The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
CHAMBERLAIN
ON PROTECTION
British Leader Tells His Country
men Why Protective Policy
pr Is Needed.
Draws a Lesson From the Prosperity
of Tariff Protected British
Colonies. .,
Says Britain Must Adopt Protection
as a Measure Of Self
Defense.

London, Oct. 3.-"Every other nation and
all our own sef-governing colonies have
refused to accept the gospel Of Golden
and yet altho they ought. according to Its
dogmas, to be in the last stage Of de-
preston and decline, they have grown
during the last twenty years In wealth,
popula ton and trade and In everything
that goes to make up the reatness OF
nation, .-. ..
That is the keynote OF Joseph Chamber
lains manifesto which will be published
Monday in the form Of a preface to
shilling pamphlet entitled ''Mr. Chamber
lain's Proposals; What They Mean and
What We Shall Gain by Them" by c. A.
Vince, secretary to Mr.. Chamberlain
tariff organization. 49, r. --.- 49,. ..
In view Of the vigor with which the
war Of pamphleteers has again como In
vogue in English politics. the publisher
has appropriately given Mr.. Chamberlain's
| announcement deep red covers, In sig
nif1cant contrast with the undecided blue
gray of Premier Balfour's academic
| treaties on the fiscal question. n
Doesn't MInce Matters. r. 81
Mr.. Chamberlain doesn't mince matters.
| With characteristic aggression he carries
| the war into the enemys camp.
! Those who maintain" he writes. lin
a spirit Of blind obscurantism, the abso-
lutte inspiration Of an antiquated doctrine
!
Il His remarks are addressed to men Of
| all political opinions, since the questions
| now raised are not necessarily matters Of
party politics, nor indeed Is 1t likely that
the issues will be ultimately decided on
strictly party lines < go
He begins by saying: ut is difficult to
| believe that the results of the investiga-
tion will not convince every impartial
| man OF the necessity for some reconstruct
tlon or the system which has remained
stationary and unaltered for more than
half century while every other policy i1a s
oeen modified and adapted to meet mod
ern requirements" ~
II Protection for Workers.
Continuing. Mr.. Chamberlain points out
tnat the property Of the working classes
| mas increased In greater proportion IN the
protected countries than in the ITnit.d
Kingdom and says. .'~... r. "a
Free trade, If 1t had ever existed
mlght have secured for us all that it,
promoters promised; but free imports
y Witnout free trade have brought us ia So
~ taee WIN problems which never on
tered INTO Cobden's calculations 49,
w know that the idea Of a united am
plreSdid not appeal to him and that he
fregarded the colonies as an CIRCUMFERENCE
TO De got ria OF as soon as possible. The
lttle Englanders who follow his lead are
not likely to be moved by any considera.
| sto iAtIl ioAAS ouI OIL our new found pride
and faith in our distant kinsmen But
what would Golden have said If he had
foreseen that trades unions, whose ex.
lstence he deprecated, would be success.
, ful In protecting labor in score OF WAYS
tending to increase the rate of wage,
and to raise the standard OF living? Would
Golden, as the representative of tn,
manufacturing class, have still main
tanned that while the manufa cturer wa.
artihcially prevented from obtaining labo
! at the lowest rate he ought to rest con
, tent when the products of foreign labor
, untrammeled by am regulations ant
I legislation, to which he has to submit
undersen him in his own market? Cob
den's scheme was at least consistent I
was free labor as well as free imports
but, free imports combined with pro
tected labor is neither consistent no.
profitable to any of the parties con
kcerned."
Exports at a StandstiII.
Mr.. Chamberlain holds that the con
selling theory that other countries ar,
running themselves by bounties and I'm
, port duties hardly comedies with the fac
that British exports have been PRACTICAL!
stationary for twelve years while thos
Of other countries have increased so rap
idly that IF the relative progress con
t,iues for a few years longer. they viii
have left us far behind" ~