DR. NEWMAN BACK.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1059, 23 February 1911, Page 6

DR. NEWMAN BACK.

{> v AN INTERVIEW. IMPRESSIONS OF THE OLD LAND. POLITICS AND TRADE.«,

Dr. A. K. Newman, who returned yes.terdayby tlio Ulimnroa from England, brings somo interesting travel iinpres-, sions. Speaking in reply to questions on matters affecting the approaching' Coronation, he said that King Georgo and Queen Mary wero exceedingly popular Sovereigns. King Georgo was tho first King, who had over taken any real interest in the colonies, which, of course, he had twice visited. Ho,still continued-that keen interest. It was thought' at Homo that his contemplated visit to .India would havo a marked effect upon tho uativo population. It was likely that in 1011 ho ■would visit Canada. King Georgo was very popular too for tho reason that ho led such a wholesome, cleanly life, and attended so very strictly to tho duties of his high office. -It was said also that tho atmosphere of the court was markedly higher than during the Into reign'. Everywhere tho King seemed to enjoy the confidence of the people. •

Home Politics, / Questioned about political affairs at, Home Dr. Newman said the present position marked a great historio departure. The motion in tho House that tho hereditary qualifications of tho nobles should be abolished would mean that peers would become liko the ordinary, people in, the land. In addition, to this the now land taxation—and the fear that, as in tho colonies,'it, would took become much higher—was'lnducing ninny of tho nobility to sell'their estates, when they lost, their hereditary privileges, and had sold most of their iand they would becomo very much like tho French nobility— lords merely iii name. 3tr. Lloyd George was easily tho most popular person in polities, atad if anythihg happened to Mr. Asquith it seemed certain the Chancellor of tho Exchequer .would step into his shoes. With a certain class, howevor, Mr. LloydGeorge was as unpopular as Mr. Joseph Chamberlain and Mr. Gladstpiie ■ before him. , But undoubtedly ho! was an exceedingly remarkable man. 'It would bo a boon to' England," where there nas such an' enbrnious population hungrily desirous of owning land, if tho largo landed estates wero cut up. Tho tenant" farmer (alias the "middle man") would probably become extinct, and large areas whioli have hitherto, been locked up would bo brought into cultivation. There seemed to bo an unlimited demand for small farms and villngo allotments. Travelling through' England, everywhere ono was struck ■ with the growth.of this village settlement; scheme, . A further result will be. the augmentation of the natural food supply of England and the return of the,people to tho soil. It was believed that in another generation the .whole of Great Britain, would bo divided up into small estates, and the tenant farmer entirely disappear. ■ ', The State of Trade. Under this heading Dr. Newman also had something to say. "It is believed in London," ho replied, "that tho year 1911 will ho a. record year for trade. A fow years ago King-Georgo (then Princo of Wales), in ri'Mansion House speech, ad : vised English manufacturers to wake "PThe speech created a great stir. - Manufacturers aro now trying- to supply cue-, tomera ■ in' every'part of the world with, the exact things they require. Tho steel and tinplato trades aro exceedingly, busy. . , Larger new steel works are projected. The tin plato Indtfs-try,-in ,Wales, is working- day and-night, every mill'is at pressure, and. new mills are being started. Many heads of great firms are themselves visiting Canada. Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa,' with tho view of seeing for themselves what the needs of these countries are. It would seem that English trado, which at ono timo .was somnolent,, had -.no\V,eiit£red an erftiof; 1 new prosperity." The Meat Trade. . Dr. Newman has been for many years a director of tho Gear Meat Company, He was asked questions about the meat trade at Homo and .futuro possibilities. "The outlook," he states, "is exceedingly satisfactory. Tho most prominent fea-ture-is the shortage of hides all over tho world. ' Thero is a very marked rise in prices, and it is believed. this rise will continue for, some years to \Come. Tho tallow industry seems,to be on a permanently high plane of values. Some of the articles liko palm oil, which competed with it in tho manufacture of soap, etc., are now more difficult to get, and more costly. It is said, too, curiously enough, that'tho enormous quantity of nitrb-gly-. ccrino Explosives used in tho construction of tho Panama Canal has created a new demand for tallow, which will last another-threo years at least. As regards the frozen meat, tho position is exceedingly sound. Tho. population _ of tho United-States, now 93 millions, is increasing so fast that it has nearly overtaken tho meat supply. It is believed that in a very fow yoars scarcely any beef will be exported from tho United States to England, and in view of this tho Chicago' meat men liavo bought_ extensive works in River Plate, and it is believed that ill the course of a few,years tho United ,States .will, not only, ceasc to export, but will , import meat from tho Argentine. The revival of trado in England, of course, will mean'a .further buying of meat. Another feature of the tneat trado is that meat in Germany (with her sixty millions) is exceedingly scarce; in Austria (which has • forty millions), nud Italy (another forty millions of people) it is enormously high-priccd, ann thcro are constant agitations for the reduction of tho import duties.' Tho Austrian Parliament recently allowed 800 tons of Argentine, meat iu duty free. It would seem as though. , tho agitation among these 110' millions of peoplo for cheaper meat tuiisb.porforco.lorul.to the abolition ' pf thtf-pTOhibitivq, duties.""lfvthat conies about there 'must follow a "very largo demand, for moat. This country especially; must benefit." Canada, India, and Java. Dr.. Newman went to tho Old' Country via Canada. This country, ho said, was. enjoying marvellous prosperity/- Jfany Americans wero rushing across ..tho borders to take up land. numbers of immigrants were arriving weekly from' Great Britain, towns wero springing lip-with extraordinary rapidity.- A largo number of, the* neweomcrs. wero farmers with capital. > Canada was ablo to find plenty of work for' all, becauso such a quantity of British' and Yankeo capital was, being invested there. Tho woodpulp industry wns in itself a huge thing. English and American companies, were purchasing big areas of spruce lands and supplying much of tho world with paper. Winnipeg was to-day tho greatest wheat market in the'world. British Columbia wns tho pick of all North America. It enjoyed tho mildest - climate. -'On the journey out. Dr. Newman travelled via India, Singapore, and Java. He spent a littlo time at the last-men-place. Coming down through Queensland to Sydney, he ' was again struck with the great prosperity of this 'part of Australia. Money was wonderfully plentiful, and cheaper even than in London. '