New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-10
James's Gazette" to let the treaties 90 Is more


reasonable.
RECIPROCITY REQUIRES A TARIFF.
The Dingley tariff provides basis for reel
procity which is entirely practicable. because
exceptional favors can be secured under the
tariff SYSTEM Such reciprocity conventions
when negotiated, will fit In with the system or
treaties now In force on the European Continent
ba sed on the principle OF equivalent concessions.
England. the other hand. under its own or
under any accepted Interpretation OF the most
favored nation clause. is debarred from taxing
advantage Of n preferential tariff. Both the Ger
and Belgian treaties expressly include
the colonies and foreign possessions OF Great
Britain and contain explicit declarations ike
this: Articles the produce or manufacture OF
Belgium shall not be subject in the British
colonies 10 other or higher duties than those
which may be imposed on similar articles OF
British origin Experts like The ECONOMIST
perceive at once that either Canada must ADMIT
Germany and Belgium to the privileges OF lower
tariff schedules. or else England must aorosate
Its treaties and suffer material losses Oh Thue'
Either horn OF the dilemma may he accepted
hut the main point will not be touched Canada
for the sake Of retalating against the Chiteu
States is inventing new kind or RECIPROCITY
based on the fantastic principle OF giving some
thing for nothing. That is not businessllKe pol
icy between nations or England and its de-
Tendencies, and it cannot be n permanent OASIS
of commercial union within the British Empire.
The aims OF an English Fair Trader have
been, first to compel foreign countries espe-
ctallN the United states ana W hNS'
tiate reciprocity conventions. and. secondly 10
transfer the production OF British food suppnes
from countries which would not take Engnsh
manufactures to countries that would 90 so.
That is q system Of reciprocity which is clearly
impracticable without tariff in England MI.
Chamberlain as Imperialist. proposed d
Zollveren with absolute Free Trade between
the colonies and the mother country, ana tar
if barrier against certain foreign products inns
could have involved incidental Protection iof
the English farmer and the restoration OF duties
on wheat meat, sugar. wool and other produce
This policy could not he put in operation WITH
out tariff in England.
The Canadian system Of preferential TRACE
relations is essentially retaliatory against me
United States and it may bring on retallaLorI
tariff war between Germany and England II
treaty obligations are violated and repudated;
II REQUIRES a tariff in England In order 10 JUS
tify comparison with the reciprocity arrahSp-
men,s of Continental nations ana also OF tne
United States. 1t is out of gear with the most
favored nation principle and with the reclproc-
itv system Of Europe With tarlff IN Enelano
in place of Free Trade all difficulties would dis
apnear That is the truth which VIII ne re-
vealed If Mr.. Lauriers projects are diScu:seu
in detail next month by the Colonial Premlers
Reciprocity which must he the p'tctcai pasis
NJ immortal federation. is Impossible undef free
Trade conditions. and is insoparably con-
rected with a Protective tariff. l. n. Il.