The Lamar register., 1899-11-22
rHg NATIONS TRADE.

three years has created amusement
and CONSERVATION IN Enrope Prob,
ably pothsag Ike IL has ever bsea seen
ii the commercial werid iefovc.
Americans are building the new steel
bridge over the Atbara, ia northeast
Africa. American miuing machinery y
driving out English and German N
South Africa. American canned beef
Is used by the British government 10
provision its troops American railway
tools aud other appliances nave sup
planted all others in the building OF
the new siberian railway, urtfcrs for
American locomotives are pouring IN
from the Continent Of Europe ArnsFi.
can cotton goods ARE Binding new mar
kets in the far east, and when pSsasts
comes lu the Philippines the trade VIII
advance by leaps aud bounds
Tine was when American exports
were nearly all raw materials. In
those days the t,rce Traders assured rs
that this country might better nsstrici
its energies to the production Of thssse
things iu which II had natural sd.
vantage wheat and carR and petro-
leun. and other raw products. lessvinE
TO the Older and better eqnippssi as
tions the task Of misunderstanding. Thsg
alleged that a protective tariff nevsr
could and never would baiid all Hsann-
featuring Industries 10 glae point whrrs
they eouI,i S,oIapeir with i6ose Of ihr
old countries. The theory was very
taking, 10 many minds. but 8, has b--su
iispruved by facts. as many sther
theories have Iseak at the figures
In isg2 W. exported 70 forrlsn cqun-
tries manufactured goods 70 the
amount oS Sl5S.si0.aaT. II Nas about
the same yl,c nszt year. There WIS
not much change uuth Isaa. when
William Msklniey was sieCtea pspss.
dent. Then the figures jumped up Il
SIS, ,S7l ,ITS Ia 1855 they had EUue
up to S-.1.sst7 81. and for thu ysar
Just closed they wen. SESSyw7T,TtsL 1t
viii b. seen tta; instsAd n closing
against Us. the markets Of thr World
have ogrBed wider than ever. oar
total exports ahFosia 10 1921. asirr the
Wilson biil had EaIien Into good work.
ius order. were SssG., i4o.S72 Last
year they were si-.4s2T. .2sas.4 .4ia. os an
iucrsase of sS25,osi.s47.
ON The other hand, Imports have de.
creased under the Tro,eSfiyr tariff Sol.
lowing the Wilson Law. we have he@u
using iess OF foreign made goods. In
1870 We bought $500. lga.a.a worth
abroad Last gear We bought rearly
saoo,pyo o0D less.
The houae marked is stI the best
market IN tile world. aEd more ard
more our manufacturers are cuntretl-
Ing 81. Prices have not kept up to the
prize. Of foreign goods plus the amount
of the tarin. as free traders said They
must keep M. bur have decreased un.
81 our manufactures can undersell the
Engllsh and the German. Ia the same
quality OF goods, in very many lines Of
production
\ new era has begun for American
trade, JUST as Eew era has b-agna 70.
lilicaiiy. The United States are now a
world power OF the hrst magnitude.
they are to be world producer. With
expanded productive power have come
expanded markets.
There are timsd souls who shrink
from all this--who mourn over our for.
uer magnificent ISOLATION who in.
sist on putting hack the hands Of times
dial and fear that we shall never l-s
equal to our new responsibilities. But
these are the small minority. The
great majority Of the American people
rejoice in the new opportunities. and
are not afraid OF the new responsible
ties.