UNIONISTS AND TARIFF REFORMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11806, 16 December 1912, Page 4

UNIONISTS AND TARIFF REFORMS.

[By Electric. Tei^graph—Copyright."J (Per Press Association.) r ' 'Loudon I ,' December 14. Sir J. Eiriioii, 'at' Leytori, criticising Lord Lansdowne's Albert Hall ■speech, asked whether the tariff reformers intended 'to "tax' colonial articles of food. Sir Edward Carsoirhadideclared Mr Bonar'L'aw had : riiorc r . sertcd'• that- th'c-colo'iiihls should!"bevbet-: ter v treated' than : fofei'gneis. ~ • Everybody was th"rilled;by thc.dpiuinio«;s' cou-"trioiitioiis'fto'-tlic itiivy'V" ; .' Wasn't, the •"Unionist-- - , policy* • to'.'\take- colonial pro-, ducts, xhiiising a'giieva'uce'tb tluvßntish coiLsumer by incre.Tsiiig food prices-, and, a- grievance : to "tlie colonial producer who was denied free access to the Motherland's riia'rkets. • Addressing the. 1900 Club. Lord La dowue Said the onlyTlegishrtioii. with; any-'charice'of; success "Was- that introduced 'fot'secu'ring votes. This led to. which would soon make the- nonnal expenditure two hundred millions.. A little' care would have ■ni'ade tlie Irish pensions less .comprehensive and less costly.- When the Insurance Bill was dangled before ■ the country it was pointed out that'it would not cost the country, a farthing, but next year's cost would lie seven millions and another I.V million would be ;required to'secure the .doctors' co-opera-tion. The Chancellor, once the Cabinet financial conscience, had become the Prodigal Son of tho family.