Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-12-10
HIT HARD
DR.. Lunn's Crushing Answer to
His Antagonist.
RETALIATION BAD FOR ENGLAND.

Her Shipping II vulnerable - Her
Raw Material Supplies Could BE
Cut On-All Enslishmen Are Not
Opposed to Cheap Goods Dumped
at Their Doors.
DIR. Henry S. Lunn, who. with Lord
Lyvedon, is now in this country arrang-
ing for visit next year to the st.
Louis exposition Of large party of
members of the British parliament, is
president of the new Reform club in
England and is one Of the ablest and
most vigorous Of the opponents Of the
protectionist scheme of Joseph Cham
berlain. The kind of blows lie is CIV
ing Chamberlain is evident from the
following extracts from an interview
printed at Washington Nov. "a:
"There is an infinite difference be-
tween the fiscal position Of Great Brit
ain and of America. Geographically
Great Britain could be added to one Of
the American states like Texas without
perceptibly increasing the size of that
state. Politically Great Britain is part
Of an empire consisting of widely sepa
rated territories divided by oceans and
hostile territories, while the United
States are self contained. Economical
" If England alone, like Noah's ark,
survived universal food the majority
of the population would be starved to
death within three months. On the
other hand, if the United States alone
survived great cosmic cataclysm the
population would be. practically speak
ing, unaffected SO far as the means of
subsistence were concerned. Why is
this? Because in America the country
produces everything from an iceberg to
a banana.
cat the present time England is pros
porous beyond the widest dreams of
our ancestors. The income tax. which
is the real test of national prosperity,
was levied on gross incomes, in 1851
amounting to $500, O00. 900. in 1881 to
1880, 100000 and in 1901 to $4.330.-
100000.
"During the last forty years the num-
Der Of paupers in Great Britain has de-
clined from a per 1000 to % per 1000.
while the wages Of the average work
man have increased 1871 per cent, and
the purchasing power Of food has d.
minished from 143 to 100, so that la
borer who today has 100 shillings can
buy produce worth 143 shillings twen-
ty-five years ago. while ut that date the
laborer would only have 5000 shillings
to purchase at these higher values:
therefore the real worth of the work
man has nearly doubled during this pc
Rod.
.Mr. Chamberlain has dwelt greatly
upon the excess of our imports over
our exports and has argued that we are
either selling our securities or running
into debt. When we turn, however. to
the figures, we discover that the in
come derived from British investments
abroad increased between the years
1881 and 1891 from $50. 1000. 900 to $54.-
OOO, 900 and from 1891 to 1902 from
$54, 100000 to $62O0O,000. Moreover.
our gigantic shipping industry is esti-
mated to earn Sc. 0O0.O 900 per year. and,
in addition to this. we have the great
profits of our international banking. in
surance. brokerage, etc.
1T the theory were right that we
paid in golden sovereigns, as some en-
bryonic economists have argued. we
should have paid away during the last
ten years $4,000. O00, 900, which. us Eu-
cid would say, is absurd This i'm
possible sum 10 really the tribute of the
nations to England as the great creditor
nation and the payment of the nations
Tor our great services rendered in ship
ping. banking. etc.
1.-THE United Kingdom is in partic-
ularly weak condition for retaliation.
Our shipping = vulnerable, our imports
consist Of few raw materials. and the
the greater portion of our exports are
manufactured eoeds.
!. Now AI. Ohambseiainb remedy:
Nr. ChamhGs1aan eomes toward With
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