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Show trade at the same time. We believe it can be worked out all right if the proper prop-er spirit is shown. It goes without saying that the tariff rates will be high in all countries; even tho Democrats in congress will admit that muith, Free trade England will abandon the Cobden theory and embrace em-brace the protection idea. Under such circumstances it would be easy enough to start a tariff war, which would upset up-set many of the plans being made for commercial intercourse between the nations. na-tions. So the importance of reciprocal recipro-cal relations should be realized at the outset. We are glad to note the fact that the American manufacturers are taking the necessary steps to bring trade to this country and that they have pooled their interests and established selling agencies abroad. After the war would be too late to get a start. LEGAL COMBINATION. The manufacturers of the United States aro taking advantage of the opportunity op-portunity allowed under the Webb law to make preparations for engaging extensively ex-tensively in foreign trade.' Fifty-four mill owners, whose domestic sales aggregate ag-gregate $100,000,000 a year, have formed a combination and will send agents to the four corners of the earth to push tie sale of American-made products. Wo have no doubt of the result re-sult of the campaign, now that our manufacturers have been enabled to meei meir European competitors on equal terms. The passage of the Webb bill was delayed in the senate for a long time, Cummins of Iowa and some others opposing it on the ground that it was an entering wedge which would result in the repeal of the antitrust laws. Good sense finally prevailed and the manufacturers may now enter into pools and combinations for the purpose of selling their wares in foreign countries. coun-tries. As frequently pointed out, the domes-tie domes-tie field is not large enough for the manufacturers of the United States and we must have an outlet for our surplus. It can be obtained without any great amount of trouble, but if we are to hold the markets- we gain we shall be compelled to adopt the methods of our competitors to some extent or be forced out of the field. We shall also be compelled to buy more or less of the products of the countries in which we sell our govds, for the people of such countries will very naturally buy of those to whom they sell, the ships thereby securing cargoes both ways. We shall adopt the motto- of live and let li-6 and not go into the foreign markets with the idea that we can control con-trol them without entering into reciprocal recipro-cal arrangements. There will be some difficulty in this respect owinj to our long-cherished idea that we should sell to the people of other countries, but not buy of them. The question to be settled is how to protect the home market mar-ket and engage extensively in foreign |