Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-28
CHAMBERLAIN'S IDEA
Former Colonial Secretary
Addresses Workingmen.
ENGLAND NOT TO Be A DUMP GROUND
Says His FiscHI Foley Would Not
Add to the Price OF FOod and
That Its Adoption Would Slim
ulato Colonial Trade,

That Its Adoption Would Slim
ulat0 Colonial Trade.
LIVERRQOL, Oct. Is. Joseph
Chamberlain addressed another mon
stor meeting in the HippodPome here
pnd0r the auspices of the Working
mems Conservative association, and
the 5000 persons present gave the for
mer colonial secretary a tremendous
reception.
1t was organized az an offset to the
recent action of representatives, of la
Dor unions in various places IN de-
nouncing Mr.. Chamberlain's tariff and
preferential proposals.
Mr.. Chemberla!n devoted tie first
portion Of his speech to the dump
ing of the manufactures of the Unit
Cd States and Germany In this country,
which he said must result in depres-
sion after the present prosperity. With
regard TO the cry Of 'dearer food he
pledged himself that his proposals
would not ADD anything TO the cost Of
living. On the contrary, tbsy would
decrease the cost Of living to the poor
est families in the country.
The speaker devoted the greater part
| of his speech, which lasted for an hour
and a half, to a powerful argument
| addressed to the working classes Of
tho United Kingdom, to whom he ap-
| pealed against their leaders. He point
ed out the fact hitherto overlooked by
his opponents that when the move
ment for free trade was carried the
working classes We're neither repre-
sentod nor consulted, but it was q
| movement of the manufacturers and
| the middle class people. Now that the
working classes were represented In
| parliament thcE support was abso-
lutely essential to the carrying out of
his proposals, which. he said, meant
moro employment.
Emphasizing the statement that 1t
was impossible to reconcile free trade
with trades %unionisn, Mr.. Chamber
lain pointed out the Inconsistency of
supporting q policy which admitted
the product Of the cheapest kind Of la
Dor without taxation. He said he be-
loved tho WORKING classes Of the Unit
ed Kingdom were more advanced than
many Of their leaders and said II this
posals would win.
Mr.. Chamberlain dwelt especially up
on the shipping industry. He pointed
out the greater growth Of foreign ship
building az compared to that Of Great
Britain and referred to the disabilities
the latter suffered because of foreign
bounties and because the regulations
imposed by British shipping legislation
were not enforced upon foreign chip
ping In British waters. He referred
pointedly to Great Britain's bss of
trade with Cuba, where, he said. Brit
ish conditions of trade had no been
respected. Perhaps the Americans did
not understand them in the same sense
as we did" he continued. in any
event all our representations have been
fruitlcss, and America proposes pref
eEentiai arrangements, treating Cuba
exactly as I want you to treat Canada.
This Will result In no more British
goods going to Cuba, and all the traffic
between the United States md Cuba
Will IN done In American bottoms. Not
only that. but tho large rice trade be-
tween Eangoon and Cuba, o being
carried by British ships, will hence
toreh so TO New ToFA and thence to
| Cuba IN American vessels"
Mr.. Chamberlain contsnded that oil
this emphasized the necessity TO Great
Britain OF some noans Of bargaining
with the foreigner. He said the adep-
ton Of his policy would encourage and
stimulate the colonial shipping trade
and enable shipowners to get return
freiShts in such cases as Canada and
Australia, and at the same time 1t
would not prevent the development Of
foreign trade. He said he wanted TO
see hess foreign manufactured articles
imported, but more raw materials, in
return for British finished goods.
In conclusion Mr.. Chamberlain de-
clared that Holland had tried and
failed to keep command Of the sea and
her position rs carrier and merchant
of the world without productive capac-
lity and that Great Britain would BIO no
more successful than Holland Ii she
neglected to bind her colonies to her.
The meeting adopted q resolution eu-
logiging Mr.. Chamberlain's services,
indorsing the governments fiscal poll
CIV and declaring the advisability OF
binding the empire more closely to-
gethe<.