Protection In Germany

According to a report prepared by the firitish Emba88y iu Berlin, Germany has no reason to regret the adoption of the policy of protection. The report says: "The number of work peoplc in Germany has increased about ó per cent, each year since 1S82, and is now estimated to reach 7,000,000. Since 1888 a general rise in wages has taken place in most industrial districtü, ainounting to between 10 and 25 Der cent.,while the cost of the necessaries of life bas decreased." It is no wonder that the industrial interests are eraphatically opposed to any interference with a tariff that has done so much for the country in securing the Germán borne