VIGOROUS PROCEEDINGS.
MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT
LOST.
Press A ssociation. Electric Telegraph
Copyright. Received June 19, 7.45 a.m. % London, June 18.
Sir H. O. Bannerman declared the fiscal resolution was launched in defi ancc of constitutional rule, without the Cabinet's approval, in opposition to Mr Ritchie's avowed opinion, and under no plea of urgency. Mr Balfour, on reading Sir H. Rawson's paragraph regarding the declaration of the Government: " That," he exclaimed, " does express the opinion of bis Majesty's Government" (Ministerial cheers). " Would Sir Charles Bannerman be quiescent if foreign countries penalised the colonies for drawing closer to the Motherland ? If the Opposition would only agree to a ri o 'ht policy it would be in support of the colonies giviDg preferential tariff to our manufactures. Then no false hopes would be raised nor disappointment created. There would only be disappointment if the Opposition came into power and abandoned the colonies." Sir Charles Dilke stated that Mr Balfour's speecb was the most momentous declaration hitherto made, implying that the Government were in favor of retaliation. !
Mr Balfour: "I never mentioned retaliation, but said I did not mean to leave the colonies in the lurch.
Interrupting Mr Robson, Mr Balfou* added: "I have not hesitated to say that if other methods failed I would not shrink from retaliation, but I am not certain that there are not other methods."
Mr Chamberlain said it was possible if Britain had something wherewith to negotiate, countries like Germany would agree to a vivendi, but if it put Britain in a position of we must try and find a remedy. He denied that the question was not urgent. The colonies had raised the question, and Britain did not desire to send Canada elsewhere for reciprocal treatment. Without a close commercial onion the Empire would fall into separate atoms.
By 252 to 132 the motion was rejected.,
Nationalists abstained from voting.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVII, Issue 142, 19 June 1903, Page 3
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