New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04
THE NEW PR0TECTI0NISM.
Thy 1t Has Been Clun1sily Pre-
scented in England.
London. September 20.

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..rsionist This is because language is used for
Us purpose Of concealing thought and because
rhe-e - p lack II clear thinking. On the LID
eral Size there is 10 ambiguity, fer every pro-
-osal fer change OF fiscal system is condeIrreo
az Al insidious and dangerous attack on M
robSer's urincfples and the TRADITIONS 4--~
established practice Of Free Trade Inc Nl-..
SITS who are following Dir, BSlfour aho '1''
Chamberlain are PROFESSIONALS bent upon i0
M 2 hieher tarir and wider area O. ii'-. =
taratior: rut they % not like 70 say SO -.
prefer TO have recourse 70 geneTaA'ies
rse+a Ea-son and Preferential tarlf-s' anu :"
scribe themselves as practical free -
-..--,ss ,ore-,er for the purpose Of uniting tHs
- - ,-.st-sss principles and competing
.oreie- ,e-.etiters 70 lower their tarl!4s -.-'S
- 49, .-o-n the responsibility Of identlIE-
= ...,,se,,-.s with old fashioned ProtectoHlsls
-, -. C-tsrr,a and lr. JoUther. they are
.,,,,e ny undermining the free trade suro1E no'I
-.,,b tbel- Retaliation and preferential lsI---
---yre,s and he various sections CT thelr uhoef-
--c---s -ro-k are closely co-nectea- III DfsVe
-s,raasls their entire plan q operations Nhen
=. sends iris message 70 The Daily Chronicle.-
.ar.-.i.-tior g more insidious ana equally
.srrsrous attack or our fiscal policy, and is
evidently the PRELUDE 70 Preferential taritis ana
--a.4c-ion generally. This explains the reslg-
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vfperals 10 recouhle their efforts to maintain
10 Trade r-1-eiples which the Prime Minister
seeks 70 undermine.
~ Balfour ard Lord Lanscowne describe
themselves as Retslsationists eager 70 place Eng
ard IL defensive relations toward p1otectonist
nations VChst Il TIE revolver which they wish
q ain against the United States and Germany?
? must be tariff which IL the last resort can
5. levied against foreign competitors, after ne
gc.iations for eci1rocity OF the basis OF equ!va-
'snt advantages have proved futile. Il nay not
se e p-otecIcnist farm Il the American sense @
he dsvelnp-ne-1 q home industries and the ult,-
nate cheapening Of prices for consumers ~
increased production L rnusl be. e. least. 2
r-orecrion1st tariff IN the old English sense Of
: barrier ere.-St z=re<r-tcte6 importing and
srssEo7r q exchange Otherwise. there can be
70 resources tor securing read1ustnent OF
foreign tariffs either by diplomatic action or
by ths enforcement q retslisto-y measures.
Re-auat!c-isr Is. the-etcre. z Protectionist vha
desires &c construct around the United King
don bsrbe6 wire tencs which can pe thrown
down II ecr-e instances ara Kept Up IN otnsT
eases Il Is hardly credible that there can &c
retaliation against Canada II any eireuE1-
stances: certainly not when England already en-
Joys preferential advantage Of 90 l-S per cent
n TIE markets @ the Dominion The revolver
Z Z be brought into Use, wifi be aiTns5 against
ths United States. ard, il the shots are 10 hit
lie aggresso-, the wheat ard meat supplies must
be disc-ir~t-ste1 against an6 duties On i'm
ported food from th-t quarter VIII Involve pref
s-entiai trade IL favor e Canada The wheat
nd meat C Canada vii us protected by these
~eral5eco-y duties On Imports srpn the tented
states precisely as West Indian sugar has been
5ere1tes b. similar duties the United States
against bounty fee sugars tron. Europe. The
Estsi.stishis, Begins -ith protection and tariff
an5 ends with preferential system IN favor
= rhe cuio-.es.
The Preferential tariff advocates II their turn
rs Pro-eC1ouists ~ the outset and Retaliation
sxts n ths end They, too must have fsHos
around The United kingdom. and when the bar
-.er Is removed against = coloRy It must be al
LEVIED 20 stand against competitors There can Re
10 uTefe-e1ce 8it1o-t retaliation = preferential
ar ngereat WITH he Dominion Of Canada IT,
wolves examinations against the food supplies
q. ths United States Both preference and re-
rslietion are enforced 10y : tariff based uBeH tie
imported food supplies Of the nitec klDgcoT--
The Preferential tariff maker begins WITH draw
irg the Colonies tnto closer trade relations WIKI
the --other country. and ends with pointing
revolver - the heads o. oaA protecti0nist nation
after another. Il Is oifdcult &c. determine which
is she stronger Protectio1lst-the Balfour Re
taIiatiou.st O. the Chamberlain Preferential
tariff maker and feed taXer ard comparison
Is indeed sUrerfuous A tariff Is the necessary
Beapou II either Instance and each policy is in
evitsbtv rounded out by the other. NJ. Balsour
aid A-r. Cham berlsin have different points Of
departure. BIZ: they ksvs tbs same destination
They are cooperating n a systematic campaign
against free trade. yet neither the PTisne Mn
ister nor his former colleague ls prepared 10
sdE-it that he is p-otectionist. o. that tariff
OF ne -fs.clGrs6 Eoo6s and imported food is
he b6se q operations.
i would - easy &c assume that the psrtisans
u 1Ir. Chamberlain sn6 Ny. Baltour are dish
geuleUs aE1 are deliberately sUppTessing the
esse1eal facts CT the economic situation. Dis
=i-rris-tcr Is 1ct, hCweye-. a. English trsit,
aEd there is re erioenoe that tie leaders have
hsea a-tl-g 5.shcrestly IL their presentation Of
he case lc- eslsl reform Mr.. Chan berlstn has
-Ga reputation of being practical politician
with p ,rsi-es talent Tor discerning the trend Of
- 1cysss Ct pebble ep4hien; YET he has persisted
q enahzs-zl-g TIE most unpopular feature Of
AIS proposals. namely, the taxation Of imported
fOod. E-d - continues % Go 50 when the stats
-iclz1s q TIE Board Il Trace have proved that
fuzzy one half Ct tie income Of the British work
-lg--@n e expanded upon bread and meat To
seek TIE -e C greatest resistance is not . proof
q asse-sucaz but q downright honesty. II he
were asked why ne had opened his case 50
clIEls-y. lie Uousd yrobs bly, explain that Il was
IRE English hab!t 20 oeal with the electorate in
Sle-ghtforHarG way. and that il was honest
aro 5-st 70 lag stress upon TIE worst elements
u ne proposes A less scru pulous leader would
ave if-rlEa.zsd the elects OF the taxation of
-o'o, e--a' instead q repeling popular support.
No-ia 1sVe attracted Il by 5ustifyIag duties O.
mar ~--ot-fec goods IS The natural consea Uence
4 tle dumping &C German goods On the English
rnarkst and Ct the operating Of American trusts.