New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22
,VGLO-AMERICAN NOTES.
oopDrN CLUBS REVISED CREED
THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH AN
EXPERTS EYES.
London. January Z.


pt'n .ochecies. when wars should cease, tariff
-. hs leyelled and England be doing a brisk
wan ,,,,h all creation; and during this long
It'd Of patient expectation they have never
per-. from the simple faith once delivered to
-. .s,nts Of the Manchester School The free
'n' r,illennium has not yet come for unre-
-.rste nations still maintain high tarins es
'..,,ent method OF raising revenues and d'-
-.,,v,ng home industries; but there has oeen
...s,h Of life among the dry bones OF mouloer-
cohderism even II the new dispensa'ioh OF
.o-n,c grace be as remote as ever The oio
o. has been suddenly and artificially adapted
d. new conditions Of Imperialism.
-. &c the real significance Of the encycllcal
,.,,o- sent out this week by the president ana
-.,or,, ~ the Golden Club. Lord Farrer and
- cou.iug have taken up the parable OF the
-. NOR and have substituted II for the free
80. legend They assert that the time mas
=. when Il Is necessary 10 reconsider the
-. ,o--,,al attitude OF reserve and reticence
,.A florence 70 foreign affairs, since the PohcE
-, evanston adopted by all the great POWERS
,,e question Of free commercial inter
..,rse IN a new and extremely important lo'"'
1voi,siyeness In the management or coio"'es
"a snheres OF influence is recognized as d
.,r-ce Of danger 10 England. Consequently '"e
.,-rr,,ttee considers that It fals Wi'nih '"e
,.o,s ~ the clubs work 10 promote the auop'iu''
=. foreign nations OF the principle or the open
Ioo- II contends that England has no 1ur'heT
"a - acquire new territories. and that she
- nurelv commercial interest in such coun-
..,os es ere not vet appropriated by clVlhzeo
w., Instead Of quarrelling with those
I,o,rs-s &C n the limits Of their spheres OF IN
s,.,ca she should persovere in her adherence 10
a.. ,-,,ci-la Of equal commercial rights or al
,s,,ons and bring strong moral influence TO pear
r,on them 10 keep the door open in theT own
dependencies
no LONGER AN ACTIVE FORCE
~so Cohden Club has ceased to be an active
force In English public NE. and hence TINS man
49, IN favor OF the open Door possesses llttle
,rac,lcal significance. lis only weapon Is mora
s,.s,or That was Of little utility in converting
,bs protect!onist nations 10 the EnghSh GoSPe'
~ Free Trade II is doubtful If It can be i''aue
more effective in enforcing the principe OF con"
n,s-c,al equality. Something more potent IMAM d
series ~ Golden Club essays will he required u
force France 70 reverse the policy adopted IN
T,nis and Madagascar. or 20 prevail upon NUS
ola 10 open 20 all nations on equal terms '"e
casting trade Of the Black Sea ana Baitc h''o-
raj or to secure general recognition OF the open
Door principle In China and the Far East A
powerful navy a resOlute diplomacy ana ABOVE
ell the common interests Of England. me Ohl'eu
States. Germany and Japan in certain quarters
Of the globe will be resources vastly superior III
potential energy 70 the academic phrases ana
platitudes Of the venerable Golden Club
This new departure OF the managers OF the
ne
Free Trade Is the lost cause for which Professor
Goodwin Smith has recently composed touch
ing obituary notice in The London Times."
They have considered Il necessary TO revise the
original confession Of faith and TO adapt Cob
dtnisrn 10 the requirements Of the new lmperiaI-
ism. The founders Of the club were disciples Of
the Manchester School which was radically op-
posed 70 the expansion OF the Greater Britain.
They believed In the coming of a Free Trade mil
leDniurn Of universal brotherhood and Industrial
peace The old-time articles OF faith are now
perceived 10 be incompatible with the new con-
ditions ~ imperial and colonial expansion pre-
vailing among the great Powers OF the world.
Revised formulaTies are required even FOR the
Golden Club The open Door takes the place
Of Free Trade as tho cardinal doctrine LORD
Farrer and his associates AT last despair OF con-
vinclng foreign nations that they ought TO lower
their tariffs and are content 10 shift their ground
and Join in the struggle for the maintenance Of
equality Of commercial privilege in the colonies.
dependencies and protectoraes OF the chief civil
lied Powers
This new manifesto following Mr.. Leonard
Courtney's remarkable address before the Royal
Statistical Society reveals the change which has
been wrought in England by the development Of
imperial policies and the scramble for new pos
sessions now going on throughout the world.
Englishmen have ceased 10 believe In the ulti-
mate conversion Of the great Protectionist M
tons 70 Free Trade principles. II may be al
lowed 20 coin a word. they have become open
doorists rather than Free Traders. They are
concentrating their energies upon counteracting
exclusive privileges not in high-terin countries
bu, IN those portions Of the world which are de-
pendent upon them. They are Indifferent
whether there are high or low tariffs In China,
Inc Philippines or any other remote markets
Where one Power or another is establishing pO-
htical control. but they are vitality interested in
having the door kept open IN the great world
outside the chief Protectonlst nations. This Is
The real economic policy OF the new imperialism
IN England. The surviving Little Enganders or
'he Manchester School have sealed II with their
Debated imprimatur. and have piousy added the
oo-ume Cobdeni'e benediction: Free Trade
Feaoe and Good VIII among Nations"
METHODS OF DOUBTFUL VALUE.
The benevolent evangelization methods OF the
V0oden Club. which have proved futile in con-
Vsriing the world 20 Free Trade are OF prob
'ehsuc value in enforcing the principle Of the
Vpeh Door Ergiishmen know in their hearts
mat the example OF the United States in open
"s The trade Of the Philippines 10 ell nations on
s4ua' terms is more effective than library Of
O''1en OIuo essays and circulars. That is
.'"0esS'oh 10 England Of inestmable value. and
'esaroed here by broad minded men as
-" anu satisfactory cancellation OF all obliga-
O''S incurred by America IN the diplomacy OF
pa''sn war. They regret that the door in
,,on -, ana Porto Rico is closed by the opera
,,o- v Tue american system Of imperial fedora