New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-11

a. rsc.s vbo have rnnGc civilization which pro-
facts them from such visions as these lheS VI"
not submit; they have already begun 10 ieS'"'
They have excluded the Chinaman from FuS''""
and rho United States They viii exclude ever!
,ort Of low labor brought by the man himself anu
,he,. vriu In process OF time equalize that same
labor with their own by proper duties wheh II y
brought down the ships gangway not IN 'he 0'"'
Of a human being but In the form OF d" D''' VI
goods and carrying the same 20" rate Vi ""s'
The law Of self-preservation Is hiGher ia" '"h,'
any that politica economy has ever Invented ilhu'
,l,houcb il IL the outcome OF human nature, IL II
imrnutable That law viii in the lapses OF the
wears. If not now. give the protection which the
FREQ trader PLAYING with his wrinhled little pup
pets would deny
THE BRITISH EXAMPLE
In discussing the question as to Wht'her ~
trade contrary as Il Is to the general prlhc'PieS
mon which society has been built UP can justify
its existence" Mr.. Lodge proceeded TO examine 'He
resul,s of that policy in England. "as the only
civilized country which has adopted it.. After ue-
scribng the conditions which led to the adoption Oh
that policy by England. and showing now utterly
unlike the conditions which now prevail III ."e
United States those conditions were. Mr.. Lodge
continued:
'According to the Manchester school. free uahe
was to become straightway universal. and was to
bring in the place OF war peace on ear'h anu boo'
will among men. Free trade has not become UNI
Versal. for nation but England mas ""'P.'' -
and England herself has had war ON her names
on an average OF about once year ever since. AS
prophets OF peace and universal free trade the
Manchester school has been Il failure -. $780,.
Let us turn now 10 the immediate cutVt w.,
England That the repeal OF the corn laws "hicn
was in accordance with protectOnlst thtotics' We
lion cannot be questioned. Hut the imp mp, i
point is TO know whether free trade by i.stn M
been able TO maintain wages and to Keep inc Moih-
ng people OF England more contented anu p'''o'
provided than they are elsewhtIt, e,,.,or o,,o,ed
ON this subject the Massachusetts, Sfha q'o.,"
at length the testimony of j. G.. Fielden before me
British Royal Commission ON me ir"cVH5 ,t,t"''
From Mir. Ficlden's testimony, drawn as II Is
from he secretaries o. img si'a and Which cannot
be questioned We find that during the last twenty
years there has been serious decline In Masrs IN
England amounting to from i t. 10 per CENT
and large falling of IN business IN ,n,S "hows
that 'hsrG has sr GS n an FeGen 9rH the
which on his theory. affected wages and pre- an
over the world Yet our wages aSSunHnb tia' ~
Ficllcn is correct I'm his theory despite thiS cur
rency dficulty which was pushing, them down
ward all the time. nevertheless r21e - Id t tho
orv a. t. the cause OF the decline il Incorrect an
currency. then nnd that during tne ie', r,
years English wages nave eoN' ""NI' j., =. -,
Il per cent under Ir"-'tiII' t!ilIsn"s vIrw as TO
silver had anything to DO with the s'heial v'. "D,
81 VAL AZ r Ir1icrfion is concerncd the result is
me- I'm. and IN favor 81 protection. II silv"r
caused declining wages the stntisu,s Shg" tn'I
protection WAS able resist IN" dccline ~ SiN'I
had nothing To do with the dcchn" IN wages. thth,
according to statistics. WAGES mn wv t.,,s "a
twenty wears past. under American lr"t'cu"n' anu
falling under English free trade. -. &c.,.
NIr Lodge next reviewed the effects or IN" re"
trade policy upon English agriculture Am"ns oti''r
things he said. H.. t..,lsb
,r,r,,i.,, i.u-fl,. liv free. trade. t'nt'n '-'l
others az his school prrdict"d' II s. matter OF
public notoIioty that the record @i "s'l,uuiT ~
England of late years is httle but I''"tt 81
ds.etnr II iq estimated that 800" res OF lani
have been driven out ~ cultivation. i',i's my
fallen from 80 to - per cont ana 'hr '"'
In lsC2 England grew hV""p IH9t'rrS "' ,,h..
and I'm 1897 10000 quarters ,thh ~ ii'i'''
the landowners and farmers ~ i.-SrN r"r, -, So
obliged t. reduce the wage ~ their lenoTtH 10 -
a week How would our farmers ana itFin !hnoirIa
iik. fn llv. on Sl0i year Eut or tuHi'' ''''-
INK - the trailer he ayr cuIlurnl ~
see how they 60 and where"
The London Truth, f'ys- ...-., ,.,.r.-s f.,,,l
&, G,cui q, cot work and 500 ir,a 'o1l miner"
In lsG thorc were $500 miners. In i''- lh'i W.
as 600 In order that this large nuinp,r sh.u' n'
work the working dnNs 20 IN We" VIZ ''''''''
with a consequent reduction ~ "hF'. -,
To this movement of labor from Ut' "''I '' "
tros no great coal strike 90 la-t summer was III"
,.arrnd answer This IL what would happen hrF.
| ~ our Industrial waEe-"arntrs "'I" l'I.'l on. ''
thclr present position hy increased lot'lEn I"l"'
| tations on TO The lands or INTO inc '"''''
FOREIGN TRADE
Arcr dlsposing q this topic. Mr. Lodge con-
| tuucd:
| Nothing remains bat the free trad" promise 10
| increase trade From Official figures. which VIII
give In detail In table VIII aho" ~" percentage
| OF increase IN English export from decade 30 90
Of this table o similar one showing M r.fc'niase
- Increase IN American exports during the same