Opposition to British Tariff Policy
The campaign in England against the proposed new tariff scheme of Mr. Chamberlain continues to grow in interest. The working people, fearing a considerable increase in the cost of living, are opposing it almost as a unit. Almost the same kind of a campaign is now being carried on in Germany, where a very large portion of the people are demanding lower tariffs and cheaper bread. On one night, in the city of Berlin, eighty-one political meetings were held and the following night ninety-six. The campaign is conducted with much bitterness and ill feeling. The Scandinavian countries are much alarmed over the proposed British tariff policy, fearing the practical ruin of their export trade in food and lumber.