Show i I Ii I II I European Tours rn ni HE lID Economist reminds us that during the theL THE L I been spent in in America Amer America pa past t S1 six years ears great sums have o ica but hut for the war would have o been spent in m and that the thus titus circulated here has bas Europe mone money gone one far to offset the thc harm done by the tariff ot or 1913 1013 It lIt argues also that there will be he man many Ameri Ameri- Americans Americans cans in ill Europe during the coming summer slimmer an and that great reat sums will viII be e expended ed in the purchase c of ot articles luxurious and anel curious curious an and a n. consequent falling off in disbursements at homo home and that tho traders trader's boast that tho present tariff has not done tione one the harm hann the Ec- Ec publicans predicted may be somewhat somo humbled Whatever may be the results of the Kitchin Under er- er that fair test under woo wood tariff it is manifestly true a normal con conditions has not h been en accorded it The Tho true test will come when the country soU settles les down to similar conditions which obtained at at atthe the thc time the law was passed What effect the annual exodus of or American spenders spend spend- em ers to Europe may have lIa-e had on the operation of tariff laws is a a. thought which only an nn ardent advocate of a high protective tariff such as ns the Economist would conceived For or many years these old world visits were incidents inci incidents mci- mci dents to be ta cn for granted ranted an and while labile the tIle annual expenditure expenditure ex ex- was sas perhaps never ne eI ascertained it was WM known to be enormous There were Americans in ill London an anti and andall all aU over o England by the lakes of Killarney and on the shores of f Loch Lomond in French jewelers jewelers' shops in Germanys Germany's quaint old cities in Scandinavian ll villages cs anti and in Mediterranean j ports In every cry c country of or Europe a wealthy American American- took the best t room in the hotel or bought the tile most costly article on the counter or paid the most generous tip to the waiter in ri 1914 1 the blast of or war was sounded these holiday trips naturally ec ceased sc The next year there was little litHo desire lesire or opportunity to go 0 roaming across the seas sens It has been the same ever eer since Last year there were few chances to lo see sec Europe as in the resorts of other times the inhabitants could hardly eXist eist Practically cay for s sis sL years the summer tourist business has been kept at home It has hns been estimated that tbt our countrymen prior to toI 1914 were spending money in Europe at the I per annum If this tins has been suspended for six sic years end if a t total tal of has been expended expended ex ex- and circulated h here it was undoubtedly that hut much of a benefit to tho the United States And if if the European vacations arc to bo ho resumed and a fI great sc scat scattering t. t of American dollars ill Europe shall be the result result re re- I sult suit our country will inevitably feel fecI the reaction tariff or no tariff 1 I I |