DEBATE OF DECEMBER 19, 1889.Question: "Resolved, That the woolen industries of New England cannot permanently flourish unless the duties on wool are reduced."

Brief for the Affirmative.F. L. DeLong and G. S. Howe.

Best general references: Speech of Mr. Springer in H. R., July 19 1888; Congressional Record XIX., 6198-9; Whitman's testimony before tariff commission of 1882, p. 2427.

I. In spite of excessive duties on woolens the manufacturer is unable to retain the home market; the amount of importation steadily increases every year.- U. S. Almanac, 1889, p. 318; Whitman's pamphlet on Free Raw Material, p. 19; Bulletin of Wool Manufactures for November, 1889, p. 261.

II. The duty on raw wool handicaps our woolen mills. (1) With it manufacturers cannot have their choice of wools.- Speech of Mr. Morse. H. of Rep., July 12. 1888; speech of Mr. Springer, H. of Rep., July 19, 1888. (2) The actual expense of producing woolens is, in general, excluding cost of raw wool cheaper in the United States than in Europe-Congressional Record XIX 6198-9. (3) Including the cost of raw wool however, the expense of producing woolens is cheaper in Europe than in the United States.- Ibid.

Brief for the Negative.C. P. Blaney '90. and R. M. Washburn '90.

Best general references: Whitman's Reply to Metcaff, Nov. 22; Report of the Second Joint Convention of the

Wool growers and Manufacturers, December, 1871; Wool Bulletin, vol. 18, Nos. 2 and 3.

1. Experience shows that American wool production is dependent upon a protective tariff-Conv. Rep, pp. 13-23, Wool Bulletin No. 3, p. 234.

2. The wool growers and manufacturers stand or fall together-W. B. No, 2, p. 151, 156, No. 3, p. 235, Conv. Report pp. 22 and 26; Whitman's Reply p. p. 7 and 10.

3. The present paralysis in the woolen industries is not due to the duty on wool-Whitman's Reply, p. p. 15, 26 and 33.

4. The prosperity of the woolen industry in New England calls for a revision of the duties in favor of manufactured wool.