The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-29
BRITISH TRADE CONGRESS.
Session of tho Loaguo of tho Chambers OF
ommorce-AttackS on tho Mckinley
Tnrin.

Session of tho Lsague OF tho Chambers OF
Commorce-Attacks on tho Mckinley
Tarin.
LONDON, June 2S.-The second Con.
grcss OF the Chambers OF Commerce OF
tho British Empire opened to-day, at 10
o'clock, in tho hal! of the Merchant
Tailors' Company, one Of the incest
corporations in Threadneedlo street.
Sir John Lubbock, president OF the
London Chamber OF Commerce, pre-
sided, and, assisted by the committee,
welcomed the delegates sent from every
portion OF tho empire.
The bodies represented in the con-
gress include the London chamber OF
commerce, the Birmingham chamber,
the chamber OF Canterbury, New Zea-
land, Montreal, Winnipeg, Capetown,
Regina, @ Northwest Territory, Toronto,
Trinidad, Sydney, Madras, Georgetown;
British Guiana, Bombay, Lagos, and
nearly all the west OF the British EN-.
pire. 1t is q remarkable gathering. and
Is regarded by the commercial world rs
most important. It deliberations have
a distinct influence upon imperial pol.
itics. The remarkable lead taken in
trade resolutions by the colonies is
generally commented upon. 1t
is certain that tho colonies
have never before adopted SO
strong tone in their suggestions to the
mother country and their present stand
in this respect is thought to be chiefly
influenced by the tariff laws OF the
United States and q determination to
insist upon steps for their own protec-
ton and benefit. Conversations with
the delegates from abroad show that
they feel that tho colonies have little
to gain by their attachment to the Brit
ish Empire, unless some preference is
given them in their trade relations
with England over foreign countries.
This feeling, though exhibited most
strongly by the Canadian delegates, is
generally shared, and expressions of 1t
are plainly manifest in the resolutions.
One OF the mostimportant resolutions
is that offered by the Winnipeg Board
Of Trade OF Manitoba, rs follows: "That
in tho opinion OF this Congress the
time is come, or is close at hand, when
the people OF Great Britain can with
confidence look to the colonies and de-
Tendencies OF the empire for that por-
ton Of their breadstutIs which they
find it necessary TO import from year to
year. The rapid development of grain
production in Canada, India and Aus
tralia during tho past ton years clearly
indicates that these countries will soon
have annually an export surplus of
grain in excess OF tho annual import
demand OF tho British Isles, and it
will be altogether unnecessary for
tho latter to look for supplies to
foreign countries, and especially to
those whose tariff laws are so
framed Us to strike especially at the
trade interests OF Great Britain and
British colohicS. That this Congress
sees the best method OF securing this
end by system in tho mother country
Of tariff discriminating against tho grain
and other food products OF foreign M
tions, and in favor OF tho import otsuch
goods from tho colonies and dependen-
cies: and similar discrimination by
tho colonies and dependencies in con-
nection with tariff on other goods re.
ouired to be imported by them. That
this Congress favors such movement.
believing that its enforcement would
serve as a check upon the natural lselfish=
ness which at tho present time seems to
inspire many nations in the framing OF
their tariff laws; and that its enforce.
ment would prove commercial coun-
ter-irritaht, which would in compara-
lively few years practically force tho
great nations of the world into much
freer system of trade intercourse than
now exists between them"