New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-29
COBDENISM RENOUNCED.
THE CANADA CLUB SPEECH.
PROTECTION THE LOGICAL OUTCOME o.
CHAMBERLAINs ARGUMENT.
SETTLEMENT OF VENEZUELA DISPUTE MSns
NATTER OF DErArL-MoDERArE LIBERALS
SCORE PoINr-sEcRErs CoNFIDED 10
PHYSICIAN MUST BE KEPT
INvIOLATE,
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London March 2S.-With slack water IN oipsoe
macy after flowing tide of public events. many
bubbles rise to the surface. The largest one THIS
week was the rumored sale Of Delagoa Bay to
Great Britain for $25OOOO0O. Mr.. Chamberlain
has denied the story In the most unequivocal way
IL was Improbable on Its face: England Is no
longer pursuing an anti-German policy; 1t Is now
behind the Triple Alliance once more and Is ex-
posed to Russian intrigues In Constantnople
and French resentment In Cairo Inc erect OF
the opposition Of Russia and France to the Sou
dan expedition Is exaggerated. An appear Iro"
the action Of the Cnsse IN diverting the reserve
fund to temporary military uses has been taken
to the mixed tribunals but the legality OF the ma
jority vote is hardly open to doubt. The French
Ministry, fighting for life on unpopular income
taxation proposals. cannot afford to acquiesce
in the Soudan expedition 1t must keep up an
appearance of strenuous resistance to English
aggression It has narrowly escaped defeat on
the minor feature Of It's financial proposals.
President Faure is suspected OF secretly desiring
the downfall Of the Bourgeois Ministry which no
longer commands the confidence Of a majority Of
the deputies.
The inference drawn from Lord SALISBURY
letter to Sir James Stansteld, that England nes
proposed q general scheme OF arbitration 70 tne
Washington Government, Is fully confirmed BY
Mr. R!tchie. With this final proof OF the paclno
tendencies Of the British Government In dealing
with the United States, all interest In the Venez-
uela question lapses. The settlement OK tnAs
question Is now only matter OF detail.
American dispatches announcing the rapidly
growing strength OF McKinley's canvass are not
commented upon in England. He Is associated
Ivxrth fariM
SO popular In Bradford, Leeds and Huddersfieid
as the Wilson tariff Is now.
Mr. Chamberlain seems completely dominate0
by imperial ideas His speech before the CanaoS
Club was a bolder utterance than the Famous
Hastings address which Lord Salisbury has been
frequently called upon to explain away. He
proposed an imperial Zollverein based on free
trade within and a tariff for revenue without tho
Empire Practically his scheme involves the re-
pudiation OF Cobdenism. 1t reserves free trade
for the colonies and imposes duties against for
eign countries Canada, in return for free entry
OF British merchandise, would be entitled to dis
elimination in favor Of her products In Engisn
ports her corn. wheat meat barley hops ana
lumber would be free. but the same natural prod
ucts from the United States. Europe and Argen-
tina would be liable to duty. Cane sugar from
the East or West Indian colonies would be placed
at an advantage over German sugar. Australian
wool would remain on the free list. but Argentine
wool would be taxed Mr. Chamberlain did not
illustrate his Zollverein scheme in this practical
way but the logic Of his speech involves these
results.
So audacious a renunciation Of the free trade
policy was enough to make the new statue OF
John Bright change color. Mr. Chamberlain
avowed himself convinced free trader. but pro-
tectlon!sts perceived at once the bearings OF his
policy. which would lead inevitably to the re
enactment Of corn laws and taxes on imported
food: otherwise Canada would get nothing In re-
turn for removing the tariff barrier against
British manufactures. Mr.. Chamberlain was
really proposing duty on corn and meat I'm
ported from America and this would have the
effect Of protecting British farm industries.
What seems evident is the fact that Mr.. Cham
berlaln. In attempting to devise ways and means
Of developing the colonies. has been convinced
that nothing can be done without tariff. His
Zollverein scheme is more radical than anything
proposed by the fair trade leaders for ten years
ago Apparently ne perceives that imperial fed
Grafton cannot be brought about without
tariff against foreign countries
Mr. Chamberlain's plan is Ineligible. but other
methods OF introducing protection now discussed
in Parliament are more d!singenuous. The pro-
posal that American joints Australian outlets
and Canadian cheeses shall be labelled when ex.
posed for sale Is followed by larger scheme
for marking everything that Is made abroad and
brought into the English market. Then the
Diseases OF Animals bill proposed by the Minis
ter of Agriculture is nominay sanitary meas
ure. but really device for protecting English
cattle breeders English farmers not for
gotten in these days, when light railways arc
planned land taxation is revised, and recourse
| and init dOQa
for their relief: but Mr.. Chamberlain. with Inn
perial federation buzzing under his hat. Is tho
real farmers friend. His Zollverein proposes for
the British Empire the same measure OF free
trade which the States OF the American Union
enjoy with another. coupled with tariff pro-
lection against foreign countries.
While the Ministers have been making rapid
progress with public business. and opening tho
way for the Easter recess next week, the Liberals
have been holding high conference at Hudders-
field over charges made by Mr.. Labouchere and
| other Radicals against the party organization
| Dr. Spence Watson In an effective speech has de.
scribed the structures to which the Liberal FEEDER.
| alton Is subjected as miserable can't and con-
tends that the organization Of that body Is thor.
oughly democratic. As the Radical malcontenfs
| did not appear at the conference to argue the
| case, Judgment went by default In favor OF the
managers Lord Rosebery in vigorous speech
took the bull by the horns and complained that
the Liberal officials did not have sufficient con.
troll over the Federation. The Newcastle pro-
gramme. he remarked. was not the work OF the
officials, but Of the Federation. Possibly this Inn
piled that the wirepulers would have arranged
a smaller and more manageable programme for
| the party. Lord Rosebery received a warm well
come from the great audience and excited en-
| hvh n
ernments foreign policy. especially OF the Sou
| dan expedition. The conference has shown that
Liberalism is rallying Its forces and sending ex-
tremists to the rear. The controversy over the
wrepullers has not been important but tended to
] .ha Radical and ngthan thA