The sun., 1890-05-18
PROTECTION. ron ENGLAND.
A Pretty Vigorous OPInion Held in n Great
Manufacturing Centre.

| From the hdneheSer Courier.
Sir: A return to protection. with all its here
hSytF tbe of
the freest country in the world 70 turn out
SsSoks the 5enSSen i saa
dare now to propose to return to protection 2
| Who dare TO talk scandal Of free tradet Who ia
'choGp loaf, or say that better wages. extended
! commerce, the development oil RAILWAYS. steam
bGnspors tho electric 'eSsssb stss ss 4
| yellous prOgress' since the /" free trade era -
&c. e moi, TO be traced 70 the extraor,linsry
John Bull TO open his. ports 70 the free lmpvrta-
t,on Of the labor products OF the world aud to
his own pocketP TO attribute the great changes
which have taken PLACE In this country during
Sit my years TO the apostles TI Sa yhe
economic wisdom of the world is TO live II
i9ops paradise Lotus look at what has taken
place during the last twenty years In America
France, Germany. Belgium, &c. In the increase
III trade and commerce in these protectionist
ployment OF their Industrial masses is in far
greater proportion than with US.
Are these countries TO stTTi6nte 81 their prog. @
eyes little and take glance, at the prosperity
and progress Of the operative glasses :, IN America
to talk Of Britain adopting protection? No one
peed have the gift q prophecy. for the air Is
stone to "H say Psst'b PaSost bis Land 9banshpg
political economy to SATURN What about the
Factory acts regulating the, employment of
and mines; the Merchandise Marks act, the
Adplteration acts. Contaeious Diseases lani-
by rates. the developments of trades union;
,sm the demand f9F an eight the h0Ers GY6
cacy OF protection for silver metal In the Man
chester Chamber OF Commerce Are not these
evidences OF the collapse OF the let alone
poltcyf Talk OF free trade. From our present
experiences we know as much about 1t rs We
know OF transactions and social experiments
me R and in s Sors s mot
body OF workers demands protection for itself.
at the expense OF other interests rests in the
Saees never MIND nine otber I stoests oep want
sell my labor, at high price. buy cheap and
pay no taxes"
This il the selflshness begotten by q system
appeallng to the oupidity OF the Individual The
protection the country SO sadly needs is pro:
forms OF foreign labor either IN products or
here In the flesh. Workingmen have been led
that projection Is to the advantage OF the rich
a question oi,work or no woyk and they will
AT present they flght their masters under tho
leadership Of Socialists; they run the risk OF
ers should thrpe S sane and prosper Just In the same
way as certain fanatics who would prefer that
the broad acres Of England should go out Of
All this is nothing less than national mad
ness Protection. never Why. tho working
IeOple leave unTeStTlCloil
in England for labor protection In America
What do they care for, free trade theories -
Absolutely nothing. Free trade destroys. en-
ployment and lowers wages and our working
people are finding 1t out; they do net exactly
see that handing over their work to be done by
foreign workers will land them in an earthly
paradise; the conviction must dawn upon
do they must leave the country or find
shelter In the poorhouse. Protection,
never Lord Melbourne said the Corn |
laws could never be repealed-just before they |
were repealed. Don't let us assume that be-
cause certain political measures are irrevoca- |
BILE therefore our commercial policy is also !
irTeyocebe: Our measures Of 'nar,iamesntary
will know. the changes certainly |
became Inevitable; but comnmSrclal s:!n poley,its
parent The free trado science" was mere |
conjecture for years after t's adoption but
ment Protection never! The return Is GER
tain directly the people fully See that they
have been deluded. Yours. &c..
EDWIN BURGIs.
RUsHoLME, May 6. 1890.