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jority are satisfied with conditions as
they now exist"

huCy hoW CAAots
Sand what about reciprocity"
Reciprocity, except in natural
products, is impossible, because to
make concessions to foreign nations
to admit their goods free of duty or
at lower rate of duty is simply an
other way to strike at the tariff.
Reciprocity in products that we do
not produce is well enough, but reci-
procity in articles that compete with
our own manufactures is an attack on
protection. do not believe that we
shall see much reciprocity legislation
at the coming session of Congress"
eAre you not afraid that our foreign
market may be affected by adverse
tariff legislation?n
81 am not frightened by this talk of
European combinations against us. /
believe it to be impossible for the Eu-
ropean nations to agree. They have
always been jealous of our strength
and Importance, and that feeling in
creases as we grow still stronger.
Naturally, European countries would
like an access to our markets and are
irritated by our tariff, but that is in
evitable. Charity begins at home,
and it is our place to preserve our own
market for our own people,"
Senator Hale, who is chairman of
the Senate naval committee, says
that the appropriations for the navy
will be liberal but not extravagant
and the work of increasing the navy
will go on.
1t is impossible, in the opinion OF
Senator Hale, to talk about civil gov
eminent for the Philippines at the
present time. Now and for a long
time to come, he believes, the islands
will have to be under military control,
and it is useless to talk about civil
government until all resistance TO our
authority has ceased.
That something ought to be done to
regulate the great trusts is the belief
of Senator Hale, but he admits that
it is difficult question to handle.
He looks for an attempt on the part
of Congress to deal with it, and an
ticipates legislation of some kind in
that direction.
The Washington Post on Monday
printed an interview with Senator
Hale, in which he spoke principally of
reciprocity. He said:
81 do not believe in commissioning vagrant
negotiators to hunt up reciprocity treaties. and
do not believe Congress win be much troubled
by such treaties"
"Does that statement mean that you are op
posed to all reciprocity the senator was asked.
81 am not for the Kind of reciprocity which
Is sought for to-day by the free traders and by
our foreign rivals, who are affected uufavora-
bly, by the Dingley tariff bill," he replied with
deliberatton. 81 believe in the kind Of reel
procity which Mr.. Blaine introduced and hitch
encourages the Interchange of our own products
that other countries do not produce for their
products which we do not produce.
81 do not believe In the reciprocity which cuts
down the duty upon French and British West
lhuid anu Nduauihb MANUFACTURES ana prod ucts
that compete directly with ours and that are
grown and manufactured by labor half paid as
compared with our labor. / recognize fully
the immense benefit to American labor and
American industries conferred by the Dingley
tariff bin, which has, by Its encouragement TO
our own labor. enabled us 10 furnish tn
products Of the farm, the mine, and the mill TO
foreign countries at such rates as have already
gained for US nearly all the trade of the civil
lied word thar Is worth having"
Then you do not altogether sympathize
with the propaganda Tor searching out new
opportunities for trade?" WAS remarked.
II am not in favor of imperiling this con-
dision," the senator answered. "by a wild hunt
for new markets. which have never had and
Will never have any trade or commerce at all
comparable 10 the vast trade and the immense
exports from this country to our great rivals.
am not dreamer over what is called The trade
vi the Orient which, aside from the trade with
Japan, III which we are already fully established
cuts no figure, compared with the trade of the
civilized world, except In the imagination"