CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 120, 22 May 1903, Page 3

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81 MMOTRIO TELKQRAPH—COPYRIGHT. FIBQjiL UNiTYOF THE EMPIREGROTTNDLKS FEARS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Londos, May. 20. Mr Granger, Agent - General for South Australia, in a letter to the Daily Mail, says that there are about 800 articles on which a concession ought long ago to have been made in favour of Australia. . Toe Empire L-ague in Ottawa enthusiastically endorsed Mr Chambarlain's speech. The Btr'in correspondent of the Times states that German newspapers eagerly parade with pomp and ceremony every scrap of English and colonial press opinion adveise to Mr Chamberlain. The St. James' Gazette siys that the fears of Australia are ground esi, as she is not to be aeked to remove h?r p-o tective birri -rs against British goo Is. She is pet fectly welcome *o manufacture all shb can. No State will be asked Jo dc anything except by its own free will. PLAYING} ISTCO GERMANY'S HANDS. Sydney, May 21. The Daily Telegraph says that the natural question to ask is whether Mr Ohamb«rbio, the magnificent opportunist, is a sincere disnple of the preferential doctrine. Ano'hir question is whether hi* Government has assented to the new policy. There is no satisfying l : ght from the alleged immediate cause of Mr Chamberlain's outburst. Britain's benefh frm Canadian preference is infinitesimal and ought it then to be within the power of an outlving province of the Empire, Canada or any otter, to compel the Mithar Country to radically •Iter the fi cal system acscc'-ated with tfaelast half'century's marvellous development in order to defend that provincs against a foreign tariff hostility which it hid deliberately excited. Preferen'ialism do is not weir the alluring aspect to Australians that it does to many Canadians and South Africans. Sir William McMillan, in an inter- j View, said that Australia ought to pause before enmmi ting herself to preferentiaiism, as her trading destinies were not identical. On the other hand, Sir John See, the Premier, believes that Mr Chamberlain's proposal will save the Empire from disintegration.

BBATING THE AR6OS DRUM. Received 21, 4 43 p.m. Melbourne, May 21. The Argus siys Mr Chimberlain's Ipeech comes with some elements of ■uprise. Ha clearly regarded the eolonrless resolutions pissed at tbe Premier's London Conference in regard to preferential trade as of little practical value and adds " we can only conclude that if the exigencies of British, rather than Imperial politics, raised it to such prominence in hia mind' he wishes to distract attention from domestic matters which are not in a position altogether satisfactory to the Government. No one knows better than Mr Chamberlain that th? Empire ia not yet ripe for the recrp'-ion of his Imperial views. At present ha is evidently using tbeaa in the humble function of a red barring drawn across the trail of ths domestic and political hunt. Received 21. 10.46 p.m. Ottawa, May 31. Canada has expended to September 80th the limi% within which goois purchassd in Germany, prior to April 16tb, may enter without sur'ax. Received 22, 0.45 a.m. Bkbun, May 21. The Kreuz Zeitung says tbe G overate'nt should strengthen their relations with Britain by a rapid conclusion of commercial trta'ies The Kobiosche Zeituny siys there ara' more important issues at stake than. the German-Canadian tride. British | Imperial Union is obtainable only by the abandonment of frea trade. Mr Chamberlain ia reidy to take the step and Germany must b?ar it. London, May 21. Lord Cranborne, in tbe Commons, Seated a communication had passed between B-itain and G»rm>ny regarding the duties on Canadian goods interpretation, A SENSIBLE VIEW. Received 22, 1.10 a.m Sydsey, May 21. Mr Wis®, in an interview on Mr Chamberlain's speech, said that while it mast be remembered the trade between Britain and foreign countries is very much larger than the trade between Britain and her colonies, he felt convinced it was possible to take some steps towards a closer commercial union of the Expire without either exposing ourselves to any more active hostility s on the part of foreigners than at present. He could not help noticing how difficult it was to discuss questions of closer union when the means cf communication were so needlessly difficult. If we spent on our cable services the subsidies which we spend on the mail service, we should have the cable rates so reduced th»t Mr Chamberlain's speech would have been presented verbatim on the morning after being delivered.

MR. SEDDON'3 STATESMANSHIP. Auckland, May 21. Bpeaking at Rotorui, th 9 Premier stated that he had read the remarks cf Mr Chambirhin who seemed at the right time and in the right place to point out *0 his country and tho statesman of Europe the lines which the Mother Cuatry could follow with advantage. Daring the last 20 years, while thi tradi cf Great Britain bad increased by 67 mill'ons, the trade of America had increased by 600 millions. He was g'ad to sae 'ha 1 : greater trade with the colonies was now advocated and he proud to be Mr Ghimberain siyiog that they must go on the lin63 la ; d down by New Zealand.