BRITISH ELECTIONS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 3, 25 October 1924, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS

AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM.

INDEPENDENT LABOR POLICY.

Press Association-Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. | London, October 24. Mr Brailsford, explaining Labor s agricultural policy to the national conference of farmers convened by the Independent Labor Party j uud the great problem, was to eliminate the colossal wastage of £60,(XX),000 to £70,000,000 annually between the producing farmers’ receipts and housewives’ payments. Co-operation alone was insufficient.

Labor proposed to adopt the lessons derived from a part-time experiment to establish a. disinterested State supply board to' deal with all imlported foodstuffs competing with British farmers’ produce and fixed prices. The board would be the sole importer of meat and wheat with the result that farmers would know when, they sowed a crop what it would produce. The gaming element would thus be removed. Farmers would be helped by an agricultural credit bank.

UNIONISTS WILL STICK TO THE DOMINIONS.

ANTI-SOCIALIST BLOC.

(Reuter.) (Received 9.15 a.m.) London, October 24

Mr Baldwin’s statement was in the nature of a reply, to the Liberals, who are developing an anti-Protest-ionist campaign. Mr Baldwin declared that he would not depart from the pledges given to the Dominion representatives last year regarding Imperial preference, hut such policy would not involve the taxation of food.

Mr Neville Chamberlain, a<t Walsall, declared that while the Conservatives did not intend to introduce a general tariff they were Iree to protect any particular industry which was undermined l>y unfair competition bv the'introduction of a new Safeguarding of Industries Bill. •Lord Balfour, Sir Robert Horne and Sir John Gilmour have sent a letter to the press urging the Unionist electors in Scotland to vote for and support the Liberal nominee in all • constiuencies where there is no Unionist candidate, saying that the differences between the Liberals and Unionists is inconsiderable during the present critical election, compared with the fundamental disagreement separating both from Socialism.

insurance on result.

(Received 9.10 a,m.l London, October 24. The “Times” City, editor says that 65 per cent was accepted on the London insurance market to-day to cx>ver the risk of a Conservative election majority.