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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...we fail to see how it can be used to-day or be effective under identical circumstances against Porto Eico, Hawaii, and even the Philippines. Second argument: "That the production of coffee is very small as compared with the quantity consumed by the nation." Without including the Philippines, the last coffee crop of Porto Rico and Hawaii, amounting to approximately 60,000.000 pounds, indicates, in respect to the consumption of the coffee in the nation--875,000,000 pounds--a proportion much larger than which has served as the ground to burden innumerable other products. In proof of the preceding, let us cite a very convincing example. Before the year 1890 tin was not produced in the United States. In the tariff act of October 1 of that year the duty upon this article was raised from 1.4 to 2.2 cents a pound. This increase went into effect July 1, 1891. Let us note the results: Tear of 1891: Prior to July 1--Pounds. Importation 1,036,489.074 Production 2. 230, 743 After July 1--Importation 120,819.732 Production 1, 2!)3, 738, 880 In the same way that this decisive protection for the manufacture produced such a development as to almost annul the importation of tin, so there is the absolute certainty that within a short time Porto Rico. Hawaii, and the Philippines would produce all the coffee to supply the American people if assisted by a similar process. Third argument: "That the placing of a duty on coffee would injure our commercial relations with the other countries producing coffee." We have to eliminate Mexico in our objection to this argument. Her proximity to the United States, the facility of communication and of transportation, the influence of American capital therein invested, will determine necessarily the supremacy of the United...
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