| Show TRADES TRADE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE statesmen state emen political economists and merchant princes of great britain are at present seriously disturbed over the depressed condition of trade they find and that while they are quarrelling over domestic aftin the empire as am a whole is undergoing a proem process of disintegration british colonies and dependencies pen denotes cies are basking laws excluding the products and manufactures ol of the parent island this exclusiveness though at present confined to trade to Is regarded as ultimately leading to political lotical independence john bull whatever his other characteristics les is eminently a practical fellow anton this occasion is resolved to try practical methods for the amelioration of the industrial du condition on june next there will he be held in london a congress of chambers of commerce of the whole british empire canada australia india new Zealand Cape colony and in fact act every clime where british trade is organized will be represented the object of this congress Is of course primarily the conservation extension and unification of british interests int ersts all the world over secondarily import important atit trade reforms ref will be considered the labor problem registration of trade marks postage an international monetary union and a unification of the currency of the british empire are among the chief topics for discussion there Is another question which will also engage the attention of the congress it is the propriety of imposing a tariff on foreign grain there seems a general disposition armong among all classes to do something against the agricultural products of foreign countries lord Salis salisbury burys speech a short time ago was wae supposed to herald a reform movement of some kind then the change of the london chronicle on the home rule issue on the ground that the irish question should be settled in order to handle more effectually problems of imperial interest was also significant ant conservatives conservative and advanced liberals seem to harmonize on a protection theory of some kind the proceedings of this congress will be watched with interest not alone in europe but in the united states great britain is one ond of the chiei foreign consumers of our cereal products |
