Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-02
FOREIGN DISPATCHES
international Trade and Tariff Move
meut In England "A League
Formed-Its Programme OF In.

A4oNA ASbV
mcut In England "A League
Formed-Its Programme OF In.
tentions.
New YoRx. August a. The Herald
says. We have received advance sheets
Of the programme Of the National Fair
Trade League which will shortly COM
msncs an sotivs campaign against free
trade In England.
The League describes itself ~ formed
'to promote trade With The colonies and
dependencies on . principle OF rsasons-
bly, free interchange. and to sgitsts for
such fiscal readjustmsnts a. shall pre-
vent the products Of Foreign States
which refuse to deal With Great Britain
on . basis Of fair trade from unduly
competing With the products Of the homo
lsborsr."
The arst private conference OF the
League vas held at Westminster Palace
Hotel 10 May last, and was attended BY
influential representatives from the vsri.
Gus districts OF Great Britain and the
colonies. including merchants. bankers.
ship.ovnsrs, members OF Parliament,
and manufacturers OF steel. iron. cotton,
silk. worstsd aud woolsns. Of all shades
Of political opinion. After numerous
meetings the Executive Committee have
now formulated the policy which 10 to
be carried out. Its main features are
the following:
First-That there shall be no renewal
OF commercial treaties unless they are
terminabls at . years notice. 90 that no
ENLARGEMENT OF this kind may stand In
the way OF the adoption OF suoh . fiscal
policy a. the interests Of the empire
and the action OF foreign nations may
render neediul.
Second That the imports Of raw
materials for homo industries shall be
free from every quarter. Ia order that
Great Britain may compete successfully
With her manufactures.
Third-That adequate impost duties
shall be levied on the manufactures Of
foreign States refusing to receive British
manufactures in fair exchange. and that
the same shall bs removed in case any
nation agrees to take British manufso-
lures free OF duty.
Fourth-Tbat . very moderate duty
shall DO levied on oil articles Of food
from foreign countries. the same being
admitted free from the colonies and
dependencies which are prepared to take
British manufactures In reasonably free
interchange.
The fourth paragraph 10 supplemented
by Q number Of sub paragraphs, further
explaining the objects 10 be attained BY
the League. aud principally aimed
against America, a. may DO judged from
the following extracts:
Fint-To develop the q Of
the British empire and determine the
iow of British capital, skill aud indus.
try henoeforth into our own d~ominions.
instead Of into foreign protective States.
where II becomes . force commercially
hostile to us.
sscoud-To transfer the great food.
growing industries which We employ
from protective foreign nations, who re-
fuse to give Us their custom In return. TO
our own colonies and dependencies. where
our goods will be taken. II not duty
free. yet subject only to revenue duties
which are almost unavoidable In newly.
settled countries. and probably not equal
to one-third OF the protective duties
levied by the United States and Russia.
Third This, meantime. would do
equal justice to the Glasses interested In
agriculture who are entitled to the Same
treatment 90 those who are connected
with manufactures and who are now
subjected to the unfair competition Of
produce raised upon virgin and untsxsd
lands by the wssteiul system Of agri.
culture which restores nothing 10 the
soil and 10 thus equivalent to bounty.
The issue Of this important document
may be regarded as the opening OF .
protective campaign 10 Euglaud. Al.
ready the movement receives encourage.
ment from the leaders OF the Conserve
tive party. and there 10 good reason to
believe that ct the next general election
an effort will be made to rally the work.
log classes TO the conservative standard
on the cry Of protection for English
agricultural and manufacturing indus
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