The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-12

The Mckinley act, with its reciprocity
clause, has already touched Europe so
severely that she begins to scream as
shrilly as our exasperated Canadian cous-
ins over the border. The Liverpool Echo Of
September l6 has an editorial that is cor
rectly described as an English howl Of in
6ustrial anguish. We quote:
Already saItairs. that once proud model of an
English industrial community. IL Is good as
gone. The Welsh tin plato industry Is ruined,
and the plush trade OF Huddersfeld 10 about to
be transferred bodily across the Atlantic to a
point within the tariff walt Tho cotton trade
of Lancashire IL so depressed that no one knows
what may come next, and consequently all
brisk enterprise Is strangied and general feel.
ing OF appreciation prevails as regards what
she morrow may bring forth.
Undoubtedly, falling the success at the pre.i-
Dental polling OF Mr.. Cleveland, who has
pledged his party 10 q revenue tariff the future
of British manufactures and Of all the subsidi.
airy Industries depending upon them is dark In
deed.
Not only England but oil Europe feels
the effect of Our protective policy. Pro-
duetion has been contracted; wages have
been reduced; capital lies stagnant. Why ?
Gecanse the United States has refused TO
let Europe get rich anv longer sucking
the American market ct the expense of
our manufacturers and our worklngmen.
The Mckinley tariff pulled up the draw
bridge and let the portculis fall. and to-
day the American market is furnishing
the likelihood of increased trade to Ameri-
cans. Our mills are running on full time ;
wages are advancing; the deposits in saw
fngs banks are increasing: farm MORTGAGES
are being paid off in the Middle West:
real estate is held at stiff prices. The Me-
kinley act wrested our home market from
Europe. and reciprocity is now beginning
10 capture from Europe the markets Of
Central and South America and the West
Indies.
The Democracy denounce the Repub-
lican policy - reel proeity rs q .sharn. "
The governments OF Europe. however. are
painfully convinced by rs success that
reciprocity ia no; SHAM" for thev
already begin 10 acknowledge shat the
reciprocity shoe pinches the foot II Euro
Iean trade. Great Britain has already
demanded for her products the same
treatment ~ Cuba as was accorded under
.he reciprocity treaty 10 American pro-
ducts, and Spain Withdrew from an exist
ing treaty with Great Britain in order a.
remove any excuse for British ins!s;snce
On that demand. Great Britain cannot
overcome the discrimination in Cuba in
favor q American products. because she
has nothing "a offer IN rclrrn 10 COM
reusate Spain. British exports hays
therefore ia.ien o.. while ours have
greatly increased. na~ng the first ten
months Of the eIistercs OF the treaty
with Spain American exports - Cuba
increased 81 81 per cent, and % po-to
Rice 81 Per cent. Du-.us the erst hal;
al 1871 Cubs imports! . Q0l has .,
-four from the United Stst,s. t,:t durir 9
the first six months II lSs-. under tie
new tresiy. she imported 81 .s.o las.
Germany. France All Ita.y a4ye united
in al effort - force the government 5s San
Domingo into granting them tAe sam.
commercial advantages as tie Cuite-
states receive under the reciprocity treaty
vith that country. Secretary OF Sac
Poster says shat more than month :
oer@any, France and Italy complained :,
;he TteSlGtat If san Domingo that Ties
hal neen o.scEi minated against n the re-
ciproc.tY treaty wish ahe United States
aud obey delusnde1 ; ike reduction 81
duties zoe ihe:s respective govern n.en Is
THIS pol.ly has a.so besa pursued, s4t: