Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-06-08

3AWdS5 6ACGpJlIS II0lT u0l6dJ III TIE
election of 1888, is the confession OF
Lard Salisbury that free trade cripples
Great Britain. To appreciate the i'm
portance Of his declaration, one must
remember how the example of Great
Britain and the supremacy of that
s2atIon IN manufactures and commerce
have through all these years been the
main support OF free trade theories.
See how marvelously England has
prospered, theorists would say, "since
commercial freedom was attained. No
other nation can hope to compete, in
manufactures or in trading, until it
takes the same vantage ground, eman-
cipates itself from all economic burdens,
and Insures cheap food for It's workers
aud cheap materials for its manufacture
ers"
This reasoning has had great deal of
influence upon the minds Of those who
lean toward worship of Britain and
everything British. The cultured class,
who depend largely upon the English
textbooks aDd English literature for
sheir enlightenment, have been prone
10 believe that the same policy
Uhich. according to British accounts,
has worked admirably in Great Britain,
would also prove beneficial to any other
country, and especially to the great ma
1&ou Of the same race IN this new land
Of 6oundless natural resources. The
wepiy was logical and conclusive, it is
true. Britain had first to establish it's
own manufactures, by centuries of a
protection more stringent and thorough
rfzan has ever been proposed in the
United States. 1t was not until Britain
had attained such supremacy in manu-
&actures that 1t could defy competition,
not until free trade had come to mean
no surrender by Great Britain, but q
surrender of defenses by other coun-
tries, that was attempted by that nation.
Nor is IL true, as events prove. that the
results have been beneficial. Under
neath the commercial magnifcence and
the manufacturing triumph, there have
been great trial and suffering for the
white slaves Offree trade.
All reasoning addressed to the Anglo
u1anIacs fell upon deaf ears, but the con-
fession of the British prime minister
will not. This startIes the theorists
from their delusive dreams. Britain
acknowledges that protection in other
countries is killing British trade, driv-
ing manufacturers to other lands, de-
prIviug British workingmen of employ
uent and wages. The passionately
earnest appeals of Populations from
Labor organizations and commercial
bodies. TO which Lord Salisbury re-
sponded through his Hastings speech,
have for years been informing the
Torid that English trade was suffering
Belgian competition, German competi-
tl0ns French competition, and most of
all. American competition, have been
cutting off the markets upon which En-
giIsh manufacturers mad relied, and
every year narrowing the channels
through which British products were
conveyed to foreign consumers. The
recent reVisions of tariff in this country
and France have powerfully intensified
a destructive influence which British
ira lie and industry have felt for years
Nov great establishments which have
been the pride of the nation, and have
contributed much to its prosperity, are
closed and silent, or are on shipboard
taking eight to America. When the
boards of trade and the labor organiza-
tons of Great Britain demand the at
tention of the government to these
facts, Lord Salisbury publicly admits
that free trade may be noble but is not
sbusinesslike.
\ revolution of national policy does
not come quickly in a conservative and
siow-moving country like Great Britain.
It will take years for either Of the great
political parties to become convinced of
the necessity of acting upon Lord Sails
bury's suggestion. Years more must
pass, perhaps, before a party ready thus
To act can secure sufficient power. Dur
ing all these years British industry and
trade will be falling behind in the race,
crippled by the false theory which for
bids the nation to defend the prosperity
vancigg more rapidly and powerfully
than any other nation, is swiftly ap-
preaching complete industrial indepen.
Sdence, which for this nation also means
supremacy in manufactures and in the
worlds exchanges. If free traders OBJ
tst5nately give the advantage to this ma
7f1Gn for few years more, it will be toe
late for Great Britain ever TO overtake
The child across the seas whose wise
protection has taught all the world s
sesson.-NeW York Tribune.
Immigration from Germany aud Grea
Britain Compared.
It has been estimated by the free
trade advocates that Germany, with he
protective tariff, is furnishing more i'm
migrants to America, protective coun
Grv, than is free trade England, and The
question is asked, Why?
The proposition is not correctly stat
ed The figures show exactly the con
IaEy. Duflns the year 6nQlng June
80, 1890 Germany sent to America alone
81 ,427 immigrants, while Great Britain
not including Wales, sent Us, $40. Thi
question was propounded by leadin!
advocate of tariff reform" to protec
ZIONIST Republican during the debate il
Congress, to which no reply was given
The reply might have easily been founC
N the following statement:
j comparison Of the immigrants ar
irving in America from the two coun
tries named above from 1915 to June 80
1850. is az follows: Great Britain, ,235,
277 out of a population Of 50 100000
while FROM Germany there came 4,504,
a328 out Of population OF $4,000, 900
These figures speak for themselves.
Tariff Question Answered.
IF d protective tariff tends to lower prices G
j protected articles. why place a duty on farr
products now already so low in price?