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Gisborne Times, Volume XII, Issue 1074, 16 December 1903, Page 3

Italv hes 400 princes, 450 dukes 960 marquises, 1700 counts, and nearly 3000 inferior nobles, J { Thus Mr George Fowlds in his address to his constituents : It was wrong of any colony to interfere with the policy of the Old Land, and it was because of that he sont tho cablo that had created so much discussion. Had Mr Chamberlain retired on account of ill-health, the colony would

havo boon justified in cabling regret in recognition of his groat services as Secretary for the Colonies. Mr Chamberlain's retiring for a set purpose quite altered the position. The resolution was passed without any notice beiDg givonHe forwarded tho cable to Mr Chambell. Bannerman, and had never regretted doing so. (A voico : “ Then you ought to.”) The idoa of tho Premier’s message was to influence British politics in favor of preferential tariff, and he entered his protest in a porfcctly legitimate and constitutional

manner. Ho had no objection to colonics with a Customs system giving preference to Groat Britain, but ho thought tho right way to proceed was by remission of taxation, as that would tend towards free trade, which he had always advocated. The hill just passed, only affected £570,000 worth of imports, and the British manufacturer could not hope to capture more than £150,000 of (that through tho new tariff. It might result in tho production of somo

of tho articles bore, hut, on tho other hand, it would tend to crush somo of their existing industries. A few years ago thoy imported hundreds of thousands of pounds'

worth of railway stock from Amorica. The reason given by their patriotic Government was, that to get the stock from Great Britain it must be ordered two years

ahead. Tkeu why this cry out about protecting British trade ? They should beware of the fallacy that increased profits to manufacturers carried with it increased , wages-