The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-09-26
|NSULAR FREE TRADE
premier BALFOuR OF GREAT
BRITAIN ISSUES A PAMPHLET
DISCUSSING IT.
ATTITUDE OF CHAMBERLAIN
BURNING QUESTION or THE MO.
MENT BEFORE THE BRIT
iGH PEOPLE,


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rallpn,n1 on '"e su1'o,' .antu ~
loretb aro,,monts in favor of . change
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says MS purpose III ISSUING us 'ha. !
would be impossible TO put all Inc I'm
portant points Of this question within
tho limits of a single speech and there
fore he saws the pamphlet may he q
fitting prcIimfnarv to the speech whicf
he will shortly make. This undOuDt
odlv refers to the speech Mr.. Haifoul
will mako at Sheffield. Oct. /.
Mr.. Ralfour says he approaches the
subject from the standpoint Of q free
trader as far as contemporary circum.
stances will permit.
The arguments presented through,
ont the pamphlet vary little from those
already enunciatcd. but the pronier
points ont that as q result of'England's
policy OF retaining a fiscal policy made
for a free trade country in a world OF
free traders. not for a free trade aoun
try in a world of protecti0aists, the
rate of her export trade haa not in
creased. and in fact has seriously di-
minishca.
Cepartments Show Decay.
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burdens and ENJOYING only half the adj
vantages which should attach to the
empire: he devotes space TO the Ell
feet OF protection upon combinations
IN countries in which protection eN-
ISIS: rms the premier points OUT IS
TO the disadvantage OF me BRUSH man
u1acturer, VINO IS unaDle 10 compete
with the manufacturer that IS aple 10
sell abroad at a lower price tnan ne
charges Tor the same article at nome;
ne gives an instance OF German steer
IN ms particular, saying tnat IL IS se!!-
ing cheaper IN England thar the Eng
ilsh manulactgrer can possibly pro-
duce 1t -:s15hRi-UkatG@~.N !NllaaAlslC
y MI. 6alfour declares that the opti-
mists who advocate a continuance of
the free trade policy In place Of the
injury worked by protection on Great
Britain's interests, are foolish and
their arguments little short of reck-
less. The only possible hope Of q
mitigation of the evil is through ne
gotiation, which, he says. can only
appeal to self interest in foreign pro-
tected countries, and in the case of
the colonies to self interest coupled
with sentiment.
sho,,d &c. e;d AZ Randi.
MI. balfour concludes: 1t cannot
De right Tor a country with Tree trade
,aeals to enter n,v into e con eatr5neG WIN q,
the only instrument whereby their
policy can conceivably be modified.
The most essential object OF our ma
tional effort should be to get rid OF the
bonds In which we have gratuitously
entangled ourselves. The precise
manner in which we should use our
regained liberty is important, yet, af-
ter all, only a secondary ISSUE"
The publication of the pamphlet i'm
mediately after the momentous cabi-
net council held Monday and Tuesday
Indicates that it embodies a statement
OF policy accepted or rather acquiesced
in by the majority Of the cabinet. If
this assumption is correct it means the
abandonment Of the idea of preferen-
tial tariff with the colonies and the
taxation of food, In favor of a system
OF retaliatory duties. Even this. how
ever, is tentative. Mr.. Balfour in his
speech Oct. /. is expected to elaborate
and explain his case, and then the
cabinet will closely watch its recep-
ton by the Conservative delegates.
In short the great question of free
trade versus protection, so far as the
cabinet Is concerned, is still unde-
cided. - rrw ~
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. inc Burning ~'es''o"'
What will be Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain's attitude is the burning
question of the moment. The most
phlet is that from the beginning to the
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