New-York tribune., 1903-06-10

tariff rates between Great Britain and her colonies
was not raised in the bill.
Mr. Ritchie having formally moved the second
reading of the Budget bill. Mr.. Chaplin. who was
received with cheers, rose to move his amendment
and proceeded warmly to attack the Chancellor OF
the Excheouer to whose ineptitude he said, they
owed their present remarkable position. In repeal
ing the grain duty. Mr.. Chaplin said, Mr- Ritchle
had made an irretrievable mistake, aud had pre-
cipitated a movement for which neither party nor
the country prepared. For a moment ne ap-
peared to have prevailed over Mr.. chamberlain
but his triumph would be short lived. Mr. Chaphn
blaned the government for yielding TO Mr.. Ritchie.
a,irs that the ministers had thrown away q
weapon which would have helped them to carry out
the new fiscal policy to which MI Bahour ana
Mr. Chamberlain were committed
Mr.. Chaplin referred to the extraordinary posi-
+fon in which the followers of the government had
been placed by the indecision of the ministers 1t
was useless he added. to seek guidance or leader
ship from them. He concluded with formally NOV
ing his amendment, on which, he said ne meant 10
divide the House
SIR MICHAELS TELLING REMARKS
The motion was seconded, and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach followed. He began by saying that his view
of the general fiscal and political situation was
quite different from the view held by Mr.. Chaplin
His colleagues were perfectly aware that the gram
duty might be unpopular when he started IL But
it had been success. and ne had heard the pro
He considered that the duty was necessary be-
cause of the growth of expenditure against which
he had protested Had his protests been received
with greater sympathy by his colleagues, ne wouIu
not now be speaking from a bench above the gang
way 1t was impossible for a Chancellor OF the
EXchequer reduce expenditure without me nealt
and continuous support OF the edeG DO on HE
army He earnestly appealed to me PreleF [o sto
'hs Niie1 IL gaid T he vas opposed to Mr. Chapn's
alt
Iatters objection TO the repeal of the grain duty
but he believed the alternative policy to be great
would choose the lesser and would support inc
Budget bill.
RAP AT COLONIAL RECIPROCITY
Referring to the suggested preferential tariff the
former Chancellor of the .Exchequer declared ne
Welded to no one appreciating the splendid work
of Mr. Chamberlain. No Colonial Secretary had
ever done so much to bind the colonies to the
notherland or much to make the colonies 1eei
their position and duties part OF the empire
He wished however to know whether Mr.. Cham-
berlain's opinion was that of the united CablneI
The repeal of the grain duty appeared to the speak
er to be a direct bar the adoption OF preference
principles therefore concluded that the opiolA
of the Cabinet a a whole was the same with re-
gard to these principles when he was nefnDef
of # He had opposed colonial preference In re-
gard 70 wines sugar and grain and he was con-
vnced that matters could rot last long IN their
presemI of the Preniers attitude of
pended Judgment impossible. 1t was not IttL
to the meGgps G The DIGESTION was dividing
+ha ITnonists and making the OppoSltlon d HdPPy
family. Mr. Chamberlain's proposals would 40 10
1nnrn RI dis1nite than to unite the empire and II
he persisted in them they would dtStfSs 5 Ie viz =
list party. Such change couId oIly pe Irfte5
the consent of the general opinion or the OnleT f
Kingdom. Did Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr. I BaIour M
r. ~ mink they had obtained such general as
sent5 He appealed to them to reconsider InelE Po-
sisTn S;r Michael was repeatedly checked by the
Speaker and thus was unable fuly 10 oe'eiop MS
anti-protecton arguments
RITCHIE AVOWs FREE TRADE.
NJ p,+cbfa who made a general reply. read a
carefully prepared statement The government It.
be said thought there should be an inquiry into
the matter of preferential tariffs. but ne WouIa De
surprised if inquiry showed any practlcal means
Of carving out policy Of preferential duties ne
avoUyed himself to be out-and-out free trader
ord ad5ad that with his present knowledge he
could not be a party TO policy which he believed
would be detrimental the interests of both l eat
Britain and her colonies, and ne oeheVeq % tiaS Ig ,
confirm his present views ,ir, Of the Grain
duty and contended that the milleTs and farmers &
had not benefited by the tax In ms oPlrIon tH5 =
most heavily on the poorest classes. Although ne
was precIuded by the Speakers ruling from qls-
Iii Of himself and his colleagues what he and
rSet tSey fhnnght The members of the government
y,i1 Ubo had snoken on the subject had spoken for
themselves, and not for the government All tta. It
had thus far been suggested was that the malter
should be discussed and inquired INTO. Mr. Rltche
said he thought in with all his colleagues,
that such an inquiry was eminenty oes'rao'e l'oi''
every point of view. ..-
was pronerlv imposed time of great natonal
emergency and had been properly removed when
81 rSos1ac+e were brighter He denied that there
had heen any Inconsistency, and while he regretted
that the government 1ad wounded the feelings OF
some NJ IFS spporters he believed its action would
he Endorsed by the country. The foreign ana not
the british farmers had gained by the tax
Mr. Ritchie's nutspoken reputation Of Mr. Cham
barIsin;s nrorosaIs caused immense sensation
i'm the Iohbies Of the House