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Show THE TcMiri' 1'OLICT. sir ria, rlr Olvra Mnrne Matlallea of ltllrl IO f M.uiarn. London, Nov. 14. Sir Lyou Playiulr, iu a speeth at Leeds l.st night, dwelt at great length on the Urifl iwlicy of the United States. Hoi Ited a ho-t of statistics to -how that tiie consumer always paid th extra duty. The eflrcU of the tariff will be disastrous to American agriculture. agri-culture. Ho declared that Cauada will tw able to su, ply Gre..t Britain w ilh all the fwnl site now gets from the United Stales. If Caua-.a would reconstruct her tatlfT ou revenue rev-enue prinripliT, Eumpe and Asia would contribute to her further corn-men corn-men ial prosperity. Referring to the meat inspection bill or America, he declared the era-lwe era-lwe I. g or the President to boycott boy-cott nations, was an act unworthy of a great nation. The boycott bad never hitherto been recognized by international law. He considered the reciprocity clause in the Mc-Kinley Mc-Kinley bill a safety-valve to prevent tliehhrh pressure from blowing up I r tertian. Already there were idgns In Germany, Italy and elsewhere else-where of the flames or distress in the pritectlon camps. Though England might Iss injured for a yearcr two by the United States tariff legislation, lie hoiwd she would not dream of repr.sab. The Time, In a long edltorbl, says Sir Lj ou's speech istlieuicst complete expi sure yet published ou either side of tbe Allsntic of the absurdity ab-surdity of tne MeKlnley tariff. The opionents of high protection duties, it snys, could hardly do better than to circulate Ills dispasInnjle argument argu-ment anidhg the American elect..i-aiebeforo elect..i-aiebeforo the next Coutcat rur cou-trulor cou-trulor the exi cutis e jower. |