The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-18

WIth the Object of Drawing Up n
 Tarin Reform Measure-One Paper
 Objects.
 London, Dec 17.-It was announced to-day that the following have already accepted positions on Joseph Chamber lains commission of experts, which is to inquire into the condition of British trade, and report thereon, with the ob- ject of drawing up a tariff reform measure:
 Charles Booth, of the firm of Alfred Booth & Co.,, of Liverpool, and former president of the Royal Statistical soci- ety. Sir Vincent Caillard, president of the London agency of the National Bank of Egypt and formerly financial repre- sentative of Great Britain, Holland and Belgium in Constantinople.
 Sir Arthur Keen, vice-president of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and vice. president of the Iron and Steel h. stitute. .. Sir William T. Lewis, president of the South Wales Institute of Engineers, past president of the Mining Associa- tion of Great Britain and yice-presi- dent of the Iron and Steel Institute, etc.
 Alfred Moseley, who has sent two commissions to the United States to in uuire into trade and educational condi- tions in that country. s-...z- e4 Sir Andrew Noble, vice-chairman of Sir w. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, Limited; a prominent ordnance ex- pert. .@sa. ...-
 The Hon. Charles A. Parsons, propri- etor of large electrical and engineering works at Newcastle-on-Tyne. and an expert in electrical propulsion for war and mercantile vessels. a Sir Walter Peace, agent-general of Natal. ....-. .z. .z.... ...s--.. c. A. Pearson, the well-known news paper proprietor. -e..... ,.., s Sir Charles Tennant, chairman of the Union Bank of Scotland. Sir Alfred Jones, president of the Lfv- l erpool Chamber of Commerce and pres ident of the Liverpool Ship Owners association, etc. 1 A number of members of parliament have also accepted positions on the I commission.
 They include the Right Hon. Henry l Chaplin, former president of the board l of agriculture and former president Of the local government board. k.
 William Henry Grenfell member of the Thames conservancy board. Frederick L. Harris. member of the firm of Harris & Dixon, ship owners I and coal factors.
 1 Sir Alexander Henderson, promi- nent member of the stock exchange and director of several big commercial un- l dertakings. y l Sir Alfred Hickman, former president of the British Iron Trade association, member of the Council of the Iron and l Steel Institute, etc, and chairman of
 the Alfred Hickman company, Limited, 1 Aw. Maconochie, member of Macono- chic Brothers, provision merchants. 1 Other members of the commission are: . ... -...ss 1 Charles Allen, nephew of Sir Henry l Bessamer
 Richard Burbidge. managing director of leading department stores. .-!. J. J. Candlish, prominent glass l manufacturer.
 W. H. Mitchell, one of the most prom inent wool manufacturers in the United l Kingdom. ' r. J. Waring, Jr., furniture manufac- turer. K. J. Howard Coils, a prominent builder and contractor. ---E The secretary of the commission will
 be William A. 8. Hewins, director oi the London School of Economies and Political Science, and teacher of mod
 ern economic history in the University
 of London. etc. .-* .. MT. Hewins will be assisted by large
 staff of experts and statisticians.
 It is intended that the commission
 shall meet twice week, commencing
 about the middle of January.
 In this mornings issue the Standard
 enters strong editorial protest agains
 MT. Chamberlain's commission as in. volving complete change of constitu. tional methods and being akin to def.
 ance alike of the authority of the crown the cabinet and the legislature. Int
 paper demands that MT. Balfour dis Ecountenance the attempt to "assert ar irresponsible dictatorship" and takt steps to deprive the movement of any sort of official recognition. It declare: that the members of the commission art mostly wealthy protectionists, hardly
 one of whom would be entitled to si on a really strong royal commission.