New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-28
PERILS OF FREE TRADE.
CHAHBEPLATN'S -fpPE1L
" orkmcn Urged to Disregard Lead
erS-FWture Loss IN Cvbo

Liverpool Oct 2a.-Joseph Charnharlsi- "a
dressed another large meeting i, 81 -.
d~oue here tonight The r,,ee,i,,,, - -,
under The auspices of the worlxin,y,,o,,,. -.
seTvative Association. and the five ,bo,,s.-s -,
sons present gave to the former Co,onisl Sc
rotary a tremendous reception. II was ORGAN
iEed as an Offset TO the recent ac,,o, -, -.
sentatives OF labor unions in various nlaoas in
denounoing Mr.. Chamherlain's tariff and prefer
entail proposals
Nj Chamberlain devoted the frs, no-t,on Of
his speech 10 the dumping" OF the raanufact-
u7es 81 the United States and Germany in this
country, which. he said. must result in depres-
son after the present prosperity With regard
the cry OF '-dearer food" he pledsed himself
that his proposals would not add ANYTHING to
the cost Of living; on the contrary, they would
decrease the cost OF living to the poorest fam
Nes IL the country.
The speaker gave I'D the greater mart NJ bis
speech. which lasted for an hour and half to
e powerful argument addressed TO the working
classes OF the United Kingdom to whom he
appealed against their leaders He pointed out
the fact, hitherto overlooked by his opponents
that when the movement for free trade was
carried the working classes were neither rep
resented nor consulted: but it was a movement
o. the manufacturers and the middle class
people Now that the working classes were
represented in Parliament. their support was
absolutely essential to the carrying out Of his
proposals. which he said meant more employ
rnent
Emphasizing the statement that il was i'm
possible TO reconcile free trade with trade
Unionisr. Mr.. Chamberlain pointed out the in
consistency OF supporting policy which ad-
nlitted the product Of the cheapest kind OF labor
without taxation. He said he believed the
working classes OF the United Kingdom were
more advanced than many Of their leaders, and
said Il this were true he was confident his pro-
posals would win.
M Chamberlain dwelt especially upon the
shipping industry. He pointed out the greater
growth Of foreign shipbuilding compared with
that 81 Great Britain. and referred TO the dis
ability from which England suffered because Of
foreign bounties and because the regulations
imposed 10y British shipping legislation were not
enforced upon foreign shipping in British
waters He referred pointeGly Great Britain 5
loss OF trade with Cuba, where he said, British
conditions OF trade had not been respected,
adding:
Perhaps the Americans did not understand
theu IN the same sense as we did In any event
al our representations have been fruitless and
America proposes preferential arrangements.
treating Cuba exactly as ! want you TO treat
goods going 30 Cuba. and all the traffic between
the United States and Cuba viii be done IN
rice trade between RanEoOn and Cuba. now
heirE carried by British ships viii henceforth go
20 Ney-Yo~k and thence 10 Cuba in American
vessels.
In regard 70 the losses suffered by British
shipping from being excluded from foreign
soastine trade. AR Chamberlain said;
What about defining the voyage from Riga TO
Nladir ostOck. from Portland. Me- 10 san
Trancisco, as coasting voyage, while for
eign vessel is entitled TO voyage around Great
Britain. putting in at every port. without re
StTiCIion?
al~. Cham beTlain commended that all this en-
raasized the necessity 10 Great Britain Of some
Oceans q bargaining with the foreigner. He
Kaid the adoption Of his policy would encourage
and stimulate the colonial shipping trade and
enable ship owners to get return freights in
such cases as Canada and Australia, and at the
same time il would not prevent the development
of foreign trade. He said he wanted TO see
fewer foreign manufactured articles imported.
but more raw materials in return for British
finished goods.
IN conclusion Mr.. Chamberlain declared that
Holland had tried and failed TO keep command
q the sea and her position as carrier and mer-
chant OF the world without a productive ca
racity. and that Great Britain would be no more
successful than Holland IL she neglected to bind
her colonies 10 her.
The meeting adopted a resolution eulogizing
~ Charoberlaiu's services indOrsing the gov
e-frnarr's fiscal policy, and declaring the ad-
visa bftv Of binding the empire more closely To-
gether.