The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
ENGLISHFREE TRADERS RALLY
STRONG OPPOSITION rs SHOWN
10 CHiMBERLAIN'S PLAN.
Colonial secretary Relies on Campaign
OF Education Among the People-rros'
pcrity OF United states Cnder FRO
tcctiye Tariff All Object LESSON

speciql cable Despatch 10 THE Sun
LONDON. June 8.--The great campaign
hat weep free trade and protect ion is rapidly
taking shape, and it is already a foregone
conclusion that this will be the dominant
issue in both Great Britain and the COLONIES
for long line
It = natural, perhaps. that the opposition
to Mr.. Chamberlain radical proposals II
arranging itself morn promptly than theiT
sponsor is able to rally his supporters.
Protection has been outside the range OF
practical politics in Great Britain 1or
generation, and the new propaganda Hius'
be vigorously prosecuted for many months
before il il reasonable to hope 10 secure
it's adoption al the polls Nobody Is be''er
aware of this than Mr. Chamberlain More
over, he expects to succeed, II NJ alI ny
winning the masses to his way of thinking
and not by converting prominent leaders
Of either party
The opposition at the outset. in all events
will be better differed. Il Will probably ~
led by Sir Edward Grey and Sir Nchaei
Hicks. Beach. representing both the oin
parties THEW views are shared by more
than one Of Mr.. Chamberain's associates
in the Ministry. but according to me present
plan these tnionists will not declare them
selves 30 long rs they remain IN once IL
liz confidently asserted that IN" DUKE oi
Devonshire, Lord President of the council
strongly dsapprnves of the course ni ms
eminent colleague in the leadership OF the
Liberal I-nionsts. who. by the way. must
soon disappear as political entity
The S, ecta'or. which is the most out
spoken organ of the free trade forces de-
clares that il is IN" duty of the FREQ trade
members Of the Government to remain az
their posts and make II clear 10 the country
that neither the Unionist party nor the
Government is vet prdec'ionisf ana 'ha'
neither will be allowed TO become so with
out a struggle. which. il IT takes place.
will shake the polit ca system 10 its founoa-
lions. The same journal eptoml7eS the
views Of English free traders on the present
situation when IT says:
THE incalculable natural wealth OF the
United States. its vast ARA, and, what IL
mos. important of all. the energy and in
eenuitv Of IT'S people are what have made
II flourish. not protection France during
the last twenty years has not fonrished
in anything like the same degree under
protection as we have under free trade
We are free traders because free trade.
even when there is no sort of reciprocity
from other Powers. represents the con-
servation of economic energy. and pro-
lection means waste,
On the other hand. Mr.. Chambarlain's
chief reliance ia on the great silent pro-
t,ctionist propaganda among the masses
in this country. which has been carried on
chiefly by the object lesson contained
in the spectacle OF Amerca's stupendous
prosperity The wonder ia that many
people have so long refused to learn this.
This Is the example on which Mr.. Chamber
lain and those who will associate them
selves with him will chiefly rely for the
conversion of England to their opinions.
WELLINGTON. New Zealand, June g.
Prime Minister Seldom of New Zealand. in
speech at Hokitka on Colonial Secretary
(hamberlain's scheme Of a Zollvsrein, said
a preferential tariff between the Colonies
and the mother country WAS the only way
by which Great Britain could break down
the fiscal barriers against her At the con-
ference in London between the representa-
tives Of Great Britain and the Colonies it
had been decided to impose duties on
foreign goods.
The Parliament OF New Zealand, which
will meet this month. would be asked. the
Premier said, to ralify the agreement
which the conference reached on the lines
of preference given by Canada II the
mother land secuted these proposals, Mr.
Seldom said. then reciprocity between the
Colonies and foreign countries would follow