The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-20
TIMELY TOPICS

The chief opposition 20 tarlH corces-
sious I'm favor oC Cuban sugar really
In favor ol the Cuban people. 10 save
them from industrial ruin Is under
stood to come from United Sta'es
sugar producers, and especially from
those interested In the production 4
beet sugar They insist that theirs are
important domestic Industries. which
are entitled to protection under our
tariff system. and they protest against
the removal NJ any degree ot existing
protection. Beyond doubt there Is
something In their contentious. The
domestic sugar industry Is important,
and Is not likely to be sacrificed Ten
years ago. however. no less earnest an
advocate u protection than William
Mckinley IN the famous tariff which
bore his name abolished the whole
duty on crude sugar and put that COM
modify unon me free Est II has not
ye, been made convlnclngiy 10 appear
that what was sound protection policy
then would not he equally sound now
y Y Tribune
Capital without labor would he a
bean ~ rubbish Labor without cap
l,aI wouI1 lie. In the rulest form u
civilization -ron may wras' q living
from rha sol. take his coat from the
hrak ~ the sheep he tends AMI "vist
without mo LUXURY ~ education CIV
Wuurn advances and those conlI-
rurs lisaunrar The man whose hands
4-. Killed % work ia wood 'r metal
vh. ram build an engine mr. lriy" b.,
would 300 hopeless 70 apply his hand
-af except glr the other men who can
f.r him Pop his toll Thus the two
.asas ara inseparaba and the l-
vision between them has been mad"
and 1aarar.1 with evil purpose I, is
illogical and hur.ful 10 both Their I'M
iarcsrs ara IN common Mn ar" gov
.rra1 by certain rules that develop
gradually The Individual does not ar
hHrri'y create them Thus, because
p0. man refuses an advance in wages.
and another goes IN a strike that may
IN tha end he disastrous It does not
follow that either Is a brute They
ar. simply at cross-purpos-s. Al they
need 10 go is 10 get together What
ls best fo- one ls best for both-Taco-
ma Ledger
The total manufactured exports from
the United States for the ten months
shows a decrease Of A4162. .s56 as com
pared with the corresponding period
last year and for the entire calendar
year n 1901 Il is estimated there will
be a loss of about s5O.OOO.OO 4 glance
at the detailed statement for the ten
months shows that copper lngots are
responsible for fully one-half of the
reduction in exports. which II of sig
nAcanca as verifying recent state
ments accounting in part for the pres
ent depression in the copper market.
No UUlHHel pFDuuClS Ol llDh ahH 6''N'
more especially miscellaneous machin-
cry. builders hardware, Woodworking
machinery. pumps and pumping. ma
chincry-come next in accounting for
the falling on there being decrease
~ about 10000. 900 in the value of the
exports. This decline. however, may
be accounted for by reader domestic
markets the demand from which has
left less surplus for foreign shipment;
Indeed many manufacturers Of ma
chlnery have had order books too well
filed by home consumers TO continue
10 geek new foreign customers. The
decline Of over two million dollars in
the value Of steel rails exported is
clearly not due to a contraction Of our
foreign markets: with mills rolling 10
the utmost capacity and contract
made covering six and even eight
months Of next year, we are inclined
10 import rather than export ralls.-N
Y. Commercial.