New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26

small. but what there is OF IL is chleny III her
favor. She sells this country about three uiheS
rs much as she buys from IL. Ana, while the
pseudo Free Trade OF the wilson Dill lin!
have borne hardly upon her, under the pro-
tectlve system her trade relations WIN ihS
country are steadily improving. In 1881 sue
sold 10 the United States SS,502,0OO worth OF
goods. and bought only S6S2,000 worth. In lool'
under the mutually bcnefcent provisions OF Inc
Mckinley tariff, her exports 10 this country
rose TO S11 $50 900, the increase being due al
most entirely to the generous enlargement Oh
the free list effected by that law At the same
time. the further 10 rcfutc the dciusion or cal
umny that Protection restricts trade. her I'M
ports from the United States rose to Sl,3ll'ooo
Again. in 1882 while there was Il decline III
her dutiable exports TO this country, her free
exports were still large, and her imports lrch
this country were slightly increased. An I'M
favorable contrast was, OF COURSE P'es'",." .
under the Wilson "perfdy and dishonor tariii
While she kept on buying largely from 'n's
country. her sales TO It were much reduced eSpe'
caly In the category OF the free isl In 1910 sue
sold the United States only S6,0lO,OOo Wortn'
OF which only an insignificant 1racuon WIS
admitted 10 this country free OF duty ana sifn'-
lar conditions prevailed in 1896. liad huS'r'a
Hungary protested against the Wilson thriH'
under which her trade was lessencd ana her ex-
ports subjected TO burdensome taxes she might
have done so with reason But now, under the
Dingley tariff, there Is every reason to look lor
n return TO the frcer trade and greater MUTUAL
benefits of the Mckinley system, In WHICH, III
stead Of repnng she will have cause to rejoice.
With no ground for enmity toward the United
States therefore, and with the strongest rea-
SON for desiring to change the currents or 90
mostic AGITATION the Austro- Hungarian For
o,rn Minister NAV. without dsrespect be sus-
pected of talking for Buncombe." 10 nave
meant seriously what ne said the o'her VA!
would be unworthy OF statesman Oh HIS III
formation and judgment He Is perfectly wen
aware that the protective system mere while
defending and promoting home industries also
tends TO an increase of foreign trade; ana that
the more prosperous the Industrial masses OF
America are the more they are able to ouy'
and tins the better the American market Is
for foreign trade He does not need to be re-
minded that this country Is conspicuous, II not
unIoue I'm never waging tariff wars. 1t makes
tariffs for the protection OF It's own INDUSTRIES
not for the destruction of those of other coun-
tries. Its action Is defensive, not offensive
There was not one item In the Mckinley tariif'
and there is not one In the present tariff, de-
signed or adopted for the purpose of inJurinG
anv other nation. In such circumstances, Tor
that empire which of all the great Powers sur
fers least from American competition ahu
which is one OF the largest gamers proportion
ately from American commercial patronage
To lead in an industrial and commercial wal
against the United States would De an ac'
of incredible unreason. 1t may be that thc OF
clgn Minister'S words will have behehcent q
feet AT Vienna and Budapest That thcy VIII
have evil results TO this country Is not Tor n
moment 10 be feared.