| Show free trade england we ara told that free trade ia to break down the wall that protection throws aromnd the country and allow the industries of the country to reach the markets oe the world free trade however has worked diametrically opposite to the theory in england where it has been longest practiced the american economist gives figures to prove what free trade ia there doing the imports and exports of iron steel tin plate wire hardware coal and machinery compare as follows for a period of ten years from 1884 1894 total imports total exports tona toda total exports of iron and deteel imports of iron and steal there has been co wall of protection around the united kingdom during this decade and her terera have had every possible opportunity port unity to let themselves out into the markets of toe world yette find that the total exports of iron abeel tin plate wire hardware coal and machinery combined decreased by ovar a year between 1881 and 1891 it would seem BS if the absence of a MII of protection worked entirely contrary to all froe trade theonis in glands En case because it hag the foreign manufacturers and producers of iron steel tin pluite wire hardware coal and machinery to sell in the english markets nearly worth more of their products and manufactures fac tures in 1891 than they did in 1884 free trade in england has increased the imports of the above mentioned goods by nearly sterling and has decreased the exports by anre than sterling the figures quoted are aiom the official board of trade returns |
