The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-25
BRlT0NS ARE SCARED.
Commercial Supremacy of Ger
many and America Causes
Some Alarm.

Washington, Dec. 24-There is
large and ever increasing number of
thoughtful and well-informed people in
Great Britain who express the serious
belief that if radical changes do not
come. about in the near future. the
United Kingdom will be relegated TO
the third position in the rank of the
worlds trade and commerce.
This statement is made by United
States Consul Boyle at Liverpool. in
his annual report. extracts from which
We're made public today by the state
department. It is conceded. SAYS Con-
sui Boyle, that IL manufactures Great
Britain within the last few years has
failed to meet the competition Of the
United States and Germany. Mr.. Boyle
says the optimistically inclined plead
exceptional and marvellous natural ad-
vantages as far as the United States
is concerned. while as to Germany's
fierce competition the unsatisfactory
financial and commercial situation now
prevailing in that empire, is cited as
an instance Of a country booming it
self too rapidly.
The cry Of Something must be
done" says the consul. is going up
from commercial bodies, political
speakers, economic writer's and the
newspapers. There are fears expressed,
says Dir. Boyle. that even in the car
rying trade the supremacy of Great
Britain is threatened. When the war
in South Africa is over, he says, there
is TO be a popular demand for legisla-
tive action, and the indications are that
the British government will be COM
PEELED to give more earnest cOnsidera-
ton to matters relating to trade and
commerce.
There is a strong sentiment among
the masses of Great Britain and one
which appears to be gaining strength
as time goes on, in favor of bringing
about what has become popularity
known as fair trade" and which, says
Mr.. Boyle, is nothing but reciprocity
Protection, he says, is not very much
advocated. but it is significant that
many of the most widely circulated pa
pers of Great Britain now are boldly
advocating a policy of fair trade,
or do to others as they do to you"
Against this sentiment, however, the
consul says, must be set the national
dislike to change established customs.
of which free trade is one of the most
fundamental
In regard to educational reforms in
the United Kingdom, Mr.. Boyle says
that the universally acknowledged in
feriOrity of Great Britain to most the
leading nations, particularly the United
States and Germany, is given frequent
IL as one of the chief reasons why
Great Britain is being Outstripped in
her manufactures. The subject of edu-
cation he says. is a very thOrny one
in England Efforts are now making
by the respective authorities to secure
uniformity of methods and results,
while raising the standard at the same
time.
Alphabetically interesting portion Of
Consul BOyle's report is that wherein
he views the American and the British
worlmen side by side in a comparison
which places the American far to the
fore. English, manufacturers, he says,
find it almost impossible to get the
same amount of product from machines
as is obtained in America. The small
extent to which up-tO-date labor saw
ing machinery. is used in Great Britain,
as compared with America and even
Germany, Mr.. Boyle says. is a fruitful
topic of d1cussiOn. English manu-
facturers. he says, are handicapped by
reason of antiauated plants.