New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
mR A CUSTOMS UNION.
GENERAL JAMES b. WILSON SPEAKS ON
sorR TRADE RELATIONS WITH THE
-popTCsn BEFORE THE NEW-ENG-
r.ND FREE TRADE LEAGUE.
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LAND FREE TRADE LEAGUE.
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Nov s-The New-Engand Free Trade
eTe which met at Copley Square Hotel to-
De s, voted TO change its name to the American
--ae Trade League. also 10 send oelesauon 10
"a -he meeting of the National Association OF
ale- altac+,,rers at Washington. The speaker of the
@a.e MAS Cereal James II. Wilson, who spoke
eN'. Our Trade Re.ations with the Tropics
Oh S-.,nsny his address General Wilson made
~ ~, narsonal explanation. speaking Of his OBJ
pI p.ions in China, Cuba and Porto Rico. 'As
ss. 81 NJ vou perhaps know he said, Il am
as,uhcan and protectionist. as those words are
e,ally used, but am an American before L am
spsnublican and am free trader before am a
o,ecrionist and hence l venture to call myself a
zee trace protecrionisr-a free trader inside
s.ecriop;sr outside of our sphere of interest or
ir"sueuce" He continued in part as follows:
!, may net be inappropriate for me TO call your
sreaIion &c the laet i1ae @ on W "a - A 1
america generally Iook upon Us M NIL i1-o 80 o. r 80
fasnscon. Nnlle Mexico, FeneZuela anu Nupa hat
IseasnSsnp they have a4so had some reason to sus-
1. 1ie nnr entiIe disnteresteoness NhIie they rec
SSsneTolence Ssee Trey have some fear that II may
Ultimately become d6Glis GtPiise Gf IL as we Vii it is
nnen secret thai, while the Latln-Anerlcan; re-
puoncs leeb ~ fear it may yet become doctrine
oe eorai5esI for insiders The evidence Ihat .iis
o. genuine IS not far 10 seek ana WnlIe II -
lea serTlane my present purpose 10 Sa
noA well ii founded. L cannot
~ nojnting out that IL exists ano thal II - @ tI
Dar; Of good craftsmanship TO remove II Il Can
bs done. -,oo-,-v
pPoapER THAN MERE RECIPROCITY.
That an effective honorable al and Ia iike M@
can " 6oupt Al all events, those VINO nave the
s3nJsSct venture 10 raake-that the time mas come
Men we should seek foT paSlS o5 anG T,oHe
re!alnhcal than that Of mere reciprocity. WHICH
nrresent understood is, at BEST hlal'ef %
barter IN as Under the Monroe Doctrine We have
lass the burden Of protecting the neighoogtng
stHes arises why should We not Try 70 set sbI if
sa,Iyneroal sa,Iy advantage from them wh'cn, H in
cotiIe. naLe them richer and stronger WolId III q
measure compensate US toT our h arnercan he
pensTr and if the Monroe Doctrine IS to oe Il'at an
taneof nnblic law That is, national vii iuf m
r.-avail in all cases where we chooSe 70 go ne are
Plesa.i .t-orp enough TO enforce II, ana We az.
w5 We sa 70 enforce il in all cases where EuLoPeai
PoveTnents seriously encroash upon eicen state
Under r1a 5hs the United States not say frankly to
Why shessa s9sles Of North America, least We VIII
go a. az IN absolute and reciprocal tree Trace -
s and anufactred products between our on
e.. one hand. and all the iI1Enedlalefs Ta-fff 70
sounss5 sTs5 upo by the parties 10 the arrangement
and to 6e 5o not ~ saw that the time has come
when such an arrangement as TINS can pS 20 "a srs+
into eleoI WORE of the countries interested. and
WouId certainly meet with the opposlne5ni 5ii1 ol IN
ppon5 Necessarily follow before the public mind
could brought 20 understand ana accTf ben n this
reasur. or some modification Of i Will De aGoplS
by every North American state ana to the
South American repubncs for the pressni[, ~ con
y & es aanssin@ TO ii into commercial union or
zolverein with aggregate populauoa= o.. 0o on
ubnn now living outside of the United States,
would henceforth sell their raw materials ara b
Manufactured goods and provisions from +d US ~
States would respect the political independence
into commercial union with US. would II not a'so
end their apprehension Of conquest and nenetolens
solemn dedication of the entire continent forever
r. % le ne La11 u as oir commercial allies and AZ the
same time become better common defence agalhsI
frequently threatened. than any number OF battle
sbips we could huild. or any army we coulo raise
and put in the field
DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
General Wilson went to speak Of the climate,
natural resources and Industrial conditions of Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines, and continued:
From all gather from books, and from the ne
many intelligent ofeerT be Wfo wet 6IraI Id91 ny nee
far away from the truth when he pronounced E
climate to be better and their people to be more
highly civilized than the Cubans- l am sure that
has served IN both regions 1t seems to be certain
that The Philippines cannot compete WIN IN oI9a o1
ity Of its tobacco and as tey are 100 , 1ar aay @
be considered as in every way less adyantag geously
situated and less valuable commercially. When it
in Cuba as two TO one while in the Philippines
they are not more than one 70 fifty the political
and sociological inferiority Of the Fipinos will be
And this brings TO the question Of the evening
How shall we get the most good out OF these trop-
ical REGIONS without violating our fundamental ma
with ftem? Holding as l do. that unless we can
make them prosperous and contented we cannot
the to these Important questions must evil
IDENTITY turn on the development OF Their na1uTal a
them a source OF profit to the people of those
restons-Porto Ricans Cubans. Hawaiians and Fill
psnos aike1it is Impossible that these people.
whether white colored. can become prohtaole or
can grow only upon the superfiuities OF life If
wages are not good or do not rise ana the prooacs
no superauities nor any increase OF wealth. AS
have shown equality of trade privileges is the con
God as yet the great republic has nowhere @ 9noer Ger
prosperity, which is the wonder and the envy o.
the world Il has as matter Of plain duty been been
extended 10 Hawaiians and Porto Ricans. and must
be sooner or later extended to the Filipinos
THE FUTURE OF CUBA
What shall be done in this direction for the
cubans? They cannot hope to survive and prosper
nitted share in the prosperity of the surround
ing countries. Under the solemn assurances OF the
United States. That door is shut for the present
6e Least & we canpot find ano5her @ we shoaid naxe
ion Of Spain.
After ali have said YOU will not be surprised
10 learn that have from my first official report
TO the present day urged it. as the highest ana
most Intellectual duty Of craftsmanship, TO give
absolute and unrestricted free trade in natural and
manufactured products TO the Cubans also. IN eX-
Change for the same privilege TO be granted by
.Aen TO Us. under the protection OF common
GflH as against all other countries Under ITS
sISanuating influence wages would rise profits would
increase. wealth would accumulate and prosperity
oi,o progress would be apparent on every hano
n a am well aware Of the fact that Mr.. Mckinleys
fgiaa1o fsia speech, as it has been called the 5ui
-eio Programme is a powerful appeal for reel
sstocity the method which he thought pest
.ssSplso TO meet the present emergency. ana al,
is st L..