The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-29
BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TRADE
strcns Sentiment in Favor of "a Dis
eliminating Tariff.

strenS Sentiment in Favor of Dis
eliminating Tariff.
| James Boyle, Consul of the United States
al Liverpool, in a report to the State De-
paftment discusses British imperial pref
erential trade. He writes:
oh the lst instant, Canadas new pref
| efentlai tariff of 80 1-3 per cent in favor
! OF Great Britain went into effect This is
one Of a number OF facts bearing upon
! what promises to be. in the not distant fu-
I tule. burning question throughout tho
hittish Eiapire-a trade zollyerein. or
preferential tariff. between and among the
(! colonies OF Great Britain and the mother
/ country Liverpool is vastly interested in
this question Liverpool receives more
IMPORTS from the United States than does
any >1ti-er 81 Gle port in the world: and it
Is also the headquarters of the Canadian
tade bcth tor import and export
beyond question during recent years
tneie h2s been great deveIopment of SEN
tiile el IN favor of an imperial preferential
"a. Ia ana 90 not hesitate to say that
/ ms sentiment has q lar stronger hold not
; ohi% among the mass of the people of Grea.
b'itS'h but even among the politicians.
thah the party newspapers and party lead
ets eoheede. 1t is q very significant fact
ti2t Tor the last two years this question
Ass beeh discussed more than any other at
iIsedhgs OIL chambers OF commerce and
.Iduc organizations Of Great Britain and
her colonies
canada IS leading the way in the move
ment. A few days ago Lord Strathcona
the high Commissioner for Canada with
headquarters at London published a COM
nuhlcatlon IN the leading newspapers of
great britain. IN which he made the offer
OF the free gift to schools in this country
devoted n rH, l.,
ana resources of Canada; and he announc-
cd that medals would be awarded as prizes
10 chlldren passing the best examination
IN the study OF those subjects The High
commissioner frankly sta.es in his news
paper communication that this study
ought to be beneficial in commercial
sense IN making the products of Canada
better known than at present
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
seems 10 view the proposition Of an impe-
rIdi preferential tariff with favor as the
otheF oay II adopted a resolution memo
Tlallzlng the British Government TO ap-
point commission to Investigate the sub
The enormous possibiIftfes-commerc
as well as Notwithstanding to this oues- !
t!oh are emphasized by the recent fedora |
'!oh OF Australia and the proposed fedora |
tioh OF South Africa with the inclusion of !
the iransYaal and the Orange Free State. !
a o'hei Phase OF the new imperiaIistic |
ana preferential movement is the agitation I
which IS getting very strong-for coup
ierValling duty on imported sugar which /
receives a bounty
Sun another phase of The movement
Is the demand which has recently sprrna
tp' ana winch has assumed serious propor.
IONS th2t the British Government should
impose an export duty on coal. or even
pfohiDit the expectation of coal altogether
q IL Is feared that the coal supply of Great
britain is running short and as The coal
exported goes to benefit continental con-,
tfles watch are commercially and political
~ rivals Of Great Britain
1t is worth noting that accordfr- 70
the annual British Riue Book. fust isSnaJ
.he imports into Great Britain from fha
1nited states fell OF from $612. 662 073 N
1873 TO $685., 594 573 in 1890
: decrease of $29 CT. 800 Imports
rom Canada also show q falling off they
oelhs S9,l6l.544 in 1898 and SOS 1853. sos in
IsSS-a decrease OF 1851. 64S. Exports from
Great Britain to the United States in
creased from Sl3S.6I7.557 in 1898 TO s16e
SUE in 1S94-an increase Of So. 303. ga.
ne British exports 10 Canada increased
rom S"4 $50 625 in 1888 TO S4O.45 .364 in
lS99-a gain of $5,58173 The greatest
aIiing OF In imports from the United
states was in cotton the figures in 1875
5eIhg sI"5. $40 and IN 1899 $50 I37. GIL n
decrease OF SiO.5I5.G6i. Speaking general
y the falling OFF of imports from thu
United States in 1899. as compared with
o9S, was IN agricultural produce. and the
GAINS We're IN manufactures