THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIII, Issue XVIII, 3 August 1912, Page 5

THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

UNIONISTS INDIGNANT

3Y CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Aug. 2. The Unionists protested against the suddenness of the announcement of the withdrawal from the Sugar Convention. Mr ..Asquith consented to give a day to discuss the situation. The Morning Post says that the one point whereon members of both sides of the House, in the lobbies, are agreed, i^jjlat the Manchester election is closeiJPcottnected with the Government's detfision. The Unionists, while deploring tn&i decision, emphasised that the withdrawal would enable a. tariff reform Government to give preference to the West Indies.