The Globe-republican., 1899-05-04

that the great protection president was
as sound and sensible in that declara-
ton as he always has been on the pro-
lection question. Before President Nc
kinney uttered these memorable words
In his Boston speech, the Cobdenite
press of the country was engaged in
denouncing the Dingley protective tar
i'll law as failure, claiming that it was
not producing sufficient revenues, and
asserting, In the same connection, that
the expansion policy into which the
United States was forced as result OF
the war with Spain would bring about
change from the policy of protection
to that OF free trade, in order that We
might participate in the markets OF
the world and secure share of the
trade Of the new dependencies in dis
tant seas. President McKinley's ut
terance silenced the croaking Golden
lite press. He told them that the cOun-
try had turned from discussing acad-
emic theories to trade conditions" and
that I'VE are seeking our share OF the
worlds markets" Not only do the
export tables published each month
bear out this statement, but the testi-
mony Of the best informed foreigners
is all to the same effect. The March
receipts from customs, nearly $21, 0OO.-
900, was a sufficient answer to the
academic theorists" as to the merits
Of the Dingley protective tariff law
as a revenue raiser That was a rec
ord unsurpassed in the history Of rev.
enue laws in recent years.
But the president said, also, I'VE
have turned our attention to getting
trade wherever it can be found" The
foreign authorities on trade conditions
are furnishing abundant testimonials
Of the marked success which the Amer
lean exporters Of products are having
In that direction. 1t is observable,
also, that since the president said, in
the same speech, that 1T will be
long time before any change can be
had or any change desired, in our fiscal
policy, except to strengthen it," the
Cobdenites have been silent on the
subject which they were exploiting
with great vigor-namely, that the ad-
ministration would turn its back up
on protection, being now welded to
the new policy of expansion. which.
they asserted, demanded free trade. It
is evident that they have not recovered
from the effects of the Knockout blow
administered by the protection leader
in the executive mansion.
But a little more than a month has
passed since President Mckinley
served notice in his Boston speech that
protection has come to stay, and that
our present duty Is to seek foreign
markets under the improved condi-
lions and advantages which our pro-
ducers have under restored protec-
ton. One has but to listen to the
comments Of the foreign authorities
in trade and commerce to learn how
are our exporters of Am
erican manufactures and products do
ing precisely what the president said
we should do.
Marvellous as are the achievements
of the Germans under the policy Of
protection which has developed indus
try in that country, the Germans bear
testimony to the activity and success
of the Americans in the markets of
the world. A report recently sent to
the state department of a statement
made by the German Industrial Union,
the most powerful organization of its
class in the empire, shows how the
Germans understand and appreciate
the growing strength of the Americans
In the worlds markets. Consul Mon
Afghan at Chemnitz sends an extract
from the Industrial Union report,
which contains these striking con-
ments:
1.-The United States is essentially
ahead; it is only in the total of i'm |
ports and exports that We show great |
or returns Its exports are ahead Of |
ours. In the last fiscal year June 80. /
1881 the exports of manufactures |
$290, O00. 900; and. although az
ricultural products, as usual, were well |
the increase in the ex- |
ports Of manufactured articles was |
and comparatively |
greater.
The increase in iron and steel lit |
orally borders on the marvellous In |
thirty years the value of these exports |
has gone up tenfold. The increase in |
the exports Of copper wares is, COM
still greater. The exports |
Of leather and leather goods more than
doubled in the last ten years. Cot:ons |
have gone up slowly; only so per cent
In twenty years Bicycles, the exports
Of which began only ten years ago,
now almost equal the exports of agri-
implements, which, in thirty |
rears, increased upward Of tenfoid, and |
In the last ten years. threefold. The
falling Oh In the sugar exports is not