Turning The Tables.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 107, 9 May 1907, Page 2

Turning The Tables.

Ail Irresistible AppealMr Lloyd George continued that if Government had given the cold shoulder to the colonies they had given the same answer that tit© British colonies would have given had the British Government tried to induce them to change their fiscal system. They were,; unable to give any other reply as the colonial representatives knew before leaving heme. He asked them to consider the condition of a thickly-populated country like Britain whir*h depended on supplies from other lands and with conditions very different from those of the colonies. No alteration of the fiscal system would end the

"blemishes of Britain's social system The causes were deeper a 11A older, and Government believed that a change from freetrade to protection would siniplv aggravate the existing difficulty. The. colonies w<-/» proliting by the lessons of the old world and were dealing with social and economic evils effectively tliev hardened into malign 1 , ty. Government appealed to the colonies not tro countenance any scheme or however much profit to them "\\luc 1 involved the risk of the olc.er country. Mr Deakin vainly urged earlier and later sittings in order to expedite business.

An Irish Welcome.

The Nationalist members of the House of Commons gave a banquet to the Premiers. Those present included Lord Loreburn, Mr Birrell, Mr John Morley, Mr Churchill. Mr Jf'hn Redmond, presiding, expressed the Party's gratitude to the Colonial representatives for their unvarying sympathy with Ireland.

A Trip to Paris.

The Paris Chamber of Commerce desires to entertain the Premiers. Sir J- Ward's Return. The Wards will return by the Orontes. The Final Decision. At tlie Conference Sir Wilfrid Laurier's motion reaffirming the preference resolution of 1902 was carried after the British Government had recorded its dissent. , The Government's motion, amended by Mr Deakin and Sir Joseph Ward, was then carried. It leaves eacli part of the Empire at liberty to select the most suitable means of promoting greater freedom and fuller development of commercial intercourse within the Empire, aud recognises the [[desirability of co-operating in matters of mutual interest.

A Champion Huckster.

Does Some Advertising. Sir W. Lyne received an ovation at Sheffield, tlie workmen being specially enthusiastic. He addressed a large meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce in the Cutlers' Hall on the lines of his Conference speech, but was more outspoken. He declared that Australia was prepared to supply Britain with all the wheat she wanted at 4(1 per bushel cheaper than the Argentine's present prices. All the statements about the dear loaf were absolute moonshine. After the Conference speeches there was no excuse for asserting that the colonies did not favour preference. At present Australian farmers bad no guarantee that Britain would not give their market to foreigners. Surely if they were able to get a steady supply at the same or lower rates the British ought to be willing to take it from their own flesli and blood. Referring to the duty recently placed on American farming machinery m Australia, Sir W. Lyne stated lie was prepared to increase it it lie could induce British manufacturers to make that machinery. He emj phasised the disproportionate growth of foreign shipping and manufactures in the harbours of Australia with the beggarly increases, and in some cases decreases, of British trade. While Australia expected for many years to be dependent on the British navy yet shortly it wculd be proved that she was prepared, to help herself, and also to help the Motherland, as far as the navy was concerned. ;