Newark post., 1911-08-23

oNay a"dhSii III uS lSSp lSSl-
lngs OF pride and JOY. We behold
living interest in this movement
OF brotherhood and neighborly
love, in this great stride toward
the elimination of the world
slow and laborlous struggle to the
era OF universal peace-not ster-
lie peace which merely means the
cessation of war, but peace
crowned with the loving con1mun-
ION OF all humanity. Farmer and
laborer are beginning to feel that
the dotted line on the map no Ion
ger marks gull between them
selves and their neigfbors. To-
day we stretch Our hands across
continents and oceans to grasp in
eighborly love the hand of Our
distant brother.
Such political amity is only the
instrument in bringing about a
closer and more vital Union, in
the harmonious commercial rela-
tions Of the world. Trade is the
bond that has drawn all nations
together. In distributing her gifts
variously to different countries,
nature herself has given birth to
commerce. Each nation, like bro
thers, is doing It's own work.
but all unite their efforts for the
common :amily. What is more
beautiful than the mutual enjoy
nent OF the bountiiul gifts nature
has bestowed Oh two countries ?
Such an harmonious exchange is
Reciprocity. Reciprocity is nat
ural law OF economy, expressed in
terms OF political science. 1t aims
to remove the long-standing arti-
fetal restrictions on natural pro
duction.
We have learned that whatever
compels country to produce at
a higher cost what can be supplied
for less by another is working in
opposition to the will of nature
and turning back the hands of the
clock which marks our progress
1t is setback, not only for the
world as whole, but also for our
own nation. We lose both in la,
Dor and capital. And the heavy
burden OF it falls on the common
consumer. Really only those few
who buy the imports, pay the duty
on them into the national treasury
but the millions who use the do
mestic articles, pay practically th'
same duty to the rich manufactur
er. For, the tariff raises the pric'
OF all imported articles, subject Il
duty, by precisely the sum pai'
for such duties. Many OF these
| however, are raised or manu;actur
ed in this country, and the dutie!
levied on them are called protec
ton for the home manufacture
| This enables him to sell his pro
ducts for price equal to that de
manded for the imported goous
| although his is often of inferio
| Equality.
| Our objections would perhap
not be so strong, had the dutie
| been laid on luxuries alone. Blu
| it can never be asserted too EN-
| phaitcally that no daily necessi
lies should be subject to a tax, TN
| just in its nature and especial
| disastrous in its application. Th
Door consumer, who is least abb
to bear it, is the one on whom tn
load is heaviest. 1t is very sinfr
10 allow the hard-working lahore
to swell the illegitimate profits Q
all irresponsible capitalist. Gu
sense of social duty has becom
too deep and broad to tolerat
such conditions. Now is the tim
to remove their causes.
Reciprocity with Canada wi
force down in Our own country til
price OF food and other necessitie
OF living to fair plane.
The opportunity which nov
; presents itself must be seized be
fore it vanishes forever. A SUP
plant at our gates, Canada ha
o,ten pleaded for reciprocity, BIT
in vain. We had not been read
for it, or at least, we thought W
had not. In 1854, we negotiate
a reciprocity treaty with Canad
which lasted for ten years. Ate
lie Civil War, owing partly to til
fear that she was benefited Nor
than we, and partly to hostile lee
ines toward Great Britain, TIL
treaty was abrogated. Since the
Canada has made many attempt
to renew it, but with no success
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