The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-14
LORD ROSEBERY
AT SHEFFIELD
Liberal Leader Replies to Cham
beFlaiR's Address.
FREE TRADE FOR ENGLAND
NEW POLICY WOULD DISSOLVE
THE EMPIRE.

London oct 13.-Lord Rosebery
spoke tonight at Sheffield whittier he
went in order 10 definitely record his
opposition to Mr.. Chamberlain's fiscal
policy He was greeted with the ut
most enthusiasm by an immense audi
cncc which he held in rapt attention
for an hour and a half
Lord RUsebery delivered a character
Istic speech Of brilliant rhetorical de-
uunciauon OF protection, interspersed
with clever and caUstic illusions 70 Mr.
Chamberlain and the predicament in
which he had placed the government.
The earl said he doubted If there haO
ever been auv fiscal inquiry. The min
istrv had probably investigated. not the
nations commerce. but the constituent
cics. He deprecated a policy of retalia-
ton which would land the empire in a
contest with every nation in the civilized
world contest to which Arma geddOu
would be "a friendly jOuSt. He held that
free trade had not failed. but had been
a great success. The new policy. instead
of solidifving- would tend to dislocate
and probably dissolve the empire
Cannot Drop It.
Lord Roseberv warned his hearers thar
they could not try a new policy and drop
81 III il failed. Protection once estab-
Eshed could not be uDrOoted and would
bring in its train trusts. mOnopOlies and
wanted to better itself he continued.
let IL cultivate scientific spirit
and better education and. above all, keep
the universe for a reservoir OF food and
raw material He ridiCuled the idea that
the colonies would not consent to es~
tablsh new Industries for the benefit Of
the United Kingdom. A fair and prac-
teal imperial tariff could not be devised,
and heaven protect them from the pad
blood ana iealousies that such an attempt
would enEender.
He was verv doubtful about the propo-
EitiOn. that a fiscal should precede a pO-
ltical union. In anv event. what Mr.
Chamberlains friends ignored was that
everything in the empire had been strong
and successful because r. was free ana
spontaneous. Lord Roseberv quoted Sir
Wilfred Laurler TO the effect that no re-
stricted trade but only the most absolute
freedom. political and commercial would
succeed in building uD the empire.
Appeal to History.
In conclusion. Lord Rosebery said that
ne could not forget the long agOny with
which the nation had passed from the
protective system. which had brought II
10 the verge OF famine and ruin into the
better ana Greer conditions now prevails
ing. They could not risk this splendid re-
suit or a hazard OF the political die. They
could rot leave the brilliant known under
any guidance or DroUhetshiD for the dark
unknown
A storm of cheers greeted the earTs
closing remarks Lord ROsebery made no
N tdmDt 10 rcfute Mir. Chamberlain's con-
Mons by argument, statistics or a de-
" examination of his proposals. lie
ed himself to congratulations. he
d applause by describing Mr. Cham
as the real head of the present
lent
renee to Mr. Balfour's attempts
parliamentary discussion of the
1blems. ne said.
,annot prevent storm by sitting
barometer
RosAberv was loudly chceved when
clared that the prospect of worse
lions with the United states. GER
~ Russia and France was not allur-
to him.
Protection in America.
I'm W. course of "a speech TO an over
flow nlfcting. Lord Rosebery referred TO
the poplNartty of protection in America /
and said
SO long as yhu get the American farm
er TO pay taxes for the benefit of the
trusts and great industries 10 is all the
better for those trusts and industries. /
But I'm time L think the farmer will find
that it is not his advantage that Is being
served, and then there may be a reversal /
OF that policy
The Earl of Dunraven has written a |
letter strougi supporting Mr.. Chamber
IJ1u's urOuDg5ile