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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 873, 24 April 1903, Page 2

GIOI'.MANY'S ANGKK. The display of anger made by Germany on account of Canada’s adoption of the principle of preferential trade with the Mother Country is an instructive example of selfishness and bombast. England's free trade policy has spoiled her trade rivals. For s 0 many years lias Germany dumped her goods into England free of duty, and at the same time charged heavy tariff duties on English goods, that it lias come to Ic considered a lyrranous policy for Germany to get a. taste of her treatment of others, and of the threats made shows the kind of treatment that can he expected. When it. Was proposed that New Zeal nd take the lead in the adoption of a preferential policy, the Times pointed out that, unless the Mother Country adopted the principle as agaiust.foreign countries, the outcome might he the fostering of a retaliation policy in regard to our woollen goods, etc., while foreign countries dumped their goods in the same as previously but sending

hem through agents in England. No ■eeret is made of the intention of exciters in Germany to make use of lie Mother Country itself to defeat lie aims of the colonies. if the Bri-

tish Government permit this, then it is not to he expected that the people of of the colonies will fee 1 very enthusiastic about the so-called preferential trade.