The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-19
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VERY DESIR'. !. !. E J.
Mi. Osborne Howes, Of Boston,
Before Chamber Of Commerce.
WORKSHOP OF THE. WORLD
Predicts Good Fortune for This Countrywide
American Psril."-Ef.ec. on Deyel-
cpment-Terriioria
Expansion
WORKSHOP OF THE. WORLD

Mr.. Osborne HoWeS, of Boston, was
greeted by a small, but interested, audi
ence at the Chamber of Commerce last
night when he spoke on THE Desira biity
of Establishing by Means of Reciprocity
Treaty Better Trade Relations Between
the United States and Canada-''
Mr.. Howes is the chairman of the Com
mittee on Reciprocal Trade of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce. That progressive
body is anxious to have closer business
relations established between this country
and Canada and, to stir up the sentiment
of the people to that end. is having NJ.
Howes. who has given the subject most
careful study, to go through the country
and address organizations of business
Ilen.
President II. l.. Cabell of the Richmond
Chamber introduced the speaker. He
stated the object of Mr.. Howes' visit to
Richmond at this time and said that he
had addressed business men in many OF
the leading cities of the country, notably
New York, Philadelphia, st. Paul. In
dianapolis Atlanta and others of equal
Importance.
WORKS. SHOP OF THE WORLD.
THE industrial condition of the United
States" said Mr.. Howes, has undergone
in the last few years an almost revolu-
tionary change. Not only has there been
marvellous increase in almost all
classes of production. SO that the outputs
Of our fields, our mines and our work.
shops would reality supply our national
needs by the constant labor of our people
for ten or eleven months in the year.
but we have found by the prompt arc
efficient utilization of our resources and
through the employment of iaEor-saving
devices that there are relatively few
commodities that we cannot produce and
sell in the markets of foreign countries
at prices which compel their purchase.
when their manifest superiority to COM
neting commodities OF native production
is taken into account This has led to an
enormous, and in the commercial history
of the world, an unparalleled expansion
in our foreign trade. Our exports. oil
every description have poured outward IN
an ever-increasing volume, and the dls-
covery has come to others as Well as 70
us that instead Of being nation unit
ed in our commerce to the few prouucts
over which our natural resources nave
given us an easy command, we are more
than the peers OF all other nations IN
productive ability, and are destined, II our
onward career is not checked, 10 Decoiile
the workshop OF the world.
THAT AMERICAN PERIL
..This discovery. which has justly In
spired Americans with a patriotic prloe
in the energy and vitality OF their coeh
try, has caused a genuine and widespread
alarm in quite a number of the foreish
countries whose markets we nave proadiS
invaded Pleasing as it may be to US tnat
all nations are to be tributary " ou' 49,,
terests the out-classcd foreigners can
hardly be expected to share IN our en-
tfusiasm. In nearly all of the great pro-
ducinp nations of the world the so-caileo
"American peril is felt to be real
one. and one which should be guatueu
against by copying, in more OF iea2s
comprehensive manner, the policy OF trilue
exclusion which for many years we nay
followed
If the tariff taxes on our goods. espeCiai-
lv those that compete with native MUS
trias are raised by Germany, Austria
italy. France and Canada. and even Pos
sil,lv bv England, to approximately 'ile
1,oint Of exclusion. The leaf would pc one
borrowed from our own BOOKS. ~
ono who has studied the trend OF ioIelsii
ppblic opinion can doubt that the illoN
,nant of popular sentiment is in that di-
rectiOn.
..y,I,at effect will such treatment have
,non the industrial development OF the
I-n;tes States?" the speaker continued.
an tho fiscal wear 1885 our export trace
was valued in round numbers at >aV.-
oo6. 600 In 1901 it was $1,000 OOOUe. Inns
anorn,ous cain has been contemporary
eo,,s with our wonderful industrial pros
nerity. But has it not also been to a
i,roe degree the cause OF that prosper
;tvS II has drawn off at full prices tfe
s,,rn,ns nroducts Of Our industries--sur-
,,,,,sas which. if they had not found
free and profitable outlet, would have
contested the home market, forced down
,,,;ces caused the shutting up OF the
r-or,,shoDs and obliged the farmer TO
dispose Of his crops on an unremunera-
tive basis. If the estimates of our stat
isticians are TO be trusted the American
neopfe can nbundantlv supply their own
needs by the constantly applied LABOR OF
from forty-two to fortE-hEe weeks IN d
year favorable foreign vent for our
Iro6ucts must be found. if American
capital and labor are to be stsndiiy ana
nrofItaolv employed for the full twelve
months. otherwise there will be conges-
tion a lowering of prices, want Of bust
ness confidence and industrial staSna-
ton.
TERRITORIAL EXPANSION.
.sThere is vet another aspect to TINS
question said Mr.. IIowes. sit seems 10
he recognized that the healthful growth
n. the United States requires that we
sl,all have from time to time some form
of territorial expansion. If in the future
Ills should seem necessary there is no
eSYension of our national limits when
would be more natural than that which
brought about a union of the Angio-SaXon-
people of the American continent, ana