Text Appearing Before Image: nder impossible a uniform tariff. A Bonus on Colonial Products. England must give some return for Colonialpreference; but these people know quite wellthat England dares not, in consideration of hersmallness of territory, her teeming millions andher commercial necessities, impose heavy orprohibitive duties. But is there any compactbinding the Colonies ? None. They may imposeduties, which are not merely incidentally pro-tective, but absolutely prohibitive. What, then,will English concessions amount to ? Simply abonus to the Colonies on their products; a bonuspaid not by the State as a whole, but bearingheavily upon the poorest members of the com-munity. I have said that the policy may be to confinethe English duties within a small range of articles.But surely in this, history must guide and warn. Ifthose who produce certain articles are protected,why not others who produce other articles ? Thelatter pay their share of the bonus to the Coloniesas well as the others. And so it must go on. Text Appearing After Image: Rembrandt Studios, Block Aicade, Melbourne Copyright The Right Hon. Sir EDWARD BRADDON, P.C, M.P. Owing to indisposition Sir E. Braddon was unable to complete his article for this publication in time. PREFERENTIAL TRADE 15 This means, then, that England, in order to forcea close commercial union with her Colonies,before there is any real basis for a BritishZollverein, and while these Colonies are dividedon the question of Free Trade or Protection, iswilling to take a step in which is involved thesurrender of those principles of open ports andcommercial freedom which have made her Empirepossible. I certainly cannot beUeve it. The Position of the Mother Country. The whole cementing principle of ImperialFederation rests on the greatness and solidity ofthe Mother Country. She is the sun of thesystem. But if a policy is inaugurated thatgradually reduces that power, and lessens theproportion of her greatness as compared withother nations, surely no artificial system of unioncan ever compens
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