The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
GERMANY AND THE D1NGLEY BILL.
Her Present Protest and Her Attitude Toward
us In the Past.

us In the Past.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: In these
days when one hears the Dingley bill condemned
because several OF tho European powers have
protested through their Ambassadors against
the measure. II Is refreshing and gratifying to
turn to tho editorial pages Of THE Sun, whose
vicws are influenced by no affiliations with the
regimes of the transatlantic monarchies, but are
inspired by the truest Americanism.
Germany Is the foremost Of three European
powers which have objected to the new revenue
bill, and Immediately upon her protest a metro
politan newspaper thinks that tho measure will
not be beneficial to this country. deeminS II un-
wise to adopt n revenue law that docs not meet
with favor from one OF the most VIGOROUSLY
dcspotic governments Of tho world to-day. At
the present time the concert OF Europe" means
little less than tho Holy Alliance" formed OK
prcssly for the purpose of subverting any at
tcmpts TO establish republican forms OF govern
mont. The splendid achievement of our states
men of 1923 in cfFcctually ending the efforts Of
the European monarchs to extend their power
into the new world remains IA n shining ex-
ample to all true Americans, following which
they cannot well wander from the path Of free
Germany Is to-day one of the most prominent
powcrsi in the checking of all aspirations for
freedom, Her efforts have, been cxerted to re;
press all attcmptsNOward the attainment of
liberty and Independence by people suffering
under dcspotic rule. Her policy. as cxernplitlcd
in the arrogant and obstinate William. whose
one idea is that of the cXaltcdness OF ROYALTY,
Is arbitrary in the extreme. Germany has been
inscnsiblc TO the sufferings OF the Armenians.
and was unwilling to make any efforts to pre-
vail upon the powers to intervene in the inter
csts of humanity. She was mainly instrument
tai in establishing the Cretan blockade. Finally,
Germany could not get over her Indignation at
the vindication of the Monroe doctrine In the
Venezuela affair.
When 1t comes to the commercial side OF the
question, Germany has for years excluded our
meat products from her markets and In various
ways has shown that she does not care to enter
this country, not to speak of mere acts OF cour-
tcsy relative to international trade. Further
more, after she had entered into a treaty with
the United States providing for the abolishing
of tonnage dues. while perhaps not technically
violating the treaty rights secured to us. she
nevertheless practically went back on the treaty
and violated its intent and purpose by allowing
the towns TO levy tonnage duties OF their own
upon our merchandise. German vessels being
until lately entirely free from tonnage dues of
Rnv kind in this country.
Criticism of n tariff measure framed to provide
sufficient revenue for the United States Govern
mcnt to pay its current expenses and avoid
further bond issues, under the allegation that 1t
does not meet with the approval of a country
that has shown no friendliness in her trade re-
lations with us. would seem weak and entirely
out of harmony with our republican Institutions.
There has already been on the part of a few
who have prided themselves on their self-culture
far too much trucking and subseryiency to the
efrete systems Of the Old World. II. A. X.