The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19

quires without delay to be placed beyond
the reach of politics or the manipulation
of silver trusts.
I'VE have seen how your factories en-
ploy most advanced machinery. but these
machines are exported, copied and IN some
cases improved on; others are thereby en-
abled to compete with you by using your
own inventions. by reduced price Of labor
am untaXed cost of raw material. Com
petition is wholesome, for it corrects over
production, but you require to produce more
for the employment of your skilled work
men and you must find markets wherein to
dispose of your goods, and all this necess-
tates an altered system. You are favored
with home-raised quantities of much of the
raw material used, your machinery is most
effective but do not expect too much of 1t.
Your workmen are very skillful, but do not
underrate the foreigner, and to all your adj
vantages add what free trade can alone
secure-a permanent and engrossing inter-
national commerce which win insure the
future of every workman in this WonderIuI
country. This is what L understand by
reciprocity and my most earnest wish IS
that in such an example we IN our country
viii find lesson and an incentive 10 90
likewise.
A FREE-TRADE DEBATE.
Mr. Hitchings's views were for the most
part seconded by Carlos Lix Klett, an ex-
tensive exporter of wool and hides from
Argentine Republic, but Mauro Fernandez,
former minister of finance of Costa Rica,
Central America, made a strong plea in
favor of protection. He declared that the
question came down to contest between
the necessity of the politician, which was
protection, and the aspiration of the scen-
tists-free trade THE United States is
right to protect her industries until she can
walk alone he exclaimed, for III some re-
spects she is still a baby.
The meeting hereupon resolved itself into
a debate between the ree-traders and the
protectionists of the party. Louis A. Dill
ion, of Ecuador, told his hearers that MS
country imported very much more from The
United States than they exported to them,
but the business men of his country mad
found that they could do better With Eu-
rope, where they We're enabled TO secure
very much smaller rates of freight f. Fer
rari Perez, special representative OF the
Mexican government, said that as his coun-
try increased it's industries 1t had been at
the same time reducing it's tariffs Capt. j.
Cordeira Da Graca, engineer and naval of
fcer of Brazil made another free-trade
argument, characteriZing the present tariff
bill as a monStrOsity. other addresses oil d
more general character were by Alexandra
Garland, of Lima, Peru; Henry s. Price, of
Colombia and Antonio e. Deltino, OF Cara
cas-, Venezuela.
After the general discussion which fol-
lowed the party went to willow grove,
where dinner was served TO-mOrrON&there
will be another meeting at the Museum and
go to Europe, others will remain in this
country to continue their studies OF its in
dustres and some will return directly home
Those who will remain are soliciting addi-
tional information from the merchants and
manufacturers of the United States and Will
reciprocate with all data required pertain
ing to their countries