The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-30
CANADA.s RETALIATION SCHEMES
Chambers OF Commerce Ask to Re Fa.
Vored as Against United states.

Chambers OF Commerce Ask to Re Fa-
vored Against United States.
LONDON. June 29.-Among the important reso-
iutions TO be discussed by the chambers OF COM
meree congress are the following: The Winni-
peg. Manitoba, Board of Trade Will move that:
1t is the opinion of this congress that 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
rapid development OF the grain production OF
Canada, India aud Australia in the past ten
years clearly indicates that these countries are
soon to have annually en- export surplus OF
grain IN excess OF the annual import demand OF
the British. and il Will De altogether
unnecessary for the latter to look for
those whose tariff IL so framed as TO strike spe-
cialy al the trade interests OF Great Britain and
the British colonies: that this congress sees that
the best method OF securing this end is by a
system, in the mother country, OF tariff dis
elimination against grain and other food pro-
ducts OF foreign nations and In favor of the i'm
port OF such goods from colonies and depeuden-
cies, AMI similar discrimination by the co onies
and dependencies in connection with tariff on
other goods required to be imported by them;
that this congress favo-s such q movement be-
lieying its enforcement would serve as check
upon national selfshness which at the present
time seems to inspire many nations in framing
Their tariff laws; that its enforcement would
prove commercial couuter-irritant which
would. in a comparatively rev years, practically
force the great nations OF the world into much
freer system OF trade intercourse than now ex-
lists between them.
Similar resolutions favoring tariff retaliation
against the United States will be presented by
the Chamber of Commerce OF Montreal, Toronto,
and Regina, n. W. I.
The Chamter of Commerce of Trinidad, Brit
1sh West Indies. declares that the Mckinley law
is favorable to the West Indies, and says that
the general feeling is that every reasonable et-
fort be made to retain the United States market
al The best yet found Tor the principal staple,
which is sugar.
The delegate from the Regina Board of Trade
will offer the following:
Resolred, That the Board of Trade of Regina,
y. ". T., Canada, would heartily favor the ex-
tension OF commerce and trade upon prefer
entail basis throughout all parts of the British
empire, as IL would be of the highest collective
and Individual advantage; be il further
Resolved, That the provisions OF any foreign
treaty imposing limitations upon the full deyel-
opment OF trade between Canada and other parts
OF the British Empire should be at once abro-
gated. In advocating the above, we wish it I'M
derstood that while we desire free trade with
the British Empire we have no desire to inter-
iere now or any time with the fiscal or political
liberty st present enjoyed by the self-goverling
colonies, and we believe II such a scheme could
he carried out in the near future, il would be q
just retaliation to the United States for the re-
cent legislation affecting trade relations OF
Great Britain and Canada with the United
states.
At today's session of the British chambers of
commerce. motion by Sir Charles Upper,
Canadian high commissioner, declaring that a
small difierential duty should be adopted by
Great Britain and the colonies against foreign
imports, was defeated, 20 to 81 Sir Charles
challenged the vote. Another ballot viii be
taken tomorrow.