The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-10-06

a policy, and now is not astride the
fence Secretary of the colonies, he
handled negotiations with the Beers
in a spirited, direct manner, and came
out Of the Ubiquitous war with more
on his side of the ledger than any
one other parsonage accumulated.
Certainly the scandals heaped upon
the war office, by comparison re-
dound to the credit of the colonial
Office.
Chamberlain was the axle and
drive-wheel Of the cabinet His res
ignation, together with the death OF
Lord Salisbury, uncle OF the premier
and a bulwark Of strength as ar adj
wiser to the administration. leaves
Mr.. BalfOur in bad way. He must
exhibit far more executive capacity
than hitherto displayed in order TO
weather the storm.
The issue which brought about the
split is of direc. interest to the Unit
ed States. The protective policy of
this nation and the tariffs recently in
stituted by Germany seriously Grip
rle the Industries Of Great Britain
| American and German manufactured
articles play an important part in the
FL slish market. The United States
and other exporting states figure in
supplying England's food stuffs. The
necessity of purchasing food and the
Limitations upon the industries place
the commerce of the British empire
IL a serious predicament. In the
words Of our black-face song: cts
all goin out and nothin' comm in"
At sa significant crisis Premier
Balfour, while admitting the emer
gency. says that nothing can be done
No such temporizing about Chamber
| lain. Fight back with a retaliatory
tariff, he urges. Men must admire
Mr.. Chamberlain, since he appears
20 be the only one among the dukes
mi-lOrds and the superior coterie that
run England who is there" with any
goods of any kind to deliver The
old truism may be reiterated that the
protective tariff as an abstract prop
csition is eXcellen for some two OF
three of the classes, but by no means
bounty to the masses: and is good
for the classes only because other ma,
/ tons, England in particular. consent
to be victimized. But a discussion
CT basic principles, eternal verities
| is a little wide the issue in Britain
Tariffs have nOurished our infant
industries into such leviathan mons
tiers that they not alone absorb the
field here, but can dump goods at
low prices on England and control
| the markets in some of the English
colonies. With our lusty trusts Eng
! land has to deal, and it would seem
that the only effective recourse is
that proposed by Mr. Chamberlain
retaliation. Most assuredly such a
policy would tend to hedge in a mar
l,et for English manufacturers, and
would demonstrate that the way for
Americans to share in the market is
to reduce American barriers. Action
OF this kind eventually would make
clear the inherent evil of the high
tariff principle and render it's main
tenance by the United States no
longer a matter Of even plausible
eXpediency.
The older the world grows the more
unloyely becomes the spectacle of
various sections Of it fenced off into
commercial reservations. Any one
large country on this globe always
can and should serve the others
through the arts of peace, and while
each may be sufficient unto itself in
case of emergency, it means more of
comforts and Injuries for the masses
If the products of the various nations
can be exchanged on reasonable
basis. This may seem Utopian
view, but it will not be so Utopian if
England takes to fighting back"
The truth is true enough now, but if
Joe Chamberlain carries his point
before the people, the truth may even
be hammered into the republican par
ty Of the United States.