Garland Globe | 1909-03-27 | Page 2 | Fear Free Trade

FEAR FREE TRADE , Residents of Philippines Concerned " Over Loss of Revenues. Manila. Officials of the Insular government, mombers of tho Philip plno assembly and others In close touch with tho affairs of the Philip plno government, are seriously con corned over tho loss In rovenuof-which rovenuof-which will result from tho estnbllsh lng of reciprocal free tiado botweec tho Islands and tho United Htatea un or tho provisions of the Payno tar iff bill. It Is feared that the deficit for tho first year, due to tho decrease 1 In customs revenues, will approxl I mate 5,000,000 pesos ($2,500,000), ant I that It will increase from year to yeai I with tho growth of American Importa I