New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
cANADA'S NEW TARIFF.
RAP At FREE TRADE.
Lesson Read from Accident to Sham
rocE, III-4Lask,an Question.


e-o7vr1ght: 1908: BY The Tribune Association,
ro,don. April IS. / a n1.-Canada's decision
o. ,n,pose 2 surtax eoualling one-third of the
--seeat duty on German goods is considered by
~ majority Of people here q practical atteunpt
q deal with the great tariff question THE
c-,ohe" winds up a sensible and sympatbetfc
leader on the subject with the remark: by this
.,-,e It must be beginning 10 dawn on Teutonic
s-a1esren that IT is much mistaken policy to
e--a-,ut 70 fntinidate and bully British colo
uists-"
There are evident signs OF relief among Tory
7--ters over the discovery that the Canadians
s-e prepared TO stand up against Germany even
# the British ministers take ideas with due
tuu.flity from Berlin on the Venezuelan ques-
-{on. and possibly. also Nescpotamia- The
-o-nirion Government is regarded as having
scte5 with deliberation and not impulsively,
Germany has had ample warning from Ottawa
against the application OF coercive principles
stock Exchange men found plenty OF time
Yesterday 70 discuss the situation and the opin-
ion vas freely expressed that if Canada found
q would pay to adopt protective measures pub
fc opinion in the mother country would be
Greatly Influenced and the doom Of so-called
british free trade would be brought appreciably
nearer.
Sir Thomas Upton has the sympathy OF all
classes who admire pluck. even If they do not
know the difference between gaf and fin
keel. The accident to Shamrock III has con-
H-re5 the belief among many experienced
vachtsmen that the Cup races have done more
harm than good to ocean sport by substituting
racing machines, costly as they are tender. for
seavo-thy boats which can endure any stress
OF weather.
English yachtsrnen make no secret Of their
determination TO revolutionize both racing and
Yacht building # the Cup be won from America
Courses viii be adopted which will take the
competing yachts out TO sea under conditions
when they must be prepared for all the wind
that blows. and seaworthy boats which can be
built by men Of ordinary means and not ex-
cIusively by raiIlionaires. will come into com
mission again
All the details Of the accident were exag-
gerated in the earliest reports. and there is lit
-le likelihood that the races viii be deferred or
any embarrassment caused except by the loss
of time in discovering the challengers best
points and getting her into proper tune
TIE attitude Of the American Embassy at St
Petersburg shows clearly that the chart OF the
Stickeen River is considered an important
weapon in the settlement OF the Alaskan ooun-
dary dispute. This chart was made by an o1ncer
commissioned by the Russian Government pre-
viors to the transfer Of Alaska 10 the United
States. and deposited the Russian Admiralty
where il has remained ever since At the time OF
The transfer e copy Of this chart was given TO
the United States Government, and just lately
the American Embassy at St Petersburg has
been asking for another one THE Daily Chron-
tcle's" correspondent in the Russian capital says
+47zt :. copy OF the original chart. signed and
Garfield TO be a true copy. has been handed to
the United States Ambassador. and is now on
the way TO Washington
Arrangements have been completed for the
visit OF the Ancient and -Honsurable Artillery
cor7pany 70 America next September LORD