The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-10

was made by Sir john ,io-St conservative,
~hu declared that great portion Of the
rising genera zion IL ting United Kingdom is
already 50 degenerate and poverty stricken
that anything fsn.iiug 10 increase the price
| Of food would threaten national dis
azts-.
IGea Fa!Iarfous.
James Bryce tLs3e1ar followed. declaring
that the reference 20 the United States
made 10y Mr.. Chamberlain and other speak
ers in support OF the pr5tectioaist argu-
meut was quite erroneous. as American
I prosperity i due greatly to the cheapness
prevails between all the great states COM
posing the American nation
Ire Colonial Seer taTy- $ idea SAID the
speaker. would lI>iutegrate the Empire and
produce network ii protective tariffs sucn
a. that In which Americans now enmsshed.
Then came another sensation. when me
honorable Arthur Elliott. the Financial Sc
tetaIS Of the Treasury. replying on peraIf
OF the Government To AIr. Bryce's inquiry
mace bitter attack on prOteCtiouiSts and
preferential tariffs. He declared that tn
financial policy Of the Government gas
c.eaE1y exhibited by its decision to revoke
tHs corn lax which Savorei Of protection.
TO Gain WHAT"
I ask the House seriously to consider
what this country has to gain by giving I'D
H. position Of being country of cheap i'm
ports said the speaker.
I am sure that thu. more rbs. naorI, in
. INTO the subject the more they vii!
ltt4 IL * essential u the PROSPERITY of the
tSuHtfy tlat this country should remain =
cheap country. and that they VIII h. CON
WINGED that the basis on which our +7r..n,.iI
ana commercial system has been condITrr-
81 since the days Of Sir Robert Peel should
hyt AShtly De dismissed OF no account"
ms direct attack on Mr.. Chamberlain bv
d member Of the Government who it IS
believed, must have spoken with authority.
elected loud cheers. and is considered yer,
more important than Mr. Ritchie's denim
cation. as indicating that the majority in
the taoinet Is Overwhelmingly opposed TO
an! system Of preferential trade.
Opposition Rallies.
Henry Chaplin, ". p former President
OF the Board Of Agriculture. and the NAL
content Unionisfs were actively engaged
early in the DAY in and around Westminster
in raiiyins the supporters Of Mr.. ChapIin's
amendment To the BUDGET bin which de
eiareS that the removal of tax on grain in
wolves a needless and INJURIOUS disturbance
o. trade and serious less of revenue with
OUT substantial RELIEF tor tn. consumer
ana mat II any taxes are removed il should
SersEal consumption.
Before the DEBATE opened Premier BAL
Iyar aScsrtained from John Redmond. the
lriSh leader. that the Nationalist members
q Parliament would support I'M. i;oyerT-
Inent as against 2fr Chaplin The TyharsI
leader. SIR Henry Campbell BannerTnan
also uphold the proposal of C'h3nreTjor
ttitcHie 10 remit the grain tax This rr1 -
uea.iy insured the Government from pos
a!@t. defeat at the hands Of its own sun
Icrt=Es. The curious situation created t1a
kceIest interest
Reminder of McHu-h.
A. the opeEins Of he sitting a little ex-
element was caused by John Redmond ask
ing that q committee be appointed 10 in
quiEe whether the arrest Of P. y. McHugh
member OF Parliament for Sligo. on Satur-
day last. under Z warrant for contempt of
court. was not d breach OF privilege
This the Speaker refused TO do. and VIII
liam Redmcnd WOULD up the discussion by-
| loudly and ironically deploring the fact
that Mr.. McHugh, who is now in Sligo ian
viii not be able TO receive King Edward
when the latter visits Ireland.
The asking and answering of questions in
: the House then followed and SIR AIachaeI
Hicks Beach. Conservative former chan
celior OF the ENchequer. invited the Speak
ers decision as to whether the opportunity
could be taken OF the debate or MIR. Chap
Inns amendment for full discussion of tine
fiscal policy suggested by Mr. ChamberIaiu
the Colonial Secretary, not for present bur
The Speaker replied that he had very
carefully considered the matter and had ar
rived at the conclusion that il was not
relevant to the budget bill, as the question
of preferential tariff rates between Great
Britain and her colonies Is not raised in the
bill
The scope of the debate was thus largely
curtaied at the outset
Attacks Chancellor.
Mr.. Richie, having formally moved the
second reading OF the budget bill. Mr.. Chan
lin. who was received with cheers. arose to
| move his amendment and proceeded to
warmly attack the Chancellor Of the Ex-
cheauer 20 whose inaptstude, he said. they
! owed their present remarkable position
IN repeating the gram duty. Mr. Chaplin
said. Ar. Richie had made an irretrisvabIe
mistake. and had prectpitated a movement
Tor which neither his party nor the country