Word: trades
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...growth of international trade been checked by the tariff system of he last thirty years...
...United States needs an adequate navy in time of peace.- (a) Our trade must be protected: Mahan, Sea Power, p. 26.- (b) Our citizens abroad must be protected.- (c) Our neutrality in case of war between two foreign nations must be preserved.- (1) Fillibustering expeditions must be prevented.- (d) A predominating influence over the proposed Central American canal should be preserved: Mahan, 33-34.- (e) Weight must be given to our advocacy of the Monroe Dectrine: Nor. Amer. Rev. 148, p. 89.- (f) Respect abroad should be preserved: Nor. Amer. Rev. 148, p. 65.- (g) Patriotism at home must...
...increase of the navy is unnecessary: Nation, LXII, 47.- (a) We have no commerce to protect.- (1) More than 86 per cent. of our own carrying trade done by foreign ships: Statistical abstract of the U. S., 1894, p. 282.- (b) No colonies to protect-(c) We make no attempts at territorial aggrandizement likely to result in war.- (d) Invasion by foreign enemy is practically impossible: Nation LVI, 190-91.- (e) General reasons for existence of large European navies do not apply to us: Nation LXII, 47.- (1) We have no colonial interests conflicting with those of other American...
...gold reserve has cost us at least $150,000,000 in the last two years.- (d) Whenever government reserve goes down, business interests are thrown into confusion.- (e) Greenbacks prevent banks from keeping gold in the country.- (1) Rates of discount can not be adjusted to demands of international trade.- (f) Greenbacks are always exchangeable for gold.- (1) It is ridiculous to be borrowing gold in order to redeem greenbacks only to re-issue them...
...quasipublic works has failed in practice.- (a) State ownership has proved unwise.- (1) Railways in Europe: Hadley, pp. 217, 228. 235.- (2) Telegraph system in Eng and: Pol. Sci. Quar., Dec. '88, p. 590 ff.- (b) Municipal ownership has proved undesirable.- (1) Gas-lighting.- (x) English Cities: Board of Trade Reports to Parl., 189.- (y) Philadelphia: Bryce, Am. Com., 367 ff.; Speech of P. A. Collins before Mass. Leg., p. 12.- (2) Electric Lighting and Power: M. J. Francisco, in Engin. Mag., v. 725.- (3) Waterworks: Boston, Albany, Philadelphia: Conkling, pp. 21, 100; Burrage...