Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-30
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.

British Colonies Urging Retaliation
Against the American Tariff.
LONDON. June 29.-At today's session
of the British chambers of commerce
congress, a motion by Sir Charles Tup-
per, Canadian high commissioner, de-
, claring that a slight differential duty
should be adopted by Great Britain and
the colonies against foreign imports, was
lenged the vote. Another ballot will be
taken tomorrow.
Among the important resolutions to
be discussed by the congress- are the fol-
lowing:
The Winnipeg, Manitoba, board Of
trade will move that Sin the opinion Of
this congress the time has come, or is
close at hand, when the people of Great
Britain can with confidence look to the
colonies and dependencies OF the empire
for that portion OF their breadstuffs
which they find it necessary to import
from year to year. The rapid develop
ment of the grain production of India,
Canada and Australia. during the past
ten years, clearly indicates that these
countries will soon have annually an ex-
port surplus of grain, in excess of the
annual import demand of Great Britain,
and it will be altogether unnecessary for
the latter to look for supplies to foreign
countries, especially those whose tariff
laws are so framed as to strike especially
at the trade interests of Great Britain
and the British colonies.
'That this congress sees the best
method Of securing this, and by sys-
tenn OF tariff in the mother country dis
eliminating against grain and other
food products OF foreign nations, and in
favor of like imports from the colonies
and dependencies, and similar action by
the colonies and dependencies in favor
OF the mother country's manufactured
products.
"The congress favors such action on
the belief that it's enactment would act
as check upon the national selishness
which at the present time seems to in.
spire nations in framing their tariff
laws, and that it's enforcement would
prove a commercial counter-irritant
which would in comparatively few
years practically force the great nations
of the world into much freer system
of trade intercourse than now exists be.
tween them"
Similar resolutions, favoring tariff
retaliation against the United States
will be presented by the chambers o.
commerce of Montreal, Toronto and Re-
gina (Northwest territory.
The chamber of commerce of Trini
dad, British West Indies, declares thai
the Mckinley law is favorable to the
West Indies, and says the general feel
ing is that every reasonable effort viii
be made to retain the United States
market, as the best yet found for thu
principal staple, WestsIndia sugar.
The delegates from the Regina boart
| of trade will refer the following:
Resolved, That the board Of trade o
Regina, N. w. IT,, Canada, would heart
| lily favor the extension of trade upon {
preferential basis throughout all part
| of the British empire, and believes i
would be of the highest collective an(
individual advantage.
Further, that the provisions Of AM
foreign treaty imposing limitations upol
the full development of trade between
Canada and other parts of the British
| empire should be at once abrogated.
In advocating the above we wish i
understood that while we desire fret
trade with the British empire, we have
no desire to interfere, either now or a
| any time, with the fiscal or politica
liberty at present enjoyed by the eel
| governing colonies, and we believe i
such scheme could be carried out il
the near future, it would be a just re
| taliation to the United States for tht
recent legislation affecting the trade re
lations with Great Britain and Canad,
with the United States."