New-York tribune., 1901-06-01
A TALK WITH c. A. MOORE.
HE SAYS IN HIS OPINION THE PRFSI-
DENT Is No LONGER AN EXTREME
PROTECTICNIST-TR TRIP To
THE PACIFIC.

Charles A Moore. president of the american Pro-
tective Tari4 League. who accompanied President
Mckinley and his party TO the Pac.dc Coast and
back. saws that President Mckinley his estima-
tioa least. is longer extreme protection
isl.
Il would not for an instant assume TO speak for
the President said Mr.. Moore but 1 under
stand his position with reference TO the tariff. he
certainly looks az IL from the point of view OF
statesman rather than that of a doctrinaire-
notice that Jules Segfried. former Minister OF
Agriculture in France. says that President Nc
Kinley hac said that the United States had
reached that period in it's history when it became
necessary TO go out into the world and secure
markets. and the necessity for heavy protection
had largely disappeared That is a reasonably cor
rect statement of the Presidents views as un-
derstand them Before the Union League Club. in
San Francisco. the President said in effect that
IL had been so long since he had made a partisan
speech that he had forgotten the tune and lost
the notes lie is actuated by what he believes TO
be right and wise and broad. and with the adj
vance of this country in wealth and power ne Is
anxious TO have the people of the United states
demonstrate the fullest extent that they are as
great as they hope they are II would be incorrect
say that the President is no longer protection
list. II would be incorrect to assume that the
President would be in favor OF withdrawing pro-
tective duties any where American m
dustry needs protection. 1t is because we have
protection that have something TO trade with
In 1856 there middle ground 1t was either
a squaretoed. efficient protective tariff or con-
tinuance of the ruinous conditions which con-
frOnted the Republicans when they assumed con-
troll. But a patient recovering from a dangerous
Illness does not forever need cOnvalescent's diet.
To use our own business railway suDDlies) as an
Illustration, personally would not be afraid for Us
70 take our chances against manufacturers IN any
part of the world. But that might be an extreme
position to manufacturers who might be a little
less favOrabIy situated The thing TO do is 70 keep
fully abreast of the times and whenever we can do
so advantageOuSly should negotiate rea1 recf-
prOcity treaties that will allow to sell our sur
plus products. If take of duties amounting TO
100000 we must be assured in advance Jnat We
are going TO get 100000 worth of trade IN return
We are manufacturing a great deal more than We
can use up at home, and the time will come before
long when this OVerprodUctfOn will be felt Dy US
1t is the province Of craftsmanship TO so leSS-aee
as constantly to increase our markets Oulslue OF
the United States. We can't get great ded1 LIOIIl
: our European and AsiaJic neighbOrs Tor nolnln8-
We cannot eat cake and have II. TOO. We've
got 10 give what to the other fellow Will De an
equivalent for anything valuable ne gives US Ihis
/ is Just where reciprocity comes IN
The administration does not fear any cOmo1na-
/ ton of European commercial forces against u.s.
Russia would enter any such cornolnat1on-
That country does not feel any particular resent
ment against US because of our countervalline
duties on sugars. has been asserted (TSrnlahy
feels most keenIy the growing sUcceSSrul CON-
petition the United States in the world markets.
In speaking of the trip across the continent NE
Moore said: 1T a beautiful ana toucnlhS slgIlC
10 the little boys and girls IN those lar away
SOthwestern hanlletS. barefOOJed eased eyed, and
with patriotism burning in every more or thelr
little beings gather at the railway StallOnS as We
passed through and wave American daSs ana cneer
/ for their President"