Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-06
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we nave nau in our nistUrl several eNperI.
ences of the cuntrasted effects of "A revenue
and OF protective tarifr, bat this generation
has not felt them, and the experience Of one
generation il not highly instructive 10 the
next The friends OF the protective system,
with undininished confidence in the princi.
Piles they have advocated. will await the res ult
Of the new experiment The strained and too
often dist relations existing between the
employee and the employers In our "a 1eat
manufacturing establishments have not been
favorable 10 a calm consideration by the wage
Garner of he effect upon wages OF the prn.
tective system The facts that his wages were
the h CHEST paid IN like callings In the world
and tnat maintainance OF this rate of wages
In the absefSe OF protective duties upon the
product uf his labor was impossible, were OBJ
scured by the passion evoked by these contests.
He may now be able TO review tn question In
the light OF his perso nal experience under the
operation of
Tariff for Revenue Only.
II that experience shall demonstra that
present rates of wages are thereby maintained
or increased, either abs olutely or in their in
creasing power, aud that the aggre cate vol
um of work TO be done In this country is in.
creased or even maintained SO that there are
as many days work in year at as good or
better wages for the American workman as lac
has because under the protective system every
one VIII rejoice. A general process Of ware
reduction cannot he contemplated by any
patri tic citizen without the gra est appre-
henson. IL may be, indeed te ieve Il is pos
sible, for the American manufacturer 70 com
pete successful With his foreign rival In m any
branches of pr ,ction without the defense Of
protective duties II the pay rolls are eQualised.
but the conflict, ands between the producer
and that result and the distress of our work
ing people, when 1t is attained are not pleasant
70 contemplate.
The society Of the unemployed, now holding
it's frequent and threatening paraies in the
streets of foreign cities, should not be allowed
20 acqu American douicile. The reports Of
the heads Of the several executive depart.
ments, which are herewith submitted, have
very naturally Included n resume of the whole
work of The administration with the transac.
tions of the last fiscal year. The attention.
not only of congress, but of the whole country
Is again invited To the methods of admnisira.
tion which have been pursued and TO the re-
cults which have boeu attained.
Public Revenues
Amounting 10 si.NiOT ,sa2 2s have been col
lected and dis Jursed without loss from
misa preparation, without a single defalca-
ton of such importance as to attract the pub
lie attention and at "a diminished per cent. OF
cost for collection. The public business has
been transacted not only with fidelity but
people in the fullest possible degree the bene-
fits OF service established and maintained
for their protection and comfort. Our rela-
tions with other nations are now un disturbed
by any serious controversy. The oOr'licn,r
and threa cning differences will German,
and En- land relating to Semosn Affairs wiz
England ia relation 10 thu seal slcrirs W tbr
Behring "rd With Chile growing out oi
the Bait i..-.n flair have been ad iusted
There have Hrvn negotiated and concluded
under section %. the tarin law. cOumercia'
sgreemerts relating to reciprocal trade vitr
The follow ing Cuuntrics; Brazil Dominican
Republic, SPAN, tor Cuba and Porto Rico.
Guatemala Salvador, the German etnpirc,
Great hritaiH. FOR certain West Indian
col" les and British Guina, Nicaragua. Hon
dutits aud Austria Hungary. OF these thos"
with Guatemala, salvador, the Germsi,
empire, Great Britain, Nicaragua, Honduras
and Austria Hungary have been concluded
since my last annual mes, age.
nder these trade arrau geIn,nts a free o.
favored admission has been secured in every
cass for an important list OF American proc
ucta Especial care has beon taken 20 secur"
markets for lRrn products in order tO relieve
that great underlyin. indu'R Of the depre4-
sion which the lack OF Ntf igQuatc to.oiglt
msrSct for our surplus often brings, An
opening hats also been MADE for mai Gfactured
products that will undoubtedly, II this policy
Is main LaIned, greatly ai,5l.'CGt cur cIpoT,
trade. The full benefit of these arraugumept-
can not he realized instantly. New lines oi
trade are To lie opened.
The commercial traveller must adapt hi
goods 10 the new markets, ard facilities for
exchange ,inust bo e-i ablishod. This work ha-
been we'll begun, mel chants and manutac-
turrs h1vil- entered the now fields with
COURAGE and enterprise. Y this policy and
these ira ie arrangements can be continued IN
force. aud aided by the establishment of
America. steamship lines, do not doubt that
we shall, within a short perioi, secure fully
one third OF h total trade OF the countries cf
Central and south America, which now
amount to about s1D,0JJ0D annually. IN
1856, We had only per cent Of the trade.
Increas. of Trade.
The following statistics show the Increase
In our trade with the cOuures with which We
have reciprocal trade agreements, FROM IT."
date when such au agreement went into effect
NJ - sept. ~, ls95, he in rrease being In some
almost wholly and ia others IN An important
degree thg re"Ilt OF these agreements: The
domestic exports 10 Germany, Austria and
HClrpry have increased in value from si;,-
63, ii 10 s5i,HI}.O5i, an increase " : 0, 1885
org 81 per cent With Am 'rcgn couutrIe
III value ot orr exports increased frou sit,-
1928, to 1855, an increase OF sll,tSj,al'
or 2i6; per cent The total increase in tie
value ~ eXuur's 10 all the countries viii
been c.p71.6l
Til increase l. chiefly In wheat. -four, meal
aud dairy products and In manufactures Or
iron aud steel and lumber. There has been
lar"r incrca In the value OF import from oil
these countries since The CONNER i agree
mouts went into effect, amounting 10 s !sll-
b25, but it has been ent rely In imports from
the American countries, consisting mostly Ut
sugar, coffee india rubber AMI crude drugs.
B,hring sea Mater.
A Atreatv providug for the arbitration OF the
disput. between Great Britain and Ohe Unite
States u, ~ the killing OF seals in Bchring sea
Wa concluded On frb. - last. This ire ty
was accompanied by al agreement prohibiting
pelaIiC sealing pending the arbitrat pii, aud
vigorous cffor was ,de during this season
20 drive out all poaching seHlers. Six naval
vessels, ihree revenue cutters and one vessei
from h. fish commission, all under the cont
mand of Commander Evans, were sent into thu
sea which was systematically patrollcd.
Seizures we're made and II Ia believed that ihe
catch IN the Bchring by poacher.
amounted to less than 100 saals. II II true,
however. that In the north Pacific, while the
seal herds were on their way 10 the passes be
tween the Aluetian islands, a very large num-
ber probably ?heln. were taken. The existing
statute OF IA. United States do not restrain
our citizens from taking seals In the Pacific
ocean, and perhaps should not, unless the pre-
hibtion can he extended To the citizens ot
other nations
recommend that power be given 70 IN.
president by proclamation to prohibit the tax.
ing Of seals ib tie North Pacific by American
vessels. H. case either ~ The result OF the
findings Of the tribunal or arbitration or
otherwise he restraints can he applied TO the
vessels OF all Countries. The case OF the
United state. for the tribunal ot arbitration
has been prepared with great care and indus