The Globe-republican., 1897-11-11

This week we reproduce several ar
ticles from British trade papers which
relate to our own industrial affairs.
One of these refers to the murder" Of
the Welsh tin plate trade, ''the first
blow having been administered by the
Mckinley tariff and the mortal stroke
by the Dingley bill" The use of these
strong terms, while acknowledging that
''the loss of the American trade is a
great disaster" under our policy If
protection, is hardly calculated to per-
suade the Welsh workers that their
sufferings must be accepted patient
ly."
Another paper refers to the deter
mination of the yankees" ito secure
their share of the worlds trade in iron
and STEEL" The English iron trade
views the effects of the policy of pro-
lection far differently from our free
traders, who assert that we can not
capture "the worlds trade" when our
wall of protection is erected. This
Iron Trade Circular" asserts that six
manufacturers of Pittsburg have
formed an Export Iron and Steel
Company" that London agent has
been appointed, and that an effort will
be made to do business in India, South
America and Japan. 1t is acknoWl-
edged that Americans are an enter
prising body of men," and that the ex-
port company will doubtless succeed
in its enterprise. This will be no new
trade to us, because we exported up
ward of $57 100000 worth of iron and
steel and their manufactures last year,
not including ore. We sent this to
every part Of the world, and this val
liable export trade was rendered pos
sible by the policy of protection which
enabled us to establish and build up
our great iron and steel industries.
A third complaint comes from the
British hardware and cutlery trade,
which deplores 'the loss of our United
States trade" which has become lone
of the most Insignificant" to the Brit
ish manufacturers. The figures of their
exports of hardware and cutlery dur
ing the month of August for several
years past show why they are queru-
ious:
EXPORTS OF BRITISH HARDWARE
AND CUTLERY IN THE UNITED
STATES.
August. Value.
1879. .................... 17,79S
1oSo. ....'............. 44,17A
4CCS O,1V3
There was certainly big drop" last
August, but that can be partly ac-
counted for by the heavier exports Of
the preceding months. Still what is
England's loss is our gain. and our
tariff that was enacted 1894 for the
benefit of British industries has been
repealed in favor of tariff that pro-
tects American enterprise.
The Textile Mercury" of Manches-
ter, points out that the protection
afforded to American carpet manufac-
turers, under the Dingley bill. will en-
able the manufacture ''of whole-piece
Administer and other pile carpets in the
States;" in fact, the work is already in
progress. This. Of course, will result
in q loss to the English trade that has
been supplying our markets with these
high-priced carpets, but they frankly
acknowledge that 1t is only the extent
Of the protection afforded by the Ding
ley bill that will enable US to make
these higher grades of carpets, giving
employment to more Americans aud
circulating more wages here. Hereto
fore these advantages accrued to Eng
land because this branch of our carpet
industry had not received ample pro-
lection.
Another strong point. and one which
we commend to free traders in this
country, is also made by the Textile
Mercury" as follows:
"The commercial condition of the
United States may always be E1uged
by an investigation Of the exports Of
its cotton manufactures. When the
country is prosperous It sends very few
abroad; when it is impoverished the