The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-07
CHAMBERLAINS THEORIES.

The warning which Mr. Chamberlain given to Great Britain
ABOUT the condition her trade causing much study among
ercial leaders throughout given Jolt to free trade
theories which will only have great in Great Britain but
pricked the free trade bubble.
In his Mr. Chamberlain that though looked at in
buk British trade seems enormous has progressed
have done He does forward and he does not
expect sudden catastrophe but he signs decay
y 9oo was e e Oh british trade the exports being the largest
ever known The good But when the trade
IS anayzed can be shown that that trade simply
neadS by us size 1t not what should be- comparison made
with the export trade OF 1872 thirty years only
an increase OF Soooooooo OF course this sum looks large but
only an increase of = the thirty years. while during
time the population has increased export trade
In the interval Of time the export United States
were enormous and the gain Germany far greater
Britain CObden
predicted that Great Britain always the workshop of the
world but facts are convincing than predictions
Brans manufactured exports and the
countries OF Europe amounted to f6oooooo 1902
creased f75ooOoo, awful falling in the thirty wears
OF has pointed previous articles upon the sub
Ject Mr. Chamberans establish between the
mother country and the colonies and protected
countries His ideal is the United sees there free inter
state trade among close eighty millions of people,
strongly protected trade with all the rest of the world and this
sees the reason for the of the United
the colonial trade therefore his main object He considers that this
trade can be secured now but he is doubtful
twenty years hence when the protective shall have
Nothing has been by statesmen than the
question OF cheap food 1t has been the of popular member
OF parliament and every minister 1t Cobden aim
with his free breakfast table swept maoes favor Therefore
when Mr. Chamberlain began put his theories
form he had to explain carefully that his
to the cost OF living Of any working
These proposals OF Mr. Chamberlain interesting Wheat for
eign wheat that would be taxed wheat would be IN
taxed Maize what call unaxed because forms
the food OF the OF the population Flour foreign would
be taxed with the object of protecting and fostering the milling
try Foreign meat and dairy products would be taxed with
ton OF bacon and naturally there would foreign
fruits but colonial products of this other
hand tea would have reequarters of the duty taken off,
also be reduction on and coffee.
balancing the remssions against the mposons Mr.
calculates that the city workman would five week on his
food and the agricultural abore would have 1t is with
this statement that Mr. Chamberlain thinks he will
course his scheme not raising Were that its object
would have interest the outside world The his scheme
hes IN the tact that he proposes make complete revolution
mighty trade and will therefore affect the world
The proposed tax wheat for instance will California for
California wheat largely Great Britain would also have
considerable effect upon -four When big
cay changed affects other countries and such
policy that proposed by Mr. Chamberlain far reaching
results Viewed from the standpoint of people living
where protective system has reached any development Mr.
Chaberns plans really England thew are
considered radical and calling forth the shapest criticism To
any one who studies the matter mparay unpeuced
by the fetish of free trade his plans themselves states
manlike and far seeing