New-York tribune., 1909-07-05
FREE TRADERS YET.
n Call TO 1rms 4gainSt Making
Protection Unanimous.


An appeal "to the citizens Of the United States
has Just been issued by John Bgelow Charles Fran
els Adams. William Lloyd Garrison and ten others
calling all believers in free trade to Join them
in resisting the progress OF protection sentiment
which tney ind now prevalent In both the great
parties The address IS as follows:
The apparent acceptance in some degree of the
sona representatives OF both the political parties
dfe'eoliCahs chainpioitlhg protection with Incl
with incidental urotection-miGht beget the impress
in the absolute and unconditional Of trade
between the peoples OF the earth.
The undersigned. proclaiming themselves as free
traders contend:
tween nations preventing that natural and health
fuI interchange OF nroducts which makes for in
(2) That Protection by reducing the quantity
Of incoming foreign goods. reduces the buying
power represented by such goods, and consequently
subtracts from the demand for merchandise and
labor which would inevitably be fostered by the un-
restricted freedom cf exchange
me me demand Tor labor. and to consequent reduc-
sares thus becoming powerful agent in dragging
down the condition Of our wage-earnnR classes
Mother % Of Trusts but that by stidng foreign come
petition. 1t has granted them license to prey upon
(6) That Protection encourages extravaganza in
taxes what the people consume. in tie main
extracted from the rockets of the wage-earning and
salaried classes.
(6) That Protection. by its methods of indrection
CunningV dtSGutSeS the incidence or taxation. and
thus weaiSens that desirable interest in legislation
and in government policies which direct taxation
a. That Protection which viii Is, Is In effect process
Of class enrichment by legisative favor is Tester
(81 That Protection. by engendernR special over
production due to excessive profits and widespread
MISREPRESENTATION to excessive prices contrib
TO producing those panics which cause so much
(s5 That Protection. by comforting on favored
~, tbe roneaouent uneoual and ineo,,itabIe dis
trbution of the boundess wealth which Is created
the American people has generated resentments
which express themselves by dangerous methods
of the wealth which has been 'untustly appro-
G01 That Protection. by the swollen fortunes
which it heaps up for its benefciares and by the
concentrated selfish class interests which 1t fos-
tors becomes so nowerful through their ability
and readiness to debauch public opinion by the
iodsed nntr the great bodv of our people are
brought to realize It's wasteful sinful. anti-social
Concurring in such views the undersigned call
on all fellow citizens who are in agreement there
with to Join them in an enort 70 consoi,date tle
free trade sentiment of the nation. Such n con-
at least t3 81 Pb our free treders Of other nations
which are also suffering from the evils OF n pro-
Names and addresses should be forwarded with
out DELAY to any Of the Undersigned
JOHN BIGELOW No. q Gramercy Park New
cTiHRI.Es FRANCIS ADAMS India House Bos-
LANES II. DILLARD. No 81 Audubon street,
Lofts r EHRIcH, No. so West nth street New
York. z. -
rOITON HALL No. IS Pine street, New York.
RyRON w HOLT. No. % Broad street, New York.
TOM L. JOHNSON. No 2343 Euclid avenue. Cleve-
DAVID STARR JORDAN. Stanford University.
California - v,,. ~.
GEORGE FOSTER PEABODf, NO. rector
r0TTs r POST. Ellsworth Building Chicago.
WILLIAM C. SUMNER Yale University. New
ciaRIEs HaTsI d. WILLIAMS No. "A Campau Build
ing. Detroit.