FISCAL UNITY OF THE EMPIRE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 119, 21 May 1903, Page 3

FISCAL UNITY OF THE EMPIRE.

MR CHAMBEHLaIN CONGRATULATED, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Losdon, May lg, Mr Chamberlain has received hundreds of letters and telegrams and many personal visits of congratulation on his speech. Lord Strathcona (Canada) declares the speech tffers food for serious consideration throughout the Empire, indicating a domestic trade policy for the Empire on a mutual basis. Mr Cope'and (New South Wales) said the speech was the most important made in. the interests of th<j Empire for many a year. Once a Customs Union was established, it would eonserve Imperial trade in Imperial channels, instead of scattering it broadcastamongst nations anxious to strangle j our trade in their own interests. England never bad free trade, she bad only a free purchasing maiket, not afiee selling market,

FOREIGN PRESS COMMKHTB. Received 20, 10.25 p.m. Beklin, May 20. Most of the newspap.rs, except tie agrarian and pan-German, coun el moderation, and the increase of piotection gently in proportion to Canada's penalizing German go:ds. Viesna, May 20. , The semi-official Tremdenblatl (Vienna) says Mr Chamberlain's speech was one of the weightiest of recent I times, possibly marking an important turning print in the Empire's expansion, MoJern England considers Germany her greatest adversary, while nothing is sdd of America, whose competition is at least as kuen, Mr Chamberlain was not so Utopian as to foresee absolute free trade between the Colonies aid the Motherland, but ma) succeed in securing preferential tariff's between the various parts of th» ISm'puv, with aggressive duties against the outside world.

LOBD BO3EBEKY'S CR.TIOIBM. Received £O, 11.17 p.m. JLo.NDO.v, May 20. Lord Rosebery, speaking at Buttle, , said that whila hj did not think free trade was part of the sermm on the j mount, it was a question whether it would be wise to change the fiscal policy without bag and deep con-, ciderntion. He urged the tecessity, before there was any chance of holding a reil business conference, for the ablest financial aiid comnurc.al experts in biitaiu and the colonies to s.udy che practicability of rtciprucil tariffs. He feared tnat JM'aiu would be a target, under a reciprocity system, for many colonial demands for modifLation and rectification.

LOBD SOSKBERk'a POSITION. Received 21, 1.22 a.m. London, May 20. The Moning Poal says Lotd Jtiosebery, on tariff matters, is an opportunist, and in this he is similar to the giowing bedy of electors, which fact nukes hi a hesitate to follow Mr Chamberlain. The Daily Chronicle inteiprets Lotd Rosebeiry us asking for tangible proposals with a view to geMing details before cmbatticg tht m with authority. Ibe Daily A ews thinks the Liberal tradition ought to snfiue to dictate an unhesitating declaration of Mr Chamberlain's policy as ote of delusi. n and imposture. It asks if it is po?sir>U> that Lord Rosebaiy is lcoki g to Mr Cht.nibdilaitJ, or Mr Chuuibarlain to L;rd KoS;bcry, for assistance in pushing the new decti in?.

GERMAN VIEW OF CANADA'S POSITION. Received 21,1 a.m. Berlin, May 20. German newspapers, now ttut the fuil t< xt cf Mr. Chamberlain's speech is availible, are psr icularly impressed with Mr. Chamberlain emphasizing Feildirg's stittmejt tl at it' Canada deficiiely told thj Motherland she can dj nothing in the way of reciprocity, Canada aust recocsid r her position, and leconeider the preference already given, J hey are also impressed with Mr. Ohamterlain declaring it the fcuiiness of JButish 8 ateemen to do everything possible, even at some prtsent sacrifice, lo ketp ihe trade of the Colonies with the Motherhnd, and kcrejse and promote v, even if they lessen the trade with foreign compatitors atd without attempting to force the colonies to cordially appreciate atd mee 1 ; everything tbey tan do in the-matter of preference.