The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-20

Salisbury Says the Free Traders Have
Conc Too Far.

Salisbury Says the Free Traders Have
Conc Too Far.
LONDON May 19.--Lord Salisbury, In
his speech at Hastings yesterday, coup-
sellcd the workingmen to follow the ex-
ample set them by nations and substitute
arbitration for the violent methods
which were sometimes adopted for set
tling labor disputes. He said that a
grave matter, in which the prosperity of
the country was involved, was the ques-
tion OF free trade.
"England", he declared, "only main
tains the position she occupies by the
vast industries existing here; but dan
ger Is growing up. Fifty years ago
everybody believed that free trade had
conquered the world and prophesied that
every nation would follow the example Of
England. The results, however, are not
what had been expected. Despite the
prophesies of the free trade advocates
foreign nations are adopting protection.
They are excluding from their markets
and are trying to kill our trade.
Things Growing Worse.
And this state OF things appears to
tariffs An impertant point is that whitc
udtiOns dTC ncHObldtlut W oDtdln Sttn
others commercial favor. none Is anx-
ious about the favor of Great Britain, be-
cause Great Britain has stripped herself
OF the armor and weapons with which
the battle is to be fought. The attitude
We have taken In regarding it disloyal to
the glorious and sacred doctrines OF free
trade to levy duties on any ybody for the
sake OF anything we got thereby may be
noble, but is not businesslikc. (Cheers.)
Ifyou intend to hold your own In this
conflict of tariffs, you must be prepared to
refuse nations who injure you access TO
your markets. We complain most of the
United States, and 1t so happens that the
United States mainly furnishes us with
articles which are essential to the good of
the people, and with raw material which
IS essential to our manufacturers. We
cannot exclude either without a serious
injury to ourselves. l am not prepared,
in order to punish other countries, to in
Oct dangerous wounds on ourselves.
We must confine ourselves to those
matters whereon we will not suffer much,
whether importation continues or
diminishes.
While we cannot raise the price OF
food and raw material, there is an enor-
nous mass OF imports, such as wine,
ipirits, silk, gloves and laces, from coun-
cries besides the United States, which are
merely luxuries, and OF which diminish
cd consumption could be risked in order
10 secure access to th-~ markets OF our
neighbors. shall expect to be excom-
municated for propounding such q
doctrine, but am bound TO say that
think the free traders have gone too far.
Tho Irish Question.
Lord Salisbury dwelt ut great length
ON the Irish question. Fighting Mr..
Gladstone, he said, was like a combat
with a ghost or like a chapter from
"Alice I'm Wonderland" First there was
the verdict, then the address OF the pros
ecuting counsel, and lastly the Judges
summing up. The speaker characterized
II as imbecility TO compare Canada with
Ireland. "The former.h he said, "is unit
ed with England by ties OF heart and
sentiment. Ireland has long and sad
history OF conflict and bitterness, and IL
deeply divided by religion, race and
character.
Then imagine the absurdity OF Canads's
insisting In addition 10 Independence,