New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-03

natural obstacle TO fcc,i possible trade III fac
nature invites the exchange Of COmlodltics' as ven
from tn, difference III climate and physical cndow
Ineis, from the peculiar structure of The two cud
perste zone whereas och,lf Of Mexico lies within thc
tropics. The natural productions of he two cDHr.cs
s ss o, "sFe s@ ysr There an" ,erc"
bass Ci legitimate and profitable commerce I'r Do'l
countries ,.
The productions Of Mexico are chiefly IN the nature
Cd materials. Its population. consisting OF anvt
h a ps'pH has is Ge t few and is in
the hrt stages OF industrial and 50, al & ;,s IN
The United states on TIC chcr ae So dVe"pea in
agriculture as TO be able to export Ia s.e slr's :"
Its cereal and natural products 70 i1reS ,nc anu
surplus Of all staple goods beyond tho domestic u.s.,
Mald ana l. eagerly SEEKING iol ue With H. not
offered by any country beyond the seas IN consequence
Europe, who reach those markets al lower cost
Mexico is the cato through which this country Will
find it, connection with the Central and south An"rl
can states. At present our commerce with those
countries Is carried on under very great ng VS.
cannot hope to This operation so long as our
proaaeed in o the day IS not ia.
when these elements OF greater cost VIII disappear.
ana when the relations Win the great A INTIMATE co
mcrciauy well as politically Inc time Ia, aican!
arrived when we must ADOPT 1d d fom,e te @a ~
tcrCsts Of Intimate commercial ana poirlca ss"Pi
thies.
II mas never been Claln1cu, fTcSiucH'' t'"1
either President Arthur secretary Freylngli;scn, or
the Senator from Rhode Island. Mr.. Adrch, to be
ranked in the schools OF political economy, As Free
Traders They have always been known and regarded
as straightforward consistent PrOtcctioniss, aud not
until this year has 1t been announced anywhere that
public man faerS In his allegiance to political sys-
TEN which protects the American aborcr against
ruinous competition upon tho same articles which are
the product Of his labor produced by foreign and u
dcrpad labor by encouraging trade with any foreign
country which might open il, markets to the products
of our labor and pay for them in articles from that
country which cannot be produced In ours
The whole fabric of protection, which has SO bcnef-
Gently affected the Interest OF labor In the United
states and elevated the labor to condition for beyond
the labor Of any other country will be Immensely
benefited when that labor finds market for It's sur
plns products In the countIic, which do not compete
with 1t in such production. but desire to pay for this
surplus by products from fields in which We cannot by
nature. enter
This is what Tho New-York Tribune, in a most i'll
tengeut article the subject. calls pro;cction cS-
tended The article is so clear in it, statements
and presents SO broad view vi the subject 'hat
quote from 1t at length:
mr. IAle then read the article entitled "Pro-cS' III
Projection" printed in The Tribun" on August 2)
Certain articles imported into the United states arc
made dutabe bccs. OF their relation to TIC protective
system the question Of revenue upon them benz
other articles are made dahlc largely Or entirely be-
can they affect the revenues. and certain other ar;I
cles because the question Of protection and rcvch'o
are Incidentally involved.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE THE BASIS OF BARTER
The New.Yorh Tribune we'll puts IT. II W" have
come to the time when consider the ahv~;bilty m
giving up duties upon the articles when bear rla'ih
10 the revenue only largely So TIL" question should
be treated in connection with plan for thereby IN
crcasing the benefits to protective system and To
our labor which IS the NSnll Of that system
Tea and coffee and sugar may be termed the revenue
articles Cd tariff ystcm IN considering the 1i"'-
zion whether NC shall give IN" duties upon sugar
today, as IS proposed hy the lou~ bil without max
ing ans attempt all Offset which shall bchrht
American labor. It Is we'll TO note OFF cxpcr"irr WIN
other articles OF the kd which We have dropped from
the tariff list I'm tbs past.
In 1872 We repealed tho duty upon coffee. largely
rcccived from Brazil. Since that time We have Inn
ported Brazis products. nearly all In coffee to IN;
amount Of more than ss2O.000.O0o and have cent -
her. In the meantime, OF our own pToducts IN rouhd
numbers S136.0OO.OOO The difference of more thah
seG1 900 900 la, been paid hy In gold or. What II
equal 10 it, in bills notes and brazil has turned mat
sum over 10 the market, 81 Europe which nav" i"'h
furnishing her with hundreds OF millions "i TIER OWN
products which VIC ought 10 have sent u her.
Docs ANYBODY, Mr.. PRECEDENT. who now objects u
the attempt which is covered by the Amendment UNA
have offered in dealing with Erazl a. wei! As o''"r
countries to utilize our proposed repeal Of the dui'
on sugar by securing corresponding dement's III INC
way OF reduction u duties imposed BY Brazil ana
other countries upon those products OF ours r:o!"c
to repeat the disastrous course pursued by u IN tan
ing Off tie duty upon Brazilian ccic" IN l-'.
Would not have been the part OF stitc>nsh'9p an"
Of patriotism at that time to have tired 10 ,e'hH
SOHO CORE spending advantage IN the rc'nbV"' ~
brazilian duties upon our products, when ""uiu
IA NIL M IA
consumption by her VI our own tooh' ana p'T'"'o'
Upon this point President Harrison. in his Message
10 the senate of June 10, 1r+O. rays:
II sugar is placed upon the free list. practically
S w be Even nn,ased access to or mei cs",
wool Tie real difficulty In iic way OF neg nay ~
r mGS a. wS e have ' had value in the
ccesions which such treaties iinpy. caiioi no"p,.
howSvsr mat to, the near and trendy s,cs ny IN
our markets though they are IL" u! Ia" eau ~,
to adopt snch measures by treaty or ot w,," "a
will tend To eQualizc and greatly enlarge our lh'ua
exchanges.
And secretary Blaine in hts letter 10 my colleague
Mr. Frye). dated July H. $780, following in tic linc
sdop;ci by tie President. says:
1t would certainly be very extraordinary ii,y
on the part OF Gcyrrnmcnt ln't at tn,s tmc' ,
t .sn@s. ' c"bs and ;"f f Rico the %
states with nearly or quite Oncha Of III" SUGAR Wirn
we consume. and we iar larger eon'nncr, tim
any other nation in The world. TO give re, mari CT
To- This immense product o. the Spanish Plantations a.
the mnment spain Is excluding the produces OF Amcri
can farms frjm her market w"nld u" IA poicy a.
unprecedented as it would he rnws" ,,., ,.
The charge against the protective policy whlcn naI
Injured II most Is that Its benefit. go wholly u; tac
manufacturer ana the capitalist ana not at ul "a
the t,r,rr You and well know that this !, no: true
Int sill Il is he pansh" ard therefore the most
burtfuI argument made By the Fro" Trader Here u
an opportunity whore the farmer may be hcnccaM
nrImariiy undcnaby, richly benefited. Here IS %l
ppnn"fnnty for Republican Congress {" open the
markets Of 100000 900 Of people to tho products OF
AMERICAN farms. shall We seize the opportunity o.
shall We throw 1t away A., .r,,
Do not Doubt that In many respects the Taril
td pending in the Senate IS inst measure; ana INA,
most Of It's provisions I'm accordance With the Wise
policy OF protection. but there Is not sertion or
ire in the crtlrS bill that ~iN open market fpr
another bushel Of wheat or another barrel of pork
II sugar Is now placed IN" frcc list without exact,
inc Important trade concessions In return. "" shall
close tie door for profitable reciprocity against "lit
selves ! think yOu will Ind some valuable NM, ON
this subtcrt I'm the Presidents brief message OF juno
TO- with as much practical wisdom as was ever stated
in so short space. - -
our foreign market for brradSuns grows narrower
Great Britain Is cxcrtlng every nerve " secure hci
Tread supplies from India. and the rapid expansion O
the wheat area in Russia gives us powerful com
otc ~ EuY.f,c