THE FISCAL ISSUE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12866, 26 May 1905, Page 7

THE FISCAL ISSUE.

JOHN BURNS' OPINIONS United Press Association,.— -By Electrio Telegraph, — Copyright.

••.'•'.'* Re^ei^ed May.'26 J d-a.m. , >■ . .- «.-. Sydney, May 26, Mr, John Burns, in a- letter, declining the request of tho Free Trade Liberal Association to visit A.ustralia and lecture on Mr Chamberlain's j proposals says : "Fortunately tor Greater Britain Mr Ohamfcerlain Bas been badly beaten in the" 1 argument 1 . He is hopelessly at ' fault, his facts are 1 continuously wrong and so are his statistics. I am somewhat surprised that a few —responsible- Australians * should have been fascinated' by Ms fallacies, •and that some labour legislators are too simple- to. !.see through . his, Home electoral -.devices,., The only . effect of the revival oi.fcr^ection^f' will be to! disrupt the forces of reactionary Imperialism. All the best' mirids L arid m'Qst of the disinterested statesmen, aad every one of '^he iaboW members is [against Mr ! Ohaniberlam. I suspect' I that some of yolii: Ipoliticiatis ' ere this are /sorry they 1 identified ' themselves twitii tlie s most^- cosily j 'dangerous, and i ruinous policy ever '■projected against ithe well-being of the> 'British people.'*