PREFERENTIAL TRADE

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12508, 21 October 1904, Page 3

PREFERENTIAL TRADE

ADDRESS BY SIR £. GREY. United IPress Association—Per Electric- ', " Telegraph—Copyright. Received 1L53 p.m,, October 20ih: . LONDON, October 20. Sir Edward Grey, Member of the House of Gammons, for Berwick-ori-Tweed, speak-, ing at Selby, said that if the Jlc-therlaind consented to tax food she would expect the colonies: to reduce the tax'on 'British' goods for the purpose of establishing interImperial freetrade.. He welcomed any con L ference of the colordes to make them feepartners with England in the management of the If • the colonies, then, wished to 'discu.ss .the- fiscal question, let it be discussed, but the calling of a con ferehce to discuss- fiscal matters only foi the purpose of asking for lower duties or British goods when the colonies dec'arep that they were unable to afford it. wftf bound to .cause'.friction in Imperial unity. '* The British Empire League at Mr Reeves' instance passed a resolution that Sir J. Pollock's letter was..Vthoughtful and* weightycontribution to tlie literature of -.federation, , and invites the branches ■ to-, fully discuss it. ~ '; '\ - - .-.-,... .--.;-.

The "Standard" says that Sir John Qflck-v buri), the.Unionist candidate for JJgsfvV-est Monmouth seat.is.a Radical ;wh.o : goes the "whole hog;"!that; be: is,ai£pnbending..protectionist, and' the Lit bour nominee, tariff reformer, bitter voting. wjll;erisue. !., .The "Tjsves* says that Sir John Coclcabolishes the sedulously idea that the colonies are not ir. [fsaxpet over tariff reform. '■.'[ T ; : Mi? Winston Churchill'.-and..Mr Llc'yd.George, speaking at Carn, Devon, advocated an extensile ' revolution, enabling '.Each'county.in. Britain to deal, ■with Keens-' irig, education,. and other local, interests."

.. A.SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW. CAPETOWN. October 19. ' " The Hon. ■ T. ; W.; Sm'artt, Minister of Lands, speaking at" "Fort Beaufort, said that all the South '"African 'colonies favoured preference, not only as far as South Africa was concerned,, but 'throughout the Empire. Jt "would promote the. Empire's consolidaunification, which was the ideal "of: those''working'for preference. '/MELBOURNE, October '2O.

The Federal Government has decided to appoint a Royal "Commission on the .fiscal question to investigate the working of the tariff. Mr Isaacs is'likely to base an attack on the Government over the appointment of the. Commission. ;