The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-24
cHAaBERlIINS POLICY

II GAYLORD NlISlirc. SQlloI u WI
shire's Magazine. published in Toron-
to. Canada. writing OF Joseph Cham
berIain's policy. says:
Free trade Is dead. England its
last champion. Is about to give 1t up.
When England was in a position 70
manufacture cheaper than n other
country she could afford 10 have free
trade. Her idea was TO make Eng
land the workshop Of the world,
goods should be made up from the raw
materials imported from other IA
n rs. 4 fne program. Il il could
orly be carried out perpetually B.
unfortunately for the Golden theory
otler countries began 10 manufacture
even cheaper tina England and today
she is threatened upon all sides TIE
rssul: o. IT Is that the conservative
party. under the leadership Of Joseph
Chamberlain. has declared for . pr
tectivc tariff. The tariff IS 70 De use'
- q club upon foreign nations 70 force
them into admitting English goods or
certain terms IN consideration Of Eng
land allowing soods from ih,-S
tries TO BE- imported into England.
This Is. Of course. a compete reversal
Of the old time policy OF England.
and its enunciztion by the present ad-
ministrstion has created a Tremendous
sensation in the English political
world The general idea is that a
tariff preference shall be given "a
I.Elsh oolories in consideration Of
tie British colonies giving = similar
preference 10 Great Britain This
plan. however. viii never work. in
sSmuch as il Is based upon the theory
that nations trade with each other
through racial interests instead Of eco
nonic interests Canada for instance
is perfectly agreeable 70 doing all she
can 10 help the mother country as
lCng as Is does not cost her anything
u 10 it.but the moment 3 ari< i
proposed between Great Britain AID
Canada which i going 10 make TIE
Canadians tose anything il cannot be
expected that they vill agree 10 II
merely 10 holster up British ooune~o5
aud manufactures.
However. the general principle tha'
England viii ultimately CON 10 !
protective tariff is perfectly sound
she must 20 it because il viii - Z
essay for her 70 have something 70
offer il exchange for the permission
to enter other countries with he-
goods As Chambelain has said. Eng.
land is now the industrial d~amp-heav
for all nations she is particu'ar'y
nenaoed by the great American trust:
which utilize her as 4 slaughter mar
ket for goods which they cannot Sc
in the United States Il is not =
many years ago that English states
-en world have said. That Is exact
Is what We wish. II foreigners visit
% slaughter their goods here. let then
do e. The cheaper We buy. the cheap
e. We sell. This talk about Eng'ani
beng submerged BY cheap foreigE
goods does rot slsrn - in the least.
Their beliefs were based upon III
theory that the more goods you had
II the country. and the eheape- Ley
were. the better il wss for the peop,s
IN that country. inasmuch Is they
would have that much more wealth
But We are now commencing 20 So
that It does not 90 = man any good L
be il s city where the banks are faIl
OF money and the stores are fun Of
goods. unless he have a sob By which
he can get some q this supsrabundsnl
money and buy some q the sapera.
bund2nt goods We have cutie gotten
ever the childish notion that the mere
fact OF their being plenty o. money
IN the city meant that evry citizen
was well OF. This was essentially
the free trade idea IL has required
: long process % education 70 teach
Us that TIE important thing for s mar
20 bear IN mind Is that be must ges