New-York tribune., 1894-04-27
coon UESYEEN SPEECHES.

Two of IN" strongest speeches against The
Wilson bin have been made 10y Senators Me
MILAN and Wa>hburn. representing border
States which Will be most iniuriouSly affected
lev Canadian cornpcrirlon The Michigan Son
ator after demonstrating thar every great in
dustry Of the State would bc damaged 10y the
nronoscd tariff. condemned the attempt 10 oil
tain by coordinate legislation In the two coun-
tries the revival ~ The Elgn treaty Of l>'i
The Senator described that convention rs a bar
gain for the free exchange OF The natural prod
nets ~ CANADA and the United States. and eX
plaincd the process 10y which the Dominion be-
tween 1871 and 1stS; enormously increased it's
duties on manufactured products. and thereby
heavily reduced the American export trad"
while profiting 10y The free market opened To its
own lumber. agricultural staples and ores.
Canada's refusal TO deal fairly with the United
States brought about the abrogation Of tho
treaty IN 1861 BY the proposed changes In The
Dominion tariff the conditions of the Egn
convention will b" restored While securing
unlilulicd markets for It's own surplus products
by the Wilson hill, Canada makes no conccS-
sionS to American manufacturers. but main
faIns its duties N the prohibitvc point. That
is a lust and accurate account of the gvc-away
bargain Wnl'n l"llo'Idllt lhiih- 'hdh'l9 'i'
driving with the Dominion
Senator Washburn discussed Canadian trade
relations in Il similar strain, and enlarged upon
the incompetence and folly of Democratic lcgis-
lottS in sulIandcring the resources Of the
American market when II Is within their power
TO compel the Dominion 10 enter into equitable
conditions Of reciprocity. by which the export
trade of the United States will bc greatly in
Al. l.l....
cation of the Reciprocity treaties with Eu.
ropean and Southern countries rs Il blow aimed
directly against the farmers of the Northwest.
He pointed ont how unwarranted and ineX-
cusablc would be the nffront given 10 Southern
countries by the cancellation of these treaties
after they had been asked 10 enter into closer
commercial relations with the United States,
and how kecnly the breach Of faith and friend
ship would be- resented by them. He also
showed how short sighted was the policy Of
Surrcnderng markets which had been opened
10 American farm. products. especially -four and
pork and demonstrated the facility with which
n new series Of treaties could be made on The
basis of the enlarged free list of the Wilson
bill The Senator's argument was unanswcr-
able American legislators were never more
utterly bcreft Of common sense than the Demo-
cratic tarff makers. 1ncy are not only Closing
markets opened under the Harrison Admins
tration but also deliberately hinging away the
opportunity Of obtaining. the Senator de
clarcd. foreign markets for at least one hun
drcd millions of the surplus products of Amcri-
can farms and factories.
The spirit in which Canada has received the
proposed concessions Of the Wilson bill reveals
the faulty Of the laundering Democratic pol
icy II will admit to It's own market free of
duty only those natural products Of which it
already has surplus and which will not be
imported in any considerable quantity. II will
no, lower duties manufactures and products
which compete with its own Industries II will
no, relax the conditions which rendered trade
relations under the Elgln convention intolcrably
unjust to the United States. The American
market Is turned over To the Canadians. and
they c0nccde nothing Of any value in exchange.
That Is the Domnons return for the spend
thrift generosity Of the Wilson tariff makers.