The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
CHAMBERLAIN
IS UNPOPULAR
Colonial Secretary viii NJ,
Colonial Premiers.
UNITED STATES INTERESTED
NEWFOUNDLAND ANxTors
RECIPROCITY TREATY "a
ONDON, June IA bir-rr

7 ONDON, June 21.-A bitter
l. awaits the colonial serrot,---
seph Chamberlain. in conn. .''
with his approaching confe~ar., .... .,
the colonial premiers. who are m VIA
London for the purpose Of s-s.5.l.a
the corona ton Of King Edws-4
months the government has bssr VI.
ing parliament not to express. ar,. IS
of opinion upon the feasibility NJ ---.
erential trade with the colonies
when introducing measures tendfng ~,
such an end IL has warned off d..
sion on the ground that it worr4
be fair to do or say anything until 81,
colonial Dremiers had had q chan.
announce their views ON the srbt.-.
Unfortunately for the government ~, 1
premlers had already come to
clsion that they would refuse N ~
any suggestions until the imperial go@
eminent puts forward It's own 80.
lions. That is exactly what the cabin.
not only does not want 10 do but as-
not DO. Hence a perfectly tame s-+
futile ending may be safely p~onbas.-+
AZ ~AA~ AAAANA aAh ELlLNEII |HNFap----
with the colonial premiers.
One Of the latter said to a reDrasa7,,
tive of the Associated Press.
We have no voice I'm the fiscal r,r--
OF Great Britain, and have not aIvs--
complete control Of our own. Ohvior.
~ It IS the duty of the mother a-7
governing country to make proposftfo-t
to US instead Of our making Dr5ros.
lions TO it. We might sit for morr-,
and arrive at no conclusion sstfee.-
tory to all Of the colonies. and find fEs.
the results Of our delibera tons va-s
MED away IN some pigeOnhole I'm Down
ing street. Lord Salisbury has publf,Tr.
stated his disbelief in the practicsbn+r
OF colonial preference, and Sir gTicbssr
Hlcks-Beach, the chancellor Of the CIV
chequer, has openly declared his boe+T.
ity TO the idea. So, what is the gooI
Of our having mock debate for the ssts
Of holding up Mr.. Chamberlain's hands
into the empty air2"
The only end likely to be achieved
at this really notable meeting is ors
which is peculiarly interesting 10 N.
United States and Canada.
The Associated Press learns THAT 81,
Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian Dremfa-
Sir Robert Bond. the premier of New
foundiand, and Mr.. Chamberlain intend
to thresh out their long-standfng dir
terences Of opinion, and on all sides
there is hope that a conclusion viii
be reached regarding the Bond-BIsira
convention. Newfoundland is deter
mined 10 have the matter settled. and
While her attitude viii bring I'D almost
every question now pending between
the United States and Canada. the
prospect Of a satisfactory agreement
appears bright, though such matters
as the Alaskan boundary and the re-
meeting Of the joint high commission
are involved.
Another noteworthy item I'm c0nnec-
ton with the conference is that prom
ositiOn will be brought forward for the
confederation Of Canada and New
foundland. This, while doubtless caus-
ing some stir and the usual crop Of in
correct rumOrs, has been abortive.
Newfoundland viii not consent TO los
ing her Individuality as the Oldest col
ony, especially in view of her present
satisfactory financial condition. though
Canada s offer to include the island In
the Dominion would mean a reduction
by 20 per cent Of the taxation now nee
essariy imposed on the Newfoundland
ers. Sir Robert Bond believes that the
same end can be better achieved
through reciprocity with the United
states, which is much more important
TO Newfoundland than imperial trade
preference.