THE FISCAL QUESTION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 808, 9 June 1903, Page 2

THE FISCAL QUESTION.

RADICAL OPINION.

MR CHAMBERLAIN IN KEPjIY

Received 8, 11.21 p.m.

LONDON, June S. Mr Chamberlain, replying to a correspondent, admitted his statement made in 1891 that a tax on food meant a decline in 1 wages was erroneous. Keceived D, 0.20 a.m.

LONDON, Juno 8. Mr Chamberlain, replying to a correspondent, said he did not attach excessive importance to the view£ of tho Trades Union leaders, because they wero strong radical partisans, whoso opinions wero not necessarily shared by the workers generally, nor even by trades unionists.

In connection with preferential tarilTs and commercial fair play, he was confident the workers would i:ot submit to the dictation of even tbo most trusted trades unionist leaders. In any caso the duty on corn would be paid by the exporters, and whether the duty would raisp. the cost of living would depend upon the extent of competition amongst the exporting- countries. Even if tho price of food were raised, wages would be raised in a greater proportion. He instanced the United States and flerinany as examples of his contention. If when negotiating with foreign countries wo wcro able to bargain on equal terms, the duties now imposed would be generally reduced. Foreigners would compcto in our markets, bringing us nearer to real free trade. Ho wus confident that a rovision of import duties would sccuro a lurgo scheme of old ago pensions for iho thrifty and well conducted.

It had been proved that the British possessions wore capable of rapidly increasing: their food supplies. Be added that if his scheme was gohigi to bring ruin nnd starvation, how, then, could tho fact bo accounted for that tho increase of oxports, wages, and general prosperity during- tho last 20 years in tho United States and Germany had been greater than in tho United Kingdom, (ho only country enjoying unrestricted free imports ? Received 9, 9.20 a.m.

LONDON, Jhijo 8. A Birmingham l'ariff League has boon formed to support Mr Chamberlain's scheme. Already a thousand Midlands' manufacturers havo joined.

At tho age of ninety-two years a miner has died at Birtley, near Nowcastlo, who spent sixty-eight years of his life in the pits.

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