IMPERIAL PREFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19218, 8 July 1924, Page 7

IMPERIAL PREFERENCE

DECiSiON NOT IRREVOCABLE. LORD BIRKENHEAD'S CONVICTION. frees Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 7. (Received July 7, at 9.20 p.m.) Addressing a gathering of Canadians Lord Birkenhead declared that Parliament's decision in regard to Preference did not represent the views of the people of England. The decision was not only not irrevocable, but it would be revoked. Lord Birkenhead continued: “We do not seek to involve you in our domestic disputes, but I ask you to take back to Canada this message—that the decision regarding Imperial Preference was taken iu°thc teeth of our protest. There exist in Britain many men with power-recom-mending their views to the British electors who are still aware of the incomparable resources of the mighty dominions and the advantages of the Preference which voa voluntarily gave us many years ago and' who on the moral side will never forget that -Canada, like Ausuralia, m the greatest crisis in our history ranged herself on our side with an unquenchable spirit of courage. First and foremost among the Imperial postulates I put this --that there must be absolute equality between the daughter States and the Home Country. There is no question of dictating a policy on either side.” —A. and N.Z.- Cable.