CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 234, 30 October 1903, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

BY EIiSCTiiKJ TELBflSiFH—OOPraif'TJ'r. o j f:s l &bm. I MR OHAKiiiil/uAI.-l AT LIVERPO';L. PJiU PKF3" A'H:!>.;ifTT';f. j Lgndo ~ O,rno-r 23. i 'AT.r Chnmbnviaiu dtcl-red th-cmu-i niiipil (Mr ■ ir.es hid baeti givm to fOl e yner- in the hj& i">s s of ri;t:piy«is, to th-,' de rim rjt of the workers.; If t;ur p.oii-e ion of Ja'iovu* wa« legis-i ktive'y goal, it was oquiuly good t.oj prot'C. (lie r-suits of i-.bnir. Try I ieguitnfsvo object of Trv'es i w-.-re only secured ar.d wad;' p > m;i mU so lo -g &a they iftered th* bti'k t-f the wOikeTi eocie.'i.n'i ?emunci':itii;u a>v •-mpioyment. "I piojj'jee,,' ho siid.i "to mat !ho foroi.-nr wi-h bis own weapon nn'il hi' tre Vs m hyttw, find I ■ propi.sa t-o ;roat t'-e col mica bs-j e c than hitherto. I aalc you t3 take toy sledge, if you accept tho proposals a rh«y s'and, not to add r. f;ii thing to. the cost of living to any family in the' country. In my opis.inn, in the casv •A tie poorest th. y will tomeivhat rediiw; it. I hopu to givn you more emp'oymsnt, by stimulating th ■■■ b->st of our trades find thas of oui' kinsm6< acrrs; the sens."

i He tiien quoted sta'isiies to show the relative greater prrgrew of foreign shipping, and add«s : "We are doing comparatively wo.se evwy year, Mr Aequith attribu'ed thin to want of in telligence, capacity and enterprise. Now, if in tha whole country there is any trade of which tha!; is untrue it is shipping and shipbuilding." Mr Chamberlain emphasised the loss of the Madagascar trade, and" the threatened loss of Cub >. Mr Rooseveh'a proposal giving preference to Cub* is similar to my proposal in ragatd to Canada. In reference to pro-•tcti-n of shipping and other interests, I sometimes despair, it being considered beneath the dignity and duty of the Government to care for trade. My proposals will colonial trade and give shipowners return freight. In the ewes of Canada and Australia trade will not decrease, there will be only a change in tho character of the cargoes." In? conclusion, he said, " I plead for scientific treatment of trade subjects and the power of bargaining. C ask to-day for future preference for the colonies binding them and us to gether. The issue rests with you, I inow what our forefathers would have said, ard what is our task compared with theirs ? A trifle. It is only for us to keep the fruits of the victory they *on to show prosperity his not weakened our nerve and destroyed our fibre." He warned the country that if it continued the present system, and left the colonies to seek reciprocity elsewhere, sooner or later the great Empire of our dreams twould vanish, and not leave a wrp.ck behind.

Resolutions werecarried unanimously euglogising Mr Chamberlain's services and endorsing the Government's fi-*ea! policy, and declaring the advisabili'y if binding the Empire closer by mutual ' preferences. Mr Cnambprhic, in his speech, dealing with the question of shipping, said : " Can anyone, ev»n if he bad the brains f a ' free fooder,' stand against the bounties and subsidies crossing the shipowner's path. Then look at the ' iisabiliti-s under which shipowners' suffer. We do not require the load-lino of foreigners." I Received 29,10.16 p.m. j London, October 29, | The Standard yiy» rhera vi no evi'der.ci to show rha*; the colonics, collectively or individually, desire commßreiat reciprocity. Tha protectionist, jolonics exhibit no intention to lower arifi% and the abaiidonmnt of tbe established British system may ba un- i popular with the free trade colonies. It is discouraging to find so Untie effort onde to mset these difficulties. NO PARTY QUESTION. OBJECT AND EFFHCT OB' THE POUOY. Received 29, 11.56 pm. London, October 29. Mr Chamberlain was entertained at luncheon at the Town Hall, Liverpool, 220 representatives being present. Replying to the toast of his health Mr Chamberlain said the fiscal issue was no party question for it touched every single member of the community and oould not, therefore, be regarded as a matter between outs and ins. He added:—" While some of my best friends differ from me on the question, some of the most distinguished of my opponents and an enormous multitude of those voting against me in ordinary politics are willing on this matter to give me a favourable consideration, Replying to Mr Goschen's arguments he quoted the French, German, and Swedish corn duties and the prices as compared with Britain's prices with a ] view to confirming such authorities as John Stuart Mill, Professors Setton, Ashworth and Nicholson, that the foreign exporter pays part of any importing country duties. Mr Gladstone ' in his 1801 Budget speech showed he did not share the view that a tax was wise if it benefitted the Exchequer ' alone.

M" Chambsrlnin then . incidenfally '.irged that the Franeo-Briti?h treatv ■ wag r, ciprocd and p-efor. ntid. We reduced -fan duy on Frm-ch wine-, but how would that, he « ked, bemfh the I countr es to whom we extended the,' i favoured na'ion claus'j. Gi-rm my give Riis-sia preference in the matter of ! petroleum. Tie advantage of Germany's extending a similar preference to England in the matter of petroleum would no 1 . b<* much fvK i Mr Chambealain added :—" 1 raised the present controversy to ameliorate the workers' conditions, and unite anil strengthen the !<'mpire. Except for one of these objects—my sense of re-! ' sponsibility towards the colonies--11 would not have taken 0,. my coat for a{ 0.. N'm of this ma.truiui'!e. The policy j '<„' !:>?.- tr.elean.l ah 1 aioeriiil Uritaiul is veocr;!.',-. o!.! "ill, yes,! old, '"it tin; is ne A 7 therein, j We liitd we uiusti share with our kins- > luea and give our children a joint I } future greater than anything whereto ( I we look back. \ CANADA OFFERS SOOTH AFRICA j PK FERENCiI, Received 30 018 a in. I i Ottawa, Oc-ober 29, | The Dominion 'Jab nit has d-cided to offer the Sm*h African colonies a 'preference of 534 per c>u". raturn for tariff concessions from th?m. ! ~ ~