The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-09
RECIPROCITY UNDER FIRE
AUSTEN CHAMDERLATN SEES
DEADLY HARM TO BRTTAIN.
scores the Government for Not Heading
II OR With TariT Reform and Impe-
rial Preference crnment. Unrc.
pcntant, Won't Block Canada's way.
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pcntant. Won't Block Canada's way.
spetidl CdhelDespdich 10 THE SrN.
LoNDoS, Feb. s.--The House Of Com
mons resumed the debate on the address
in reply to the speech from the Throne
this afternoon. II developed into q
formal discussion of the reciprocity
agreement between the United States
and Canada now up for ratification in
the national legislatures Of both coun.
tries Naturally the whole question of
tarf or free trade for England and of
imperial preferences was threshed over
Austen Chamberlain the Cnionist
leader. started the debate by moving an
amendment expressing regret that the
! persistent refusal of the Government TO
modify the countrys fiscal svstcm is i'm
pcrlling the adv Nantages a. present de-
/ rived 10y British commerce from the pref.
erence granted by tho British dominions
over the seas has deferred closer CONNER
cial union of the empire, and deprived the
! Coun, ~ of the most effective method oi
| inducing foreign countries 10 grant fair
treatment 30 British manufactures.
Suea,, ing to his amendment Mr. Cham
bcrlain declared ,ha, the tnionsts would
fight for tariff reform un:il thev had
brought the fight TO u triumphant con-
clusion II was impossible. he said. TO
find more signal instance OF the value
of such weapon for Use in commercial
negotiations than the agreement between
Canada and the United States. ono
immediate result of the agreemen, would
he tina, the tnglishman's food would cost
more
i..,f1 N, ha In- nj n
was threatened with a great loss OF trade
N was necessary 10 see IT she could ve'
DO something TO res, ore the balance and
keep "A trade which a little time ago had
so freely been offered her Tho agree
ment. Mr. Chamberlain aid. marked n
profound change in canadian policy and
in Great Rritain's position. But for the
Government Indifference and inaction
It would never have heal made
At tho outset of the spoech Mr. Cham
berlGin said he hoped that nothing he
was about to saw would give rise TO any
misconceptiou regarding the attitude
, of his party toward Canada or the great
friendly republic of the United States
Nothing was further f.om his thoughts
than the idea Of critlCislng the action
of their respective Governments or ton
de"iug advice 20 the Canadian citizens
a. 10 now they should act Although the
, question was IA great imro 'ial one. Ny
Chamberlain said. nobody IN the House
of Commons %" outside of il desired TO
: infringe Upon the liberties of any of the
, cOuntrvs great domnioHs Instead of
, c.itiCislng IL" motives Of tanadian states
, rlcl. NJ Chamberlain SAID he and his
, friends found themselves III fa' closer
. communion Of sp,'it with the Canadian
: Mris,e-s in the fiscal policy which they
! advocated than with the Government
Dealing with the effects of tn. Canadian
agreement with the United States. Mr.
Chamberlain SAID i; took tn" DomHior
- of Canada out of tn. imperial orbit and
drew Il into the vortex Of tho contlrenta
,vs'nui of Ame 'ica II must mean q
great dive sion or tho trade in corn. Whea,
: which came to the British markets fol
| British food supplies would now, he said
I he drawn southwa"d into the Unitec
, Statss II would result ia lass land in tn.
United States being used To- wheat cul
i, tivation and America would draw upor
Canadian supplies rno-e and more. anC
( tn. cas- which ca 'ricd com from Canad1
r southward would not return TO the north
! empty
: Ministerial cheers interrupted NJ
, Chamberlain al ihis point and he askec
I the Government followers if they knew
" what they were cheering about. Con
tinuing. ne said the cas- would carr,
, northward American manufactures Il
4 compete with British, |, would h" wortl
while for the American railroads alon,
! this new route. Mr. Chamberlain de
;. clared, 70 do everything possible to stimu
. late q return trcde.
, Don't YOU know" asked Mr. Chamber
l lain. that preference can be given a
u much by railway rates as by tariff
, changes"
- Mr. Chamberlain concluded by de
70 claring tha, the cumulative effect of IN
u agreement must be most serious for IN
> trade of Great Britain. He could nc
-.e how il was POSSIBLE for Englishme
n To di,sociate themselves from the dis
d cussion while leaving the Canadian
the responsibility and right to settle thei
= own policy without Interference
y Sydney Buxton, president of the Boar
l. Of Trade replied TO Air. Chamberlain
y The Government. he said, was quit
't unrepentant. II had not changed q
= modified its view that tariff reform woul
:, injure both this country and the empir
.r at large The Canadian agreement h
n said was a good object lesson in shown
rs the evils and dangers Of the fiscal rels
'e tions which the Opposition wished I
:. establish between Great Britain an
r Canada.
id The preference given TO Great Britai
Of by Canada, Mr. Buxton declared, merel