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as to throw the whole carrying trade between the United States and Great Britain into hands of our commercial competitors.

 There is another mode in which the arrangement favors British shipping in the creation of what has been called the triangular voyage. Formerly. British vessels engaged in the colonial trade went to the colonies in ballast or but partially laden; they often remained there long time from the preparation of their cargoes, with which they re- turned to England Now, they take full ireights to the United Stses thence full or partial freights to the West Indies and thence, iuil freights to Eng land. Or, they proceed with freights from Eng land to the West Indies; whence, m few days' they arrive at our Southern ports. where they ob- tain full freights for Europe. British vessels thus employed have decided advantage over us, even in the direct freights to and from our own ports.

 In 1894, 1925. and 1926, the American tonnage which entered our ports, direct from the brtisn West Indies. was 29s, 700 tons in 1897, 1888, and 1889. it had diminished to 125,S00 tons

 If such be the state ce our direct trade, we have not much to console us in the comparative increase of British tonnage and our own, m the whoie o' the colonial and provincial trade. The British ton- mage cleared from our ports for the colonies ana provinces in 1s24 iS2J and 1926, was 'l .o;s' the American tonnage was 477, 100 tons m loo 6 1858, and and 1899, the cieafances of British ton pagcs as above. was l.235. 800 tonss and of AEerl- can but 900 teas the increase of British tor- nage in our own ports, during this whole period, being about ten times greater than that ofour own.

 This doctrine of free trade. recommended to us, and practically repudiated by almost every other nation, will end market. and comforting it on foreiSners.

 g. In shutting out our productions from theiV markets, and thus depriving us of any profitable market. at home, or abroad.

 8 Tn closing the colonial ports to the products pf oiiE industry.