MR JOHN BURNS, M.P., ON PREFERENCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8226, 26 May 1905, Page 3

MR JOHN BURNS, M.P., ON PREFERENCE.

(Received May 26, 9.57 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 26. Mr Jolin Burns,' M.P., in a letter declining the K&juest of the Free Trade Liberal Association to visit Australia and lucturo on Mr. Chamberlain's proposals, says: "Foptuna'tely for Great Britain Mr Chamberlain Is badly beaten in argument, hopelessly at fault in his facts, and cori-,-tiAnowiy wrong in his statistics. I am somewhat surprised that a. few responsible Australian's sliould have been fascinated by his fallacies and some Labor legislators too simple to soo through liis Home electoral devices. The only effect, of a revival [of protection would be to disrupt the forcejof reactionary Imperialism. Everyone of the Labor members arc against Mr Chamberlain, I - suspect eomc of your politicians ere tins are- sorry they identified tliemsclves wUh th© most costly, dangerous, and' ruinous policy, that was ever projected against thp well-being of five- Britisj* people."