Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21

van,aRe, what 10 TO be gained by the
United states through it, trade with
| foreign natlOni2 Not 10 upesk Of tho
| sociaiiEing beuifts OF international
' @ mmefce, the people of the United
| States want great many commo1iilg'
which are not and cannot be produced
IN this country. They want cole from
Brazil, for Instance, Snd tea from
Japan. Taey want gumarablc, gutta.
ptfcha, indigo, opium, boz wood, cofks,
bamboo and gfest many such
thingr from any foreign country thui
eau produce them thom the obsapett
And In order 10 have and enjoy these
things without making sacrifice n
get them, we must produce something
that We can sell without sacrifice ol
our natural resources, TO the country
that will pay the NEST for II, Ia order
10 procure the gold whefewlth 10 pur.
chase what we Import. Under such a
policy 10 whatever oKtent WE multiply
our foreign purchases do we contribute
10 the worlds prosperity and advance.
ment lani likewise to our own. What
We consume IL al least 10
duce, and the source OF our pro.
NhNAHA anu lNWhA ~ WV
same time remains unlmpaircd, Now
~ TO what may or may not be sold
without saCfinc Ia too big question
to discuss nj this time. But that IL not
essential TO the fOgfam, Tho theory
as fat A. theory per No can benefit Gu
case may DO frstaled from the above IN
this wH.3 We must produce the
equivalent OF what VIZ consume, and
In W producing we must not lessen the
aggregate Of our resources or weaken
our powers Of production. Just 90 tar
~ We depart from this policy we either
implyotiHh Ourselves or WAutonly
transmit 10 p0steflty the evils Of our
extravaganza. Political theorists msy
twist aud uisngufo the e,andafdH u
economy lnto any shape they please
and they will never be ablo to elm.
iBAie this principle which II really at
the foundation VI all stable society,
whether II betpplisd 10 international
or ~ Interstate oommefov, or 10 any
other commerce.
10 more fully comprehend the bear.
ings Of this great social Law let Us AXE
u case " hith we eau check up Tor our.
selvel Gnd deleTmins whether IL 10
tue. Whether We know anything
about tho financial status Of the United
States " An erica UT not, We ought TO
know something about Utah In this
respect. According TO the latest report
Of our stailsilclan the stores throughout
the state Ia s0i made sales ~ tho AZ.
gfegaie amount Of $1,000 900. In the
Judgment OF Mt. 4. q. Webbef, super.
intendsnt VI u. q. NJ. |. at least f2i,.
100000 Of this amount was Imported
from other states, and from foreign
countries. A iair deduction for the
profits Of trade would leave say $780,.
OO0,O 900 which tue people Of Utah arc
eating, wearing out and wasting OF
foreign commodities. About eighty
per cent Of this importation, In the
opinion Of Mt WSbbsr, Ia paid f0T
with the surplus products Of our fans,
orchards, herds and mills, leaving =
denoit Of $4,000, 900 10 DO INST from the
produces Of our mines. Now what
does this exhibit mean 10 the people OF
Utah who are here ~ make permanent
homes In the State? II the gold Of OUT
mountains were inSxhau,tibls II would
mean nothing In particular, save that
wo are losing time In species Of pro.
grets through which other cOmmuni.
Ties less favored than We are have made
themselyer gre 1, powerful And ricn.
But geld unfoftu .atoly II not organ.
lied ON tho same plau ~ aptioots anu
potatoes, 10 be pluoked aud sold anu