. John Bull's open door: a plea for it to be shut. to a greaterextent, but I do not think it would help my point, so I will leave itnow and present another illustration which may perhaps more clearlyappeal to my readers imagination. 26 JOHN BULLS OPEN DOOR CHAPTER VII. John BulTs Free Entry System as appliedto an ordinary prosperous Theatre. A reference to the accompanying illustration will at first sightcause my readers to wonder what such a well-known establishmentas a London or provincial theatre has to do with Free Trade orTariff Reform, but if you have done me the kindness to carefullyrea
. John Bull's open door: a plea for it to be shut. to a greaterextent, but I do not think it would help my point, so I will leave itnow and present another illustration which may perhaps more clearlyappeal to my readers imagination. 26 JOHN BULLS OPEN DOOR CHAPTER VII. John BulTs Free Entry System as appliedto an ordinary prosperous Theatre. A reference to the accompanying illustration will at first sightcause my readers to wonder what such a well-known establishmentas a London or provincial theatre has to do with Free Trade orTariff Reform, but if you have done me the kindness to carefullyread my preceding chapters I think I can help you to solve themystery. It is within the knowledge of all that any theatre, topay its way and to be a prosperous affair, must get its seatswell filled, and encourage its regular patrons. The insideof the theatre here illustrated is certainly well packed; butI would now ask you to imagine what would happen if JohnBulls method of Customs finance were introduced by themanager or proprietor of such aK H < H(/}O a CO O <Q o:o z A PLEA FOR IT TO BE SHUT. 27 John Bull, as you know, admits foreign manufacturesand products free. What would happen if our theatre managerwere to experiment with John Bulls system under the ideathat free entry for foreigners should be a benefit to histheatre ? We will imagine that our theatre is in London, wherethere is an immense floating population of foreigners whocome from all parts of the globe. Our manager, as soon asthe order had gone forth that all foreigners were to be ad-mitted free to his theatre, would soon find swarms of themarriving and taking seats to enjoy the performance. But whatwould happen to the Londoner who had previously been theprincipal supporter of this unfortunate theatre ? If the theatre isto pay its way in future, and allow foreigners to enter it free, theonly thing to be done by the proprietor to avoid losses would be toraise the charges to the Londoner. At present the
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