The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-03

alone does not possess great variety oil
climate and unlimited resources.
Thus while one produces great quantities
OF iron, steel and other manufactures,
they are compelled to buy nearly ell OF
their breadstuffs in a foreign market,
while the country that produces great
quantities OF breadstuffs is compelled to
buy the manufactured articles that it con-
sumes i'm its foreign market.
Thus i think that it will be clear TO
every one that on account Of limited re-
sources and even climate the laws OF ma
ture declare that the European states or
countries should enjoy free trade with one
another the same as the States OF the
United States enjoy free trade with one
another.
In area Europe comprises 1888, BOO So.
miles divided into Is principal countries
of which Russia has 2,266, 1853 so. miles or
nearly two thirds leaving the remaining
1,3l3,4 ,432 SO. miles TO be divided among
the other II of which Austria is the
largest, containing 240, ,371 SO. miles or s4,-
600 so. miles less than the single State OF
Texas.
The United States OF America, includ-
ing Alaska, comprises 3,6l1 $40 square
miles, or nearly as large as all the
European countries combined.
In variety OF climate IL embraces all
temperatures from the tropical to the
frigid, thus enabling the raising of
nearly all fruits and vegetables in abun-
dance that are used by civilized people.
In its metallic resources il possesses large
quantities of gold and almost inexhausti-
bic quantities of silver, copper, lead, tin,
aluminium, iron, coal, and all other
metals and minerals known and used by
the civilized world, except diamonds and
few other precious stones.
Thus il will be seen that in Europe no
one country can prosper alone under pro-
lection on account of its limited resources
and even climate, while in the United
States, with every State enjoying free
trade with one another, and with our
resources unlimited, our climate Of all
temperatures. we are to use the words of
the Hon. VIM. 4. Gladstone, the Grand
Old Man of England, world within our
selves and independent of all the rest of
the world for the necessaries of life.
Now the question arises, why should the
United States maintain barrier between
herself and the rest of the world?
The condition of the laboring classes of
the rest of the world is, i am sorry to say
far below the condition of the American
laborer in prosperity and happiness.
To keep the condition of the American
working man and the American farmer at
it's present standard, and in the future to
raise it still higher, we must keep pro-
tective barrier between him and the low
wage Garner of Europe until the condi-
tion of the European workingman is
equal to our own.
If we do not protect our workingman,
then will we reduce him to the level of the
European workingman, q position that
do not think they wish to accept when we
consider the millions who have come to
us from Europe to better their condition.
When the condition of the people OF
Europe is raised to our standard of pros
perity, then will j favor free trade; but
until that is accomplished i shall favor a
protective tariff to keep the employers of
pauper labor from competing with the
free trade carried on every day between
the States of the greatest and most pros
porous country on earth.
+. II. LOCKWOOD.