Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-01-28
DEPENDENT ON Us.
one of the Argum ents of the Gold
- C1aquerie shown Up. :

ENGLAND DEPENDENT ON US.
One of the Arguments of the Gold
~. Claquerie shown Up. &
In the article printed below, from
the pen of Col. James w. Robertson,
in Atlanta Constitution, there is made
most remarkable showing as to the in
dependence of the United States and
Great Britain.
Among the claquerie of the gold
standard in this country the idea has
been carefully nursed that the United
States is dependent nation upon the
greatness of England. So far do they
carry this idea of our national weak
ness that they use it as a direct argu
ment why England should control, not
only the finances, but the commerce of
the world. These men would have the
people of the United States labor under
the impression that they were for
tunate in becoming the subservient
tools of a greater and more patronizing
master, who was willing to let them en-
Joy a little prosperity under his shadow.
The figures presented by Col. Robert
son (and they are taken from official
sources) most completely shatter this
illusion, which has come to be so much
believed, and shows that on the con-
trary Great Britain is the nation which
is most dependent upon the resources
of the United States, and that if Great
Bristain poses as the leader of finance
and commerce it is because of the aid
of the toryism in America which loves
everything that is English and con-
temptnously turns up it's nose at every
thing that is American.
From the figures it appears that the
United States exports to Great Britain
in agricultural products $685., 341 ,124,
which is met by agricultural products
coming from England to this country
to the value of only 41,93G,559. In the
items which go to make up these two
sums those sent from the United States
are not luxuries, but are the actual ne
cessities of life, without which there
would be famine and disaster in the
British empire, while the comparative
~ insignificant exchange is made up of
articles which would not be missed in
this country were Chinese wall to be
erected between the two. Continuing
States exports to England in minerals
SIS, 792, 100 and in forest products 3d.
438,935, the items of which again show
a list of articles absolutely necessary to
England and to the world, and without
which the commerce of the world would
be paralyzed, while the return products
Of similar character are but fraction
under 100000, again so unimportant
that they might not be missed and
would cut no figure in the sum total of
the worlds productions. Perhaps the
strongest point which England has
played has been that her manufactures
were necessary to the world, and they
played so overwhelming part as not to-
be ignored. The figures show that,
while England imported into the United
States with all her manufacturing
greatness and advantages the amount
of only $45,310,353, this is offset by
manufactures exported from the
United States of almost SIC, 900, 900,
showing how vigorous is becoming the
competition of American manufacture
ers, and the fact that those who have.
done so much, with little squirting up,
could easily change the record and
make England again the debtor nation.
To sum up the total, it will be seen
that while England purchased of the
United States in absolute necessities,
such as she is compelled to have at any
mir fn - o. b
per cent. of the exports-of the country,
the United States purchased from Eng
land only total of 1914 ZOO, PTS in articles
which could just as we'll be produced
here, and which would be were it not,
for the overweening extravaganza of
those who are too flush in spending their
money for foreign goods.
With this magnificent showing (which
holds up the United States as the great
storehouse of the world, it will be seen
how ridiculous is the claim that a mere
huckster nation which acts as middle:
man should be given all the credit, and
that there should be those among US
who are anxious to bow down to this
middleman, and to allow him to dictate
prices, to fix the value of money and to-
make slaves Of those who should be his
masters,
The discussion Of policies and princi-
pies which has been forced upon the
country by the financial agitation viii
result In greater good than was planned
by those who started it, The revolt
against the financial dictation Of Eng
land, in drawing attention. to her man
ufacturing and commercial claims, has
shown their preposterous character and
has brought out the fact that, like a,
sleeping lion, the United States was .un-'
aware of its Inherent greatness and
strength. This will lead to independent
legislation in which our statesmen will
not be so anxious to consult the wishes
Or inclinations of a foreign nation; but