New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-09
ENGLAND COUNTS ON
BIG TRADE INCREASE
British Manufacturers See a
Golden Chance for Them
selves in Tariff Cuts.
WOOLLEN MEN MADE HAPPY
Canada Expected to Beneht
Greatly by Reductions on
Foodstuffs, and West Indies
by Lower Sugar Duties.
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London. April 9--English manuiact-
urcrs and business men see in Prest-
dent Wilson's proposed tariff redGc-
tons % golden chance for English
manufacturers" Commercial "lrcies
here are giving a great deal of atten-
tiou To Democratic. tariff plans. when
they expect to be OF great benefit TO
imperial trade and in a less degree, TO
purely English trade.
\ well known member Of the LONDON
Chamber Of Commerce said yesterday:
If the proposals are passed as they
stand they will he Of great benefit 70
British trade. The removal Of the du-
ties ON raw wool will certainly stimu-
iatc our woollcu trade. The reduction
Of the sugar duty will greatly help the
West Indies and indirectly ourselves.
Canada will benefit by the reduc-
ton i'm the duties on foodstuffs. and
no doubt the new tariff will greatly in
crease the trade between the United
states and the Dominion. We used 10
export great quantities of cotton ana
linen goods to America, but the mills
Of Massachusetts, are now so good that
We can hardly hope 10 increase our
present exports i'm these commodities,
except i'm the finer qualities. The iron
and steel trades will benefit from the
fact that steel rails, hoop bands aud
iron are on the free list. Sheffield IS
no doubt pleased 1T the reduction OF
the duties on all kinds of cutlery and
razors That England will benefit there
can DE no question"
Sir Charles NIAGARA. head Of the IN
ternational Master Cotton Spinners'
Federation Of Manchester, said:
The new tariff is bound to have n
tremendous effect on general trade con-
ditions in the United States. To be
gin with. it viii reduce tremendously
the profits not only Of the big trusts
hut OF the manufacturers generally,
whereas the reduction Of tariffs Will
undoubtedly enable England 10 do
tilW|lt ial kfA AAth'A' 30 sNiii' 49, 49,
not sec how the reduction Is going to
enable America for long time to COM
pete II thoy go on they will eventually
reach free trade proper. and that will
enable them to compete with Us.
Meanwhile they will have to make sac
rihces."
4 prominent Bradford wool manu-
facturer said that through the abolition
of the wool duty there would be great
competition in buying wool between
Yorkshire and America. and that prices
would go up as a consequence, but
America would buy great quantities
Of Yorkshire manufactured woollcn
articles.
Henry g. Field. chairman. Of the
Tariff Committee Of the Birmingham
Chamber Of Commerce. said that low
cring the tariff would reduce the cost
az production and that Americans
would bc better able to compete with
England in the markets Of the world.
". \. :. NeWins. secretary of the
British Tariff Commission. said: The
proposals are not at all move in the
direction Of free trade as we under
stand il in England. They are designed
- make the tariff more effective.
There is no feeling I'm the United States
in favor Of abolishing II. When the
tariff is calculated scientifically it will
be far more dangerous 10 British in
dustries than now"
Francis Nelson. VI. r., leading
Liberal economist and publicist. said
The tariffs there have made the poor
poorer and more numerous, and the
rich richer and fewer. | am confident
that whatever final changes President
Wilson makes will not be preJudicial
TO British interests