New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-22
PLAN TO DEFEND
U.S.N TRADE WAR
President to Ask Congress
for Legislation-Webb
Bill To Be Urged

u..h,,r.on Nov. 2l.-The pros
live European commercial wsr-after-
.,e-uar. viewed with increasing seri-
..ss here. is being watched carefully
A. Arercan consular officers abroad
..,or,s are being received regular
IL At the department
o4eials here think the American
..o,le Go not fully realize the possible
,9ec.s Of such post-bellum strife on
~ huge foreign trade, which has
,..,ed tho SS.OOO.OOo,ooO mark annual
" No doubt is felt mere that the cOun-
~ faces grave economic danger I'M
,... Il does all possible TO forestall
such q struggle, -,
81 f1See,slation along this line will be
.,~gI. in Congress. The Webb bill, al
ZINC American firms TO unite for FOR
49, trade without violation OF the
sa,i..rlst laws. is 20 be urged again IN
80 Presidents next address.
The shipping Board, provided at the
-. CONGRESS. is expected 20 be named
To-.lv and 20 submit programme de-
.:crcd 20 free Americas sea-borne
,-sSe from dependence on foreign bot
toms. rr
maximum and minimum tariff, TO
s,,or friends and punish those dlserlm-
.-eti,r acalnst American goods, is an
1.Her proposed means OF defence which
nj be submitted for consideration by
10 new tariff commission.
ne State Department is deeply in
..-estes .v the threatened trade COM
riexiues. and 10 is largely for TINS res-
- .hat as many consular ofhcers as
go 90 be in this country at the
49, AIN be sent 20 the fourth annual
so.4inr Of the National Foreign Trade
cnvrri AZ Pittsburgh, January 20, 20
- N Among those who are expected
e-te-S are Consul General at-Large
- + Totem. who has just returned
- Eva Years European invesuga-
-. Consul General J. h. Snodgrass'
TN Moscow. Consul F. W. smith,
t-o- Tteis: Consul J. A. Smith, from
calcutta and Consul A. L. Nj "o''-
scbslk from Rio de Janeiro.
Reports 90 the department. vary NlSe-
H. hi their Interpretation OF the proos.
bilites abroad. 10 is apparent lhsS
nsr.onal hatred among the masses VIII
Iosult in practical boycotts agalnsI
Goods from countries now hosVi!e'
Doubt is expressed, however, as 10
whether an actual trade war, as pro
posed by the London Chamber oil Coih-
,,erre with different tariffs for colo
r;es Allies. friendly neutrsls, unfriend-
iv peut~als and enemies, Will be de-
creed by Official act.
Pact Of Allies Disturbing
Nevertheless. it is pointed out that
,be provisions Of the Paris Economic
Conference Of last June, which sought
"a hind the Allies TO commercial unity
ss against the rest Of the world, al
ready 20 a large degree have been car
ned ont. The blacklist, there adopted,
was shortly mace public. Mutual con-
eessiors and freedom from certain tar
iHs also followed. Raw materials have
been placed very largely under Allied
domination. officials, therefore, are
disturbed lest completion Of part Of the
policy rresages the completion Of much
more of DO.
The socializing Of belligerent states
has caused another fear for American
foreign trade. In England, change from
the traditional policy OF free trade TO
protection is being more and more
MINfla AlEt4. Inc hOfcHiSub %NL
England hrst' 20 the disadvantage OF
other nations is reported to be re-
casting the empires economic life. In
dustry is being quickened from small
scale isolated production TO huge large
scale output A foreign trade bank,
with q capital Of $4,000, 900, has been
founded by the government, and con-
troll OF all steamship lines and Of the
country's coal supply is being urged.
Likewise reports from Investigators
who have recently returned from Eu-
rope show that fear and suspicion Of
the United States is increasing in both
belligerent camps. In England the
England hrst' campaign has been di-
rected very largely against American
goods which could not be replaced by
British. In Germany some Of the larg-
est companies are putting out adver-
tisements deerying purchase of Ameri-
can goods on the ground that American
munitions are now killing German sol
diers.