The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04
REPLY FROM
 CHAMBERLAIN Ex-Sccretary UnSheatheS
 His Sword. IS AGGRESSIVE Ridicules Cobdenites as Lit
 tie Englanders. Believes Federation of the Empire Depenos Upon Fiscal Retaliation anl the Consequent Tax
 Upon Food.
ATTITUDE IS AGGRESSIVE

tary Chamberlain has written a mani. festo forcibly enunciating the cardinal features of his fiscal policy.
 As the document will not be published in the United Kingdom until Monday morning. the effect on the public and press can only be estimated. It is cer- tain, however. that the aggressive atti- tude, which the Associated Press is un- able to announce. Mir. Chamberlain adopts. win add bitterness to the contro- versy that already rages with a vigor almost iinequaled in the history of EnE- lish politics.
 Mir Chamberlain now not only reiter- ates his belief that the federation of the Empire depends upon fiscal retaliation, with its consequent taxes upon England s food, but openly classes the out and out Cobdenites with the Little Englanders' whom he derides with all the force of rid icule and argument of which he is a master.
 Decline of Cobdenism.
 His four and one-half page preface to the pamphlet in which c. A. Vince. sec retary to Mir. Chamberiain's tariff organ ixation, summarizes Mir. Chainberlain's s policy. is almost equally divided between
 
 trade, which is to federate the Empire. and striking dissection of what he holds to be the aniiquated decline fl Golden ism.
 Of Premier Balfour's middle of tho road policy which asks only the power to retaliate without taxing food, he makes no mention, but the whole mani festo and pamphlet teem with evidence of his final conviction that nothing short .R s-,l.A lx. .xAs kna t Hhn plre together and restore trade prestige to the United Kingdora. Only ono slight reference Is made to his former colleagues In the Cabinet.
 q have already said" he writes, ''that the little EngIander free traders care nothing for the colonies, but am bound to the isnperiaIist free tradsrs when they declare thAt the interests and union of the EmpirA gre as dear to them eS to ss. But if 1t be 30. what answer are they going to eotttn when we shail treat our dofonies in eonAeEciAi matters | littis better than the foreigner and when they promise reciprocal advantages in re- turn?"
 No Compromise.
 This quite refutes the rumors that Mir. Chamberlain contemplates a compromise in order to bring his program more into line with that of the Premier, Not only does he adhere to his taxes on wheat and meat, but, through the Anedium of MT. Vince. justifies them and declares that they will not add farthing to the work ing mans family.
 MT. Vince emphasizing MT. Chamber lain's contention that the imperial issue must be put first, says:
 within the past half century we have seen the Federal principle defended sue cessfuiiy against revolt In the United States, the greatness of that nation thereby secured and the people of Ger many welded into a nation by fedora ton.
 'aThe essential condition of the acts of unification is fiscal union. Let 1t be laid down at the outset that unless we are prepared to agree on commercial union with the colonies at a cost. if it be so of some economic sacrifice, we may aban- don the project of federating and con solidation of the empire, and that the colonists will have to be informed that all the eloquence spent on the blessed word Federation is mere idle talk and that once more the mother country does not mean business
 Dealing with Canadas attitude, Mir. Vince says frankly: ..
 Canada's Situation.
 By joining the United States, Canada could win the commercial advantages which that great federation secures to the States of the Union. The strong im- periaI sentiment among the Canadians has hitherto stood the stress of this emptstion, but if by refusing reciproc- ity and support to the Canadian over lures, We declare that commercial rela- tions are to count for nothing in our scheme of empire, what result is to be expected? In all the colonies party will rise, whose cry will be if the mother country refuses us reciprocity, let us seek reciprocity elsewhere We have the testimony of Premier Seddon of New Zealand. that this cry is already being raised in that colony.
 These conditions MT. Vince holds, "sow the seeds of dsunion."
 He adds, MT. Chamberlain has pro- p1sed his solution: we are still waiting to hear the solution of Mir. Chamber lain's critics
 To the "art and theory of dumping" a whole chapter is devoted and figures given showing that American carpets, glass tumblers and organs and German wire nails are all sold in England in large quantities under the cost of pro- duction in the home market. A table is given showing how the American manu- facturer can double his profit by judicious dumping"
 The British market. MT. Vince asserts, lis the most promising; indeed. the only promising field for dumping operations, and the British manufacturer is the only victim who is powerless to resist. He Is shut off from retallating by the Ameri- can tariff"