BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9115, Issue 9115, 11 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

TARIFF REFORM. "A CRUEL, INDECENT LIE." (By Elkotbio Telegraph—Copybight.) (Peb iPbess Association.) Received Jan. 11, 8.15' a.m. LONDON, Jan. 10. Replying at Widley to repeated sfcate- : merits that Mr Joseph Chamberlain was incapable of writing a single word, and was practically an imbecile, and that Ins • eon Austen wrote the letters in favour of Tariff Reform appearing over his father's name, Mr Austen Chamberlain said he would not comment on such a cruel, indecent lie, but he would contradict it publicly. Sir E. H. Carson, at Morpeth, also (denied these statement as inventions. A GERMANS. AMERICANS, AND W BRITISH. A COMPARISON. "HORSEFLESH AND BLACK BREAD." Received Jan. 11, 8.45 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 10. Writing to Sir Henry Norman, Mr Winston Churchill declared that the German and American tariffs had conspicuously failed to prevent unemployment. Although' the German was willing to cat horseflesh and black bread, he was hopelessly inferior to his British comrade as a producer, and although the Americans have a vast virgin Continent there was greater instability of trade, unemployment, and more bankruptcy than in Britain. AFTER THE TARIFF. FACTORIES FOR ENGLAND. Received Jan. 11. 8.15 a.m. BERLIN, Jan. 10 % The Friedrich Bayer Company of E!berfield. with a capital of 36 millions o'f marks, has arranged to open chemical works in England capable of supplying the British demand if Tariff Reform is introduced. The Bayer firm already manufactures patented articles in England in consequence of the Patent Act.