San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-03
ENGLAND COMEDIES 1T.

| examination that the United states
| Of America have the greatest pro-
ductive power Of any nation in the
world and that they have never
been excelled by any nation of ear
lier times. This Is a conclusion so
| obvious that one wonders why ii
is not more thoroughly ingrained
into the consciousness OF our states
men and made to bring forth fruit
In legislation that is based upon
so evident a fact. Instead of this
we are confronted year after year
by the most heroic attempts OF the
national Congress to bring our in.
dustries under the control and di-
rection Of foreign authorities and
agencies. Great Britain, France
and Germany are more considered
than our own country, and all the
solicitude Of Congress expends it.
self in the effort to shape our in
dustrial legislation as not to bring
us into commercial antagonism
with our foreign rivals. Why
Is 1t so hard for the statesmen
Of this country to realize what
is 80 patent to foreign obser-
walton? Germany or Great Brit
lain or France were they in our po-
sition would pay no heed to our
likes or dislikes OF their policies,
but strong in the consciousness Of
their ability to shape the a fairs Of
the nation, at home and abroad, to
best suit the interests of her peo-
pie, would let the outsiders fish or
cut bait at pleasure, giving them
selves no concern which they
should elect to do. The figures that
are presented in the statement
that has called forth this reflec-
ton are startling and may we'll
challenge attention, coming from
a source 80 fsvorably considered
and deferred to at Washington, a
British one. Mr.. Mulhill, the re-
viewer in question, asserts that
this country has nearly the eff
fective industrial force and pro-
ductive power OF Great Britain and
France and Germany combined,
and more than any two OF them
taken together. He asserts that
the increase in wealth in this
country between the years 1920
and 1890 exceeds the entire
wealth OF Great Britin, and
that this great rise in wealth
was accompanied by correspond
ing rise in the wages Of the people.
The statistics show that the intel
lectual power OF the people keeps
pace with the industrial and
mechanical as shown in the per-
centage of those able to read and
write the language Of the country.
These and other equally encourag-
ing facts are set forth to establish
the correctness Of his conclusions
and yet our statesmen and tariff
tinkerers and finsnciers are afraid
OF the competitions Of the old
world. AS the LIGHT has again
and again shown, il these United
States were to build a Chinese wall
around herself and deal only with
herself she would not suffer in the
least, giving her no more than five
years to adapt herself to these
new conditions. II our old world
creditors do not like this how can
they help themselves? They will
take us as we are or not at all.
This lesson should be written in
letters Of living light on the
walls of both Houses Of Congress
"These United States of America
are capable Of producing all
that they require for the support,
comfort and luxurious living of
the people, and tbs sheer folly and
lack Of patriotism to defer as her
government does to the demands
Of foreign governments" There is
some little consolation in finding
out that the closest observers
among the English people find that