The sun., 1900-01-10
TARIFF REDUCTIONS.

That was an apt answer which Con.
sui MonogLaA Who represents tie
United States II CLemuit2, gave 10 the
plaalilgs ot #f'ie-ro fapparl iii Italian
delegate HI the intaraatiGla! cclai..,
cial congress iii Philadelphia lii the
course "a tue proceedings HI oct, 3O
the gentleman fsoa Florence rrg-l i
reduction ol the American tariR on
Italian fruits on ;ac ground tlat tile
present restrictions deprived tao poor
people OF tile nitGe States of tile beue-
tits and pleasures Of Iow priced oranges
and lemons imported. from Italy Tile
Florentlne delegate further remarked
that protective tariffs were sometimes
as injurious 10 the protected country
as to the country whose products We're
forced to pay the tariff.
Just low this general statement was
thought to Le applicable to the Uaited
States ia its tariff relations witi. italy
was not made clear by Mr.. Tappaf. u
sounds very lilse one uf those sUe 3lug
propositions which free traders i pit.
ually bring forward without colde-
scending to enter into details Prc sed
for specific Instances of detrineL to
the United States that would Out
weigh or Offset the advantages eaiorcd
BY reason Of the tariff on Italian fruits,
Mr.. Tappari would be at some trnlble
to name them. What he is pleading
for Is free access TO tie greatest ON
4 sunin. mar!set II lie world for lie
4 products Of his own county. That Il
\ what the users of low priced labor all
over the world would like Against
| them all, however, The Dingley tar f
stands bulwark 6f defense to tie
users Of high priced labor ID this coun-
! try. a bulwark wLlch IS neyer we4l-
eued except Thcn Gree traders Gre i...
trusted with the defense Of Tie citadel
and then is weakened al uncalcuatrl
and .Dcalculahla cost ~ the invad,
country.
But it remained for G6asul Mon
CHAN to meet and answer tie special
4 pleading Of the E'loreattne delegate fat
/ the removal of protective duties The
consul. following aIr. Iappart, said:
The fact tAat almost every foreign
delegate has made objection ID our
tariff viii be d splendid argument ID
present 70 tie greater part of tLe
American people . favor III keap,4e
our restrictive dTttss.
1T Is only q century since Engla4l
vas one of tle strongest protective
countries Hi The world. If net the gtron.
gest. Il imposed rot only heavy mi
port duties, lllt stringent export duties
as we'll. New. aa Ii We'll known.
| Engiaad n f4e eroatcst exponent ~
free trade Nations nnd conditions
hare changed Every new country
will have y ~ through more or le.,
similar experiences u the cnes We
have eoap turorsl
Laeland 4eld ~ tlle 4.ts rigil f5r,r
i III s"1tection ulll sfa a3 GFo0lar the
iAdu5tr.ai 4'r Gf a r5rll. Then
,he took It'll frep trade mia sader tlat
policy pr9shfreii far ! teria of Years.
No" conditions segai III he changing
again. and countries ii4e tila tnitnd
states ald ieru!auy protected com.
I tries. afe making sad lrr6ads unon
y British Industrial supremacy. hating
lsf. tlte 47tirtve narscts of tie
7ss6f4 tesLg let ~ iJe tralp af lar
aT.a eolafie5 aHa errn atatus aer in
t-a British Ao.a uaI.at WIT ra ll-T.n
in tla last Lllf nt' as Cohderisn
been So rhoky as at present. and signs
are nor lacking which indicate that BE.
fore many Years Great Britain will Sc
compelled ~ resort ID protective duties
az M industrial end financial necessity.
CouId yot he Otherwise.
The l.oEdon Statlst. iii reviewing
American PROSPERITY" speaks hirblT
81 TIE strrtlr American farmer. az the
rrent extent af cereal explorations
| from imerica an1 III the orlers for
/ American locomotives and stpel. ii
Winds up i.s revigTs bf sensiB}y pre
dieting cc1tt1.sd ana increased Amerg
ear prosperity. we s!nce.elg hope 50
flow could Il he otherwise unde. tie
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