The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-11
oua TRADE INCREASES.

WIN TRADE tNNnESASGSs
II Il not sentiment that Is actuatIng
Germany In It's preparation to deal
with the United States ~ . commercial
Zoe. II is because OF the very serious
competition OF this country in those
markets which Germany has hitherto
SO successfully held even in England.
When the Dingley bin was under con-
sideration, II was argued that this
country would suffer III Its export
trade. because nations always ex-
changed products and did not buy or
sell. We were threatened by the free
traders and by European newspapers
with the certainty that q return to
Republican policy would result In our
loss OF those foreign markets which we
were told 1t should be our duty to
defer to.
Now we have an opportunity Of see
ing whether that Is true or whether
the Republican policy is the better for
this country.
1t Is well known that immense Inn
ports were rushed into the United
states In anticipation OF the passage
of the Dingiey bill. yet the receipts
of the treasury during the first four
months of the operation OF the law
Will amount in round numbers to $780,
100000. while the Wilson law. In its
first four months, earned about 3.000.-
600. The receipts have steadily in
creased. and those OF November will
probably be about 325.o0o.o 900. AS the
produced only sls.lll.&O the Dingiey
bill has been a greater success than
the other as a producer Of revenue.
which Is the essential of a Democratic
measure.
But have the restrictions In the bill
of foreign manufactured articles re-
suited In q decrease In our export
trader According to the partial re-
ports issued for the year, up 10 the
was one OF the first countries to offer
protests against the new law, has
bought from Us nearly twice as much
I'm the first two months OF It's opera
tons as she did I'm the corresponding
months of last year. And practically
the came may be said OF every country
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of the bill as a measure unfriendly 70
nations with which we were In dipio-
matte amity Belgium bought more
than sii.ooo. 900 worth OF our products
I'm August and September under tbs
pinglcy law. while she bought but a
little more than $1,000. o0, worth in Aug.
ust and September OF isa6. under the
| Wilson law. France bought 81. s3s, ssl
/ In value from as Tn September 1886
but increased this to sii,25o 600 worth
in the same month under the pingley
Law. Italy Increased her purchases
! from Us nearly 50 per cent. and japan
| which wss Gre OF the most violent OF
! those who protested against the new
| law, materially increased her pur.
| chases.
The volume of our business with
Great Britain Is large. 50 that while
| the purchases for August and Septem
| her az this year were greater than In this
corresponding months os 1896 by neari,
! s., @po, go. the percentage is not nearl,
i so large as In the case OF the other
| nations
In fact this country should send q
handsome Christmas SIT 10 Turkey a:
the best customer for the year, be
| cause she has purchased SIX times a.
| much from lis in the first two month,
OF the new law as she did in the cor,
| responding months Of the year before
| Germany has reason 20 inquire wha-
can be done. This country is now
| consuming the product % the soil ans
az the labor If It's owa people instead
az going e. Germany: eu, 50 well salts
fed are the Germans with the oualit,
/ 81 our exported goods that they bouxht
nearly s.oc,o,ooe % cur goods In Aug
| ust and September OF lss. under tn:
plngiey law. while their purchases from
Us n Angus: and September. 1895, wer.
only trife more than SIS 90. go. s.
shs, we are buying much less Of. an
selling more %. Germany than we 90
under the Wilson law. and the aolihl,
reduction IN GsrTnary's commerce
must be seriously felt.
We know how it Was ourselves: ~,
| GA not like Il. ard We t0ok steps q
| change IL when we ahaniona.. C,fev4,
lau3isaa and returned 70 NcK.aieytsin
We had our tarn 81 grun:hlinr ard dis
| treSs WIKI cur mills closed, while tbs