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AFTER-THE WAR TRADE.

ATTITUDE OF CEYLON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

THE DELAY IN THE SIBERIAN-

MATE

HAS A SHIP BEEN LOST?

The long interval which has elapsed: At the half-yearly meeting of the Cey between the Siberian mail which arrived on Chamber of Commerce, Sir J. yesterday and that which preceded it is Broom recommended the appointment of thus commented upon by the N. Lily. an officer who should devote, his wholeNews of the 28th inst, time to the interests of the trade and com For the first time since the present meres of the island. He said :--

With regard to the very important Siberia Finland-Sweden-Norwa

Sen mail route was organized,. Shanghai has been more than a week without receiving a Home mail. While Siberian mail was formerly received thrice weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays-for some time past. it has been arriving on Mondays only, all mail coming by way of Makden, Tientsin and Pakow. The mail which was ca pected to arrive last Monday, as usual, has not yet come and the British posiaÍ: officers here are entirely at n Jojas to account for the delay,

very high value and, if lel, brings in very high rent. Instead of meaning bankruptcy for all farmers and small holders of land who are unable to get the percentage of profit, per aere that large industrial concerns can show," 3-In his letter which appeared in would mean a great reduction in their your issue of the 18th inst., Pichis" says contribution to rates and taxes,

We have not yet got the official valua that in some cases pian does like labour and will do she becomes better tion of the land of Great Britain, but it

question of trade after the war in one is estimated at from more anxious than I am to see a strong educated." My experidned lends into variously

Edwin Savil, barrier put up against enemy subjects the opposite conclusion. I have worked £2,000,000,000, by Mr.

again trading with this Colony, unless it with many men belonging to different 1.8.1 to £6,000,000,000, by Messrs. be canelusively proved to me that this can Chomley. The former be permitted for the benefit of Ceylon in nations, but I never wet in any employ-Outhwaite ko

the first instance, but even then only ment single individual who wanted figures are used by the National Unionist under certain well-thought-out and clear more work or longer hours of labour than Association of Conservative and Liberally defined safeguards. It is now over 15 I already had. I have heard meu ad. Unionist organizations. The latter years since I first denounced the un scrupulous tactics which were being em- vocate a striks for shorter hours, but I figures are used by the Leagues, for theployed by German traders in the ex

The Russian Post office have received But whatever ploitation of British trade in India and have never heard of a

working man ad-Taxation of Lami: Values,

expressed the opinion frequently in the their regular Petrograd mail wirich All the men the actual value may be it is clear that interval that we were neither sufficiently reaches Shanghai rid Vladivostok, and vocating longer haurs. ever met were like myself, wanting an enormous revenue could be derived wide-awake to realise the danger to Bri- is to be assumed from this th the rish interests by the employment of such delay or interruption, is either is the from this source.

tactics, nor were we properly alive to the Scandinavian peninsula or in the North lighter work, shorter hours, and higher

"Plebis" says: "Further, with regard nced for out-manoeuvring them. That is Sca, The London Post Office dot ad wages, and the better edicated the men

one special reason why I would like to vis in advance of the despatch of mils, were the greater was their repugnance to taxing non-producing land, you can

a Director of Commercial Intelligence so it can only be assumed liere that mails not get blood out of a stone, and if it appointed, who would be ever watchful have been despatched from London as to strenuous work and long hours.

A Norwegian line of steamers does not produce where are the taxes to over the trade and commerce of Ceylon,

WHERE Perhaps Plebis can give us some

come from?? Now where the yield from and capable of detecting in the earliest maintains a daily service between New- actual cases of men he has met or heard land does not cover the cost of produes stages any unfair competition which Castle and Bergen, and the possibility has been suggested that one of these steamers of who really liked labour. Such a unique tion, the land has no value. It is only nigh creep in from any source what-

soever. To lay down now hard and fast ny have been lost, although the prob experience would be most interesting. such land as leaves a surplus fered on lines of action which shall be adopted abilities are that the news would have

ing the labour and capital employed on But it appears to me that universal exit that has a value. The value of the after the war is over with the object of been telegraphed were this the case. The pariener bears testimony to the fact that land is a mensure of this surplus, or preventing British trade and commerce Norwegian Consulate officials have had no adrice of the loss of such a steamer unearned increment. So the fact that being undermined by subsidies and un- man does not like work. He never works fand has a value is evidence that the lund just competition, is a task which becomes and express the opinion that it is ex- more difficult, the more one endeavourstremely improbable that one has been without a motive. The motive of labour could be used with advantage.

lost, Norwegian mails, however, are not would bring the laud into use by making to form some idea of what will then be is always, to obtain results. Whether a

it unprofitable to keep it idle. The tax the position of international finance, despatched to China vid Siberin, as for man retains the results of his labour for would come out of the surplus, or value trade and commore. I do not profess to some weeks the Norwegian Post Office himself or exchanges then, or gives them which would remain after paying the have any fixed ideas as to what should have routed all mails for the Bast zid

labour and capital employed in produc-for should not be done, but, ineantime, I America, to others from feelings of love, friend- tion. Thus the tax would be a means of rather inclined to support the sugges tion put forward the other day, elsewhere, removing the landlord's obstruction, ship, dufy, or charity, he always seeks to Very much of this non-producing land vis, that there should be an interregnum obtain his results with the least exertion.is vainable, and, although it is not, now say six months at least after the war.

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The last regular Siberian mail received at Shanghai arrived on Monday, August 14th. It comprised 15 hags. despatched from London on July 17th, 18th... 19th, 20th and 21st, and on Saturday 10th, came a single bag sent from London on the morning of July 22nd. No mails are missing.

Since the arrangement was mude, for the present post route from London vid Siberia Shanghai has been remarkably fortunate, considering the miniher of ships that have been lost in the North Sea, in having lost but one minil worth mentioning. Reference is made to the

as obvious and certain as gravitation legislation prevents the developinent of which would have for its object the pre nail lost with the sinking of the 24 h

itnelf....

doin

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the resources of the Empire.

By resources 1. do not mean labour and capital, as Plebis

anys. I mean only the are included in such things as economie term land. Land is the thing to be developed. Labour is the working Capital, n population who develop it, product of labour, is the tool or instru- ment used by labour in developing the land...

the North Sea, on which ship were despatched mails from November 6th and 7th, 1914. Since that

London

For

date Siberian mails have arrived re- gularly, and there has never in this time been such a long interruption as the present one.

INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE- FIELD.

An officer who has just returned from

Montauban, where the strafing was certainly a bit thick," inasmuch as it had. taken him an hour and a half to get way between the rafales of fire, has told

To this fact we owe all-tradi, all labour developed, there is a great demand for is over, during which perind no enemy

it. Labour is ready to develop it, Ind subjects shall, under

any he waving invention,, all improved methods the landlord, waiting for a higher price, stanees, be permitted to trade or be allow blocks the way. The law assists him to to land in any of the British posses and processes of production. The law

sions, so that during such interregaun block the way by remitting rates and that may seeks to satisfy his desires taxes on the land, while it is undoveloped the whole position of British trade and with the least emotion" whether these and imposing them on the value of both commerce, as it may then be found to land and improvement when it is de-exist in relation to the international desires are selfish or altruistie, is just veloped. Thus we see that Howiso trade of the world, may be very carefully considered, and a definite policy adopted servation and expansion of British trade When referring to the question of free

and commerce both within and without the Empire. We all want to see enemy or restriction in the production of

nations kept securely an the leash and wealth. to speak of a man's energies

made subservient to British traders both at Home and in our overseas possessions being restricted to certain channels by

(applause) but at the moment it is not means of education is very vague and

clear as to what methods can be most safely miopted, even by the creation of tends to the confusion of Treas. Is it

Land owes its value to the presence, tariff wall, which would, after the war not evident that "the educated man bás, industry and expenditure of the whole is over, be found sufficient to ensure the at least, equal freedom with the unpopulation. It is not due to anything enemy nations being made to fout the Land value is nancial bill which they will have to educated man in selecting the channels done by the landlord. of production and excliange in which he entirely a community-created value. Ob settle with Great Britain and her Allies viously nothing could be fairer than to To make certain that the bill is fully met will apply his energies! If the educated take this community-value to meet the it may be that these enemy nations will have to be exploited over a long period man is as free as the uneducated man,expenditure of the community.

think that Tariff Reformers mean by. of years until the mortgages over them what is the meaning of "man's enèrgies 1 self-supporting ration" one whose have been completely redeemed, so that; being restricted to certain chammels by people produce every thing they use, and while I am a strong supporter of the ful: who, therefore, are independent of, and lest discussion on the subject taking place means of education " It appears to me do not need, foreign imports. Naturally before peace may be declared, I do not that, while education is neither restrie I assume that if there is no need of in-want to see ton hasty decisions come to tion nor freedom, the growth of education ports there is no reason for exports. And as to what will be the best and quickest if by an entirely: self-supporting way to get back the money which these rast lead to freedom. The self-control nation Tariff reformers do not incanemies have cost us, together with com- of an educated man, which enables him on where inter-trade with other coun-pound interest.

tries would entirely cease." I do not to direct his own energies in the produe-know what they enn, If Plebis

for foes not mean this, what does he mean dumped supplies, the interests of the tion and exchange of wealth

by the sentence:

Every step he takes nation are being injured, as the weaver's his own benefit

the and

benefit

1.0 develop there (resources) must benefit is at the expense of another in- of his fellow-it, is entirely diftend to make the nation self-supporting dustry, which is becoming atrophied." ferent "from" the legal

restrictions to a greater extent than at present

This is strange logic. Here are two which prevent him from exerting his his words bear no other, for he says: dye industry. The people of Britain are Even where he denies this interpretation industries, the cotton industry and the energies according to his own judgment. The idea was to use the labour of our free to engage in either without any legal Plebis makes no distinction between taloyed fellow-countrymet for pro-advantages or disadvantages. They ran

ducing commodities that we? have

their If buy

mmerials without let or hind- rance in the markets of the world and self-control and being controlled by buying from enemy countries,

Bducation is easing to import from enemy co import them free of tax An ever-in- tries shakes us self-supporting to aerensing number turn to the cotton in- others. Again, he says: restraint, for it restricts a man's energies greater extent than at present the ceas- to a path pre-determined by experts." 1ing to import from enemy countries will try until it and the trades relating

to it confess 1 do not understand what also menu ceasing to export to enemy 3,000,000, while the dye industry “is of them a seated terrier, with its droop

"Plebis countries, unless

can find people who like labour so much that they want to send the enemy countries goods

for nothing.

dustry that is not self-supporting. This not to be told that it was the work of a Now, if by ceasing to faport- from Germany we hecome self-support-idea is like blealing a living man to slowly swinging machine gun which had

revivify a dead one. And to say that the wrought this dreadful tableau. ing to a greater extent than at present. does it to follow that we would become top worker is getting a benefit at the

expense

of the dye industry is absurd.

SAIGON RICE MARKET. He might just as well say that the effi- cient worker who refuses cumshaw to

means by this. Will he please explain

freedom

to

"

It appears to me that what the people draw really require is material from Nature's storehouse the earth to satisfy their wants, and free dom to retain or to exchange the pre-self-supporting to a still greater ducts of their labour. I think the main extent it we ceased to import goods from trance and Russia and America! It function of goveranent should be to pre-not, why not I And, of course, if we cense vent any infringement of this freedom: to import 1 conclude we would sense to export that is to say, inter-trade with.

countries But up till now most governments have these

would entirely cease. been only instruments in the hands of Fuus the farther we follow this idea of self-supporting nation the further we cunning men to, set up restrictive en

would reduce mernational trade. But attments for the indirect, but none the way self-supporting nation any more self-supporting county or a self-sup porting enty, or a self-supporting man? On the other hand, if the idea of a self supporting nation does not involve the idea of living without foreign imports, then we are already a self-supporting nation, since we are supported by our own tabour and not by the charity of others, paying others in exports for what we receive from them in imports.

less effective, enslavernent and robbery of the workers. I think that the best work that the best governments have ever done has been undoing the work of their pre decessors repealing the unwise and un- just legislation of other governments.

And rauch more of this sort of work re. mains to be done before the people are restored the full measure of their rights.

Plebis" does not seem to understand what is meant by taxing the value of land. It does not mono taxing all land equally at so much per unit of area, as It means imposing a be secins to think. tax of so many pence per pound sterling according to its selling value spårt from the improvements on the land. Some land has a very high value; it would pay a heavy tax. Some land has a very low value; it would pay a light tax. Other land has no value at all, and would pay no tax. The value of land depends mainly upon its location with reference to population. Land in a great city, for which there is a great demand, has a

On

a story of a German colonel. The colunel, who had been made prisoner, with most pressing solicitude for his own safety got so far ahead of his guard as to present himself at the mouth of one of the biggest and deepest dugouts re- contly vacated by his countrymen. trying to enter he was stopped by a nudical officer who told him that this shelter was entirely for the wounded and that he would see to it that no unscathed ment blended with the Hun colonel's in- German officer got in there. Astonish- dignation at the iden that any wounded cannon fodder * should be regarded us having preference over his own kultured and perfect self. But a German shrap "nel closed all" controversy by killing the colonel,

There adventures into the battlefield are accompanied by some grim and tragic; discoveries. One was the sight of several men, almost in a row, leaning forward: in various mutionless postures on their rifles, the bayonet points of which were support n population of at least buried in the ground, and between two

And Plebis ing head faithful unto death in its devo- wants to tax the self-supporting industry tion to its soldier master. One needed. becoming atrophied."

of 3,000,000 people to boost สุเท izi-..

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the incompetent "beachcomber is get-Navigation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, ting benefit at the beachcomber's expense report under date August 17th

*** Plebis "' objects to the importation | follows:- of cheap. Getman dyestuffs and RICE MARKEL-On account of the high: argues that, although it is an advantage prices reported last fortnight tas paddy. to the textile trades, the evil to our came more freely from the interior. And, nation's industry is greater than the good supplies were larger than necessary for received." I would like to know if cheap the demand. A noticeable fall in the dyestuffs were imported from France or prices was the result, This confirm the

America or our own Colonies, would "the evil to our nation's industry" be any less than if they are imported from Ger many?

report that there is still a fair amount.

paddy stocked in the inferior:- of

NEW CRO-The rains are seasonable and the prospects are good, T

we should tax imports that come from the let January up to the 8th August is. Again, he says: “I see no reason why The total amount of rice exported from. nations who do not tax our exports." So 823,148 tons against 707,585 tons in 1916 if Germany would adopt free trade We quote to-day:--White rice No. 9. "Plebis" could see no reason for taxing Sifted Japan quality, Hongkong. 84,00 cheap Germany dyestuffs." Now, docs per picul fob Baigon, for August/ Plebis" thinks I do not like the name Plebis think that the importation September shipment. self-supporting nation for some reason of cheap dyestuffs from protectionist or other. He is right. In the search Germany is an evil to our nation's in- for truth it is necessary to use clear and well-defined terms. I dislike the use of dustry, while cheap dyestuffs from free- so, how does he come to this conclusion? an euphonic phrase which, when examined, trade Germany would be a blessing? If proves so vague and indefinite as to be If, on the other hand, " Plebis" thinks almost meaningless.

that the importation of cheap dyestuffs. is an evil, ao matter where they come from, why should we admit them from a free-trade country any more than from a protectionist one 1

a

Dumping is another vague term.

13 Will" Plebis please explain what he means by it? Does he mean anything more than the importation of cheap goods! He says that Dumping is an insidious evil. He says the textile mill-owner, for example, objects to tariff on aniline dyes because he can buy them cheaply from the Gertaan manufac turer. A temporary import tax would raise their prices, and, in a slight degree, raise also his cost of production. textile weaver, however, is only a single organ in the industrial system of our nation and, although his immediate in terests are benefitted by the low price of

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It appears to me that people can get better supply for their wants when I work to obtain goods. I can obtain cods are cheap than when they are dear. more goods for a day's labour when goods are cheap than when they are dear. But then I want more goods and less work, wants while it appean that "Plebis more work and less goode. This is the difference between a Free Trader and a Tarifi Reformer. Yours respectfully,

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