Identifier: reviewofreviewsw59newy (find matches)
Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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MR. PHILIP GIBBS, LONDON NEWSPAPER MAN ANDFAMOUS WAR CORRESPONDENT ping. Some temporary British policiesadopted in the re-establishment of foreigntrade have been strongly criticized in ourCongress at Washington; but the embargoesare to be considered as merely transitional,following the restrictions of war. Free Tradertto theFront Meanwhile those Americans whohave long advocated the meritsof free trade are now presentingtheir formulated views to the statesmen atParis. They believe that there must be greatmitigation of economic rivalry, if the Leagueof Nations is to attain full success. Thereis much to be said in support of the view thatprotectionist policies have now been largelyoutgrown, and that the movement toward THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD 243
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^ Harris & Ewing, Washington, D. C. SIMEON D. FESS NICHOLAS LONGWORTH JAMES R. MANN FREDERICK H. GILLETT FOUR REPUBLICAN LEADERS WHO WILL BE PROMINENT IN THE NEW HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES greater freedom of business intercourse amongnations ought henceforth to advance rapidly.Some of the chief arguments for protection-ist policies belonged to times and conditionsthat lie in the past. It does not follow thatthere should be an unduly rapid or radicalabandonment of existing tariff schedules.But surely the League of Nations, and theeconomic situation following the Great War,must call for free-trade or low tariffs, ratherthan for prohibitive customs rates. . During the half of his second Republican term that remains (dating from Congress ^^^^^ 4^^ President Wilson will have to deal with a Congress that is Re-publican in both houses, although the ma-jority in the Senate will be very slight. Hehas had the advantage of being supportedhitherto by party majorities in three succes-sive Congre

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