15 AUGUST 1903, page 16

The Alleged Excess Of Imports.

[To ma EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR, —In spite of numerous letters in the Spectator and else- where, there are still many who are scared by what may be termed one of the......

A Society For Imperial Traders.

IVO THE EDITOR OP TFIE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—Granting for the moment that Mr. Chamberlain is cor- rect in saying that the unity of the Empire can be maintained only by closer......

The New Protection.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.": Sra, — I venture to suggest that you should print the whole of Hume's essay, " Of the Jealousy of Trade," of which your correspondent gives......

1 11:1/, Protectionist's Ideal.

[To THE EDITOR OP TIM "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—England is not the only country that ought to fear ruin. Other countries are in the same plight, and get too much • in return for their......

Our Foreign Trade.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] Six,—The reply of the President of the Board of Trade to Sir C. Renshaw in Parliament on Monday should comfort those of your readers who are......

A. Preferential Fable.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The proposed preferential tariff for Colonial produce reminds me of a boyish speculation and agreement entered into with my mother, and......

The Sugar Convention Bill. [to The Editor Of The...

SIR,—A paragraph in the Spectator of August 8th about the Sugar Convention Bill contains a statement with which I agree, viz. :—" We have always challenged the wisdom of......