As Congress moves toward freer trade, some workers fear job losses but are not moving to where they might find new jobs.

Fighting back now is a group of legislators who lean toward free trade.

Indeed, the Japanese attitude toward American trade seemed generally to have softened somewhat.

Countries ready to grow may be more inclined to gravitate toward open trade.

That means changing their attitudes toward trade and technology.

But to say that the march toward open trade will continue does not argue for minimizing the damage of last week's events.

A better deal would be for them to move toward free trade gradually, each according to its own particular circumstances.

A declaration by China that it plans to move toward free trade lacks credibility.

These constitute the resource base of an economy oriented toward foreign trade.

A stable ruble is a necessary step toward encouraging trade and foreign investment.