the pUpo'
IF the present Congress a. PLAINLY a. i '''">'
IN tho Tariff BILL which. even II II No,V
,,,sod a sIhse0unnt session al Congress """'
horo rov,cr 70 repeal prior t, EN"cu;l'c a''o"
rhr broader policy Of granting taVoiS 10 Va.
,i,rs which welcome American uadc' III" -
..,al;a,;on toward those which r"~tHci or pro-
h;hi, i, could be inaugmatcd al once ny p'o-
hl.;,irr i,nports Of wines OF siik@ from fanc''
g voolIcns or sugars from Germany or ron
O., cotton manufactures from England uI''''
,hoso NATHAN; within limited TIM Sou"
,av ,bo;r restrictions IS 10 American Ca"'e'
norh or ether products. A bcginnin. % s"r"
uoljcy ,,oud suffice t" sciN" n'uC' %
,ro1ablc scope and thus valid p'o''u' Il '''''>
err negotiation 20 Canadian uA'Fioiu,'"
could he net by refusal Of existing pri'"' ' -,
Lcrla;at,ry resolution. defining N""' '"'
C,rc,,es of the IIitcd states "ih 40 "'"'
oo,,o;n circumstances, would place III. '''"
hofo,c other Powers and provide Io'""'
eor diojoy,atic action. without iur'E"F a'"''
lion in the plan Of duties Al pre-" H''II'P
nv the majority il Congress when IRAN
hovo Loon negotiated with som" co"A'i''a, ~
rcen.od ~ others this Nation can act WIN W.
,e, knowledge than it now pos''N''>' S''"' W.
chief difficulty at present is that Il" ','.,'''
have q, vet been found pm"ticabIr' ana '""'
,r.>s has no cor1ain information what '''''f'
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