New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
R4LFOUR-CH1MBERLAIN.
Discussing a Ne1e Fiscal Policy for
the British Emp pire.

one part OF his speech wSs intended to make
sTg9 seeretarv Of state R for he Colonies am myself
In that amiabe intention thlnk the right honora-
the right honorable gentleman himself what course
he thlks IN my rig rghf IN 0onie Ought to have pur
sued in this matter. after what occurred at tie
Ministers were asked come to this country and
Tes b In 1hs % e9qay sa and with Other hs
of the government upon aug stlons nateftdl 20 ihe
cse cussons and the % result Of their embodied
statement which the Prime Ministers indorsed was
this: That this conference recosnlZes IhIt 4I,t tn
Kingdom and his majesty's dominions beyond the
seas would stimulate and facilitate mutual com
mercial intercourse. and would. by proInoting the
development of the resources and industries Of the
want to know whether, in the opinion Of the right
honorable baronet and IN the opinion 81 'e % IiG95 5I
honorable friend who summoned that conference
genius has done much stimulate the feehng OF
common citizenship In az parts SO OF rdia6 lne sPs IF
the Prime Ministers Of our sef,gGvean'S IN he
was not bound TO raise the subject for the discus
sion and for The decision not merely OF ean tng e m
the other parts of the empire who are interested IN
this policy.
THE FAILURE OF FREE TRADE
these Islands is now entirely different only
from what IT was n 1876 and in subseqGent, yrs yar
free traders of that time supposed II would be BE-
nTe+1 60 Z I-ey tougs 10 h anu hno1e h@rS Of us is
endowed with prophetic gifts. and | think their
prophesy that our example would induce the whole
TQriG dfd 10 id9p5 d itf r trie naon among
free nations: and they deduced from the CON
as a matter of fact entirely agree But these very
prophecies unfortunately were wrong rhere I.S y
absolutely in the whole world not one clVliZed
| ourselves That may be a surprising result and
but it is the fact and what is more. do not think
would suggest for one instant that the policy in
! which every CIVILIZED community, including ouf
own self governing colonies mas mus elbaIhsu II
| a policy which they have shown the smallest in
cn1dtfnT of ebings in which more and more there
vii he q wall OF hostile tariffs built up against us
! behind which foreign nations will use their power
| for manipulating their own tariffs TO their own
! advantage and to our disadvantage. and as a
result of which We shall less and less be able 20
| find in civilized countries market for our manu-
| factured goods. (Heart hearD Observe: am not
@ tt 'itS IF was Your business by excluding rival
/ manufacturers. to foster your own manufactures
am am tTvnr to point out 10 the House is thts-iuas-
| much as this country must more and more be
| cultural one, inasrnuch il must more ana more
| food inasrnuch as it will have to pay for those
gDd sgRpef m Of foTeg fo2d fs Psri Ifs Colonial or otherws
exterior tariffs whether IN otr % own fires M
| on onerous terms that would be an onerous lOss
TO the community as a whole. not merely If 70 @ tne
t an nfst IT'S goods in order 10 get the and
meat and raw material which of necessity it is
obliged to import,
COLONIAL CONSIDERATIONS
| | ask whether the time has not come when we
debate with advantage me pc poS5lg @ rnas lt' of
| dealing with the national expenditure, but Tor
ether pqr29sg a1,e1 With D6ston which leaves
absolutely helpless IN the fac Gf al tqIsg Il Ssrh
1t may said that il is better that Sholla p 50
think will be admitted by anybody who has has naa @
to negotiate a tariff treaty with t2TeSn cQHti + f
bare is really to be an The part Of
fosTlsi ssifeoyerning colonies that they may
justly be treated as sepatate h nIibc o1fn-
ion nv every regard for ourselves and our ct!o.i.
10 FsS '@' do not see how anybody resist that
Are We really to be told that Canada austria IA Ia
and tfaf ev are to be treated as separate
EaISons simply because have given them self
s9T9a TRen rn'fe there IS second think we may
f rtenue purposes and that IS. in the words
Of the Colonial Prime Ministers TO Olhd Ie ts
and the empire closer tosether:.- a. ie nod
! Honorable gentlemen may say. nat y d go 5Ig
object but at it do is v6 n9t gain T0f BY question
of what you get and what y40 }or cannot imagine
anybody denying DO a not care S1,b or Who he is
The thing worth getting if you can get LII " VIZ
out paving too pea neayi y @ opinion accepted by the
people Of this country except as paTt oil sc s
pS pe5t with that YOU do il; without it. you can
do it eaT hgaE3 Iae a8s 1s and ma in the in
reet 20 of This industry or that industry. ask me
Iieve is within the region Of PRACTICAL pohWtIcs W
But follow from that that H. Py s meds nf}ioT III
the whole mosa taoR6s 9n is it o5 So 5eI Certain that Jne
| working classes would repudlate such d TAX
PLEA FOR REASON.
| 7 always regret the manner in which poltca
economy is treated in this House ana ana on on PUN slb
platforms. II is not treated as scleheG OF
With View to discovering what the truth IS ethel
| r1eOry n
some formula a book of authority AID throw row !
/ ttba Old vstchV ords backward and forward. they
arouse the old bitterneSSes. wholly AMEN, so tar as
can see TO any modern question; and our contro
versies are really apt 10 degenerate INTO outMo..
fornula imperfectly remenbered and INTO i'I9ier %
That is a very unfortunate state Of things and
should h9Pe Peecb Th and Ue of the debate today viii
that the country will devote itself not in Partls@
Which We stand and the real difficulties We have I
way Of meeting them tCheers)
THE AMERICAN EXAMPLE.
lam convinced that the trend of thought which
have yentured-in 5eiieye oL S6So,ufe e4nt95
Wtn the Is VgT Ry my Worthy Of no
mereIy within these walls. not chiefly within thes
walls bgt yi BY pPg f5r as w ca2 and we the
nlent mean 10 collect information upon H., rhsn i
people OF this country are of opinion that We ough
Economic ec NO position which would make any wa
equal TO the magnificent economic position % obfalne IN
done we'll am certalnIao am no cf[ e.
this scheme Is pFacqe%as APES fb5{ herne proves
be practicable: unless Scre otrer scaere havIf nav
the British Empire is 10 remain as II is at pIesen
seres Of isolated economic units, it Is vain 70
! ns 70 hope that this branch all events OF IN
great Anglo-Saxon race is destined 10 nave IN
SonbtedIy lies before the United States of America
(CheersD
: Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN5 SPEECH
l. ,e. brief snaeehes by Mr. Lloyd George an