St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-28
WILSON BANQUETEO.
The Great Tariff Reformer Re-
ceiyes High Honors in
London.
MAKES A NOTABLE SPEECH.
Showing How Protection Has
Generated MonopolieS in
the United States.
NEW FUTURE FOR AMERICA.
Markets Of the World Now
Open to Unhampered In
dustry Of Labor.

LONDON. Sept. 27.-The dinner given
by the chamber of commerce of London
10 Congressman w. l.. Wilson, Of West
Virginia. took place at the Hotel Metro
pole this evening. About seventy
guests were present. including j. Ster-
ling Morton, secretary OF agriculture,
and his two sons, Paul and Joyce
Morton, Congressman Isadore Strauss,
of New York; Sir Courtney E. Boyle,
permanent secretary of the board of
trade, aud number of leading men IN
trade and commerce. United States
Ambassador Bayard and James r.
Roosevelt, secretary OF the United
States embassy. sent regrets.
After acknowledging the honor con-
ferred upon him and reciting the events
OF the long struggle to overthrow pro-
lection, MIR. Wilson said: "All the
people saw that our system was gen.
Grating brood Of monopolists So pow
erful as to defy the law and which used
part. of the wealth they drew from
sharing in the power of taxation to
increase their privileges, debauch cleo
tions and corrupt legislation.
The Edinburgh chamber of commerce
sent telegram of
CONgratulatiOn to MIR. WILSON,.
During the dinner Mr.. Wilson con-
versed with Sir Albert Kaye kollit, the
chairman OF the evening, on the tariff
and other questions.
After the toasts to the queen had
been drunk the chairman proposed a
toast to the president of the Uni ted
States. He referred in eulogistic terms
to Americas former representatives in
London, Lowell, Lincoln and Phelps,
aud to the present representati We, Mr..
Bayard, the mention of whose names
was greeted with loud cheers. He eX-
tended hearty welcome 10 the guests,
and to Secretary Morton as representing
the American government. The toast
was drunk standing, amid loud aud
prolonged cheers.
Proposing toast to the guests, Sir
Albert Rollit said that Mr.. Wilson's
name had become honored and familiar
in England. In houoIing the guests,
II,
and Its chamber of commerce asked
them to take back with them a message
of peace and good will. Nothing, he
went on, could be worse than a war
between the two great allies. That was
why arbitration in the Alabama and
Berlng sea cases was acceptable 10
Great Britain. He was not sure that
the worst wars of the future would not
be tariff wars. If. as he hoped. the
period of tariffs was beginning to
end, both countries ought to honor Mr..
Wilson. The new tariff might not
have realized the aspirations of its pro-
moters. but it had established a freer
system of trade and had substituted a
certainty for an uncertainty to the ben.
eft of both countries. Benefits had
already been experienced in England.
Furnaces had been opened in Wales
and an impetus had been given to the
textile industries. He again welcomed
Mr.. Wilson ana Mr.. Morton, whose
name he had coupled in the toast.
Mr.. Wilson, rising to respond, was
greeted with cheers which lasted sew
eral minutes. The various points IN his
speech were also warmly cheered.
After acknowledging the honor con-
ferred upon him and reciting the events
of the long struggle to overthrow pro-
lection,
Mr. Wilson Said:
II am quite sure that our protective
policy has already served to promote
the trade of other nations. and. if con-
tinued, it would still further promote
such trade and pre-eminently your own.
So. standing before you, representa-
tive of those who are striving for freer
commercial policy for the Unites States,
l fear l cannot ask you to rejoice at it's
adoption except as you may prefer right
principles to selfish advantage. Pro
lection has seen our voluntary with
drawal from the seas and from the
neutral markets. Our prOtectionsts
have been building defenSes to keep
you and other nations from competing
with us in our home market. The
tariff refOrmers are breaking down these
defenSes.
sect Us Compete
in all the markets of the world. Not
only is our production of cotton and
food products growing more rapidly
than our consumption. but we have
today a manufacturing plant, which,
urged to its full capacity, would in six
months fully>meet our demands for a
year.
THE tariff hitherto has given many
temptations to form trusts to limit
the output. But, fortunately, the way
now seems open to give the working
people more control over their wages,
and to break up the monopolles which
are corruplng our politics must be our
work. Without boasting. l may say
that it is not in our line to long be un-
derlings. This is the real meaning of
the aspiration of the great reform
movement in America. 1t is in no self
ish exultant temper that l thus give you
neighDorly warning of our plans and
expectations"
After referring to the growth Of
American trade returns, even under
protection, Mr.. Wilson predicted that
"now, when released from such vicious
laws thereswill be new era and re-
vival of the American merchant marine
as we'll as steady increase in our ex-
ports, both of food products and manu-
factured articles.
1.-The nations of the world are grow
ing more and more neighborly and the
Manufacturing Supremacy
| Of the world must eventually pass to
| that nation which, having the largest
supply, shall apply it to the highest in
| telllgence and enterprise. We are con-