New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25

Interstate Commerce Act t. nan. con-
nyinr at the practice of importing Chinese :, a ar
running them across our border contrary rings to
the Canadian Pacific Railway and !ts 'raispAo"1
steamer Inc - ,,..s cha Dominion Govern
ment maintained discriminating tax Of - GEMS CEN,
in weand Cana ios as sd as ga ihe ST. Law
renee River although this injustice ana re-
breach Of Tb treaty oGsaGn e4s S bent upon
scheme of aggression upon American IA =, tho
Mn1Ss KS c' Mher oh the the
upon it by the Government OF the Lneo 80 IL hc
Ing built for the express purpose of engaging IN Inc
Commerce Of the United states ana o, neef ns
such commerce from American 'rahsp0''a'o" '''''
ard American commercial cite, o,~,,,orco, ro,icy
During the last fifty years ne 10 bnv
been dictated by The French maxim IN war
we've Of tSc fa"s Gt stated appears to go
without saying that aside from any c0nsderatcn
~rowIng out Of the tariff question. the Government
policy toward dTlense ssds ana
protective toward American interests iS ie"'S '''
to the consideration of
POLICY PURSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
In considering this important matter as a great
economic and commercial question. shall DO SO
without any regard to the fact that such treatment
of it may touch upon controverted political issues
In the year 1854 durias the administration OF Pres
ident Pierce the Government OF the United states
entered into a so-called canadian RECIPROCITY
Treaty with Great Britain, the most important pro-
vision OF which agreement to allow the agri-
cultural products OF Canada TO be imported INTO the
United States free Of duty 1t is SAID tnat ms
was 'noatcd through champagne, ana IL IL chdI-
liable toward the intelligence OF the Anleica" Sjs
!ators to assume th1I saeh was h Tinted States at
the earliest possible moment ana Tor Two IeasS' p
hostile attitude assumed by canada tow M ,nT
United States during the War OF the Rebeon anu
ousy unjust toward the agricultural interests q th-
United States and particularly or me Stas e., o' s
SUES OF a great and enormously expensive war men
applied Canadian farm poriucs ana proved iaIi ,
the rapid improvement: Of Transportation IaSInuess
ana the reduced cost OF transportation IN time cause
Canadian competition to become innlical 10 the IN
terests OF NewYork farmers. Accordingly wheh thc
sgrcuiturai al Interests of from Moniapk
Point TO Lake Erie, appeared az Nasnins , 10y
lection This was freely granted. For three, years
such protection proved to be guarantee oi pro-
pery But the result of the national eiTci,9h b Ts
1892 proclaimed change OF naiiona, FoE IN ' ihs
10 be broken down the policy being especially
hostile to duties OF so-cailed raw materiai anu
The president of the United States convened Con-
sss IN h seS Comee Of Ways and Means Of The
House OF Representatives began the work OF revising
party i was Induced to appear before that commit
tee on September 49, 1898 and spoke in behalf OF the
interest OF NewYork agriculture Al The request oI
members OF the committee, OF both political parties
made a careful investigation as to the cost OF agfl,
NNN''''N"'
TIsThe average rate Of wages paid to nsr farm Gqn
higher than the average rate OF wages PAID 10 iarf
ing lands OF the State of New-York is 2s per cent
higher than the average value per acre OF the farm
fhird~Taklng into account the difference in the
rates OF wages. and the difference in the value OF
farming lands the two countries the cost Of ayr.
cultural production in the state OF New-io rk is ~
per cent greater than in Canada
A tariff the agricultural products or tdnaIa
averaging about 10 per cent therefore appeared TO be
en ev 3qSt with in the farmer in the mar
kets Of our own State The Mckinley act PLACED the
And yet. in the face of all the facts which have
stated as to the relative cost Of production in The
two countries and the aggressive commercial and
golitca policy pursued BY Canada toward The rntea
the bill which has recently passed the two houses Of
cultural products Of canada 70 about % per cent or
less than oneha the difference in the cost of pro-
the State Of New-Yorh, has been reduced from s.
vaioren This viii infict serious injury upon. our
to The Ssu duty sSs on sss from 9%
As ALREADY stated there is no STATE in the y1on
competition as that Of the State Of New-York from
Re fs pr he o G
There is an aspect OF this case which Is absolutely
the provinces Of ontario and Quebec is Indicated by
the fact that the population OF cities In those two
Ing city population in New-York Of 32e4,i3s. Bu,
the fact that agricultural products such as those
than in New.Yofk renders the Canadian marke, Of
sSnanE ya eos to e v the bill mhe S
has passed the two houses OF Congress makes the
and in some cases lower than. the canadian duties
Imposed upon products Of the Jned d States ;H when
dian tariff r. rrac'eay prGheiory as a against, the
Tar nm
o. production In that country, gives canadian
even in the markets OF their own States. 1t is no
wonder that today the people o, ne roV,hces, -,
which has Just been agreed 70 in Congress
INJUSTICE OF THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
There &c another phase Of the recent tarn strug
gle In Congress which would be ludicrous II II did
not seriously involve the vital interests OF the
manufactures. the agriculture and the commerce
of great State AS the bill which has passed
the two branches OF Congress came from the House
OF Representatives the duties on the principal manu-
features of NewYork. the chief manufacturing
State OF the Union so reduced that II enacted
into law the effect would have been disastrous. The
wages Of labor In such Industries would have been
so reduced as to seriously affect many thousand
workmen and their families. AS manufactures very
largely sustain our home markets. this would OF
agriculture To some extent such a disaster was
prevented by the action Of the junior Senator Of the
United States from the State OF New ! ork FER
ceving that the provisions of the bin in question
would infct enormous injury upon his State, IN
violation Of the pledges Of his party in lss2 be
sternly opposed the proposed reductions, both In
caucus and in committee. This opposition he was
enabled TO make effective by joining hands with
two or three other Senators Of his own party sim
ilary situated beginning where charity begins
at homethe NewYork Senator secured the highly
protective and practically prohibitory duty Of 564
per cent on collars and cuffs. Then receding from
the point where the pressure for protection was
most coercive upon him. he secured for other manu-
features of linen for manufacture OF cotton and OF
wool, for carpets and for few other great manu-
features OF the State duties ranging downward
from 20 to 30 per centum ad valorem.
The junior Senator OF the United States from the
State OF NewYork is entitled to credit for his de-
terminsd stand in protecting certain interests OF his
State against foreign competition. but IL is TO be
regretted that the exgeacies OF party discipline
word did he utter In defence Of his laudable action