LORD BEAVERBROOK ISSUES A WARNING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19198, 11 October 1930, Page 1

LORD BEAVERBROOK ISSUES A WARNING.

(Received October 11, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, October 10. “If Mr Baldwin’s declaration is indeed a means of the adoption of those ends for which the Empire crusade is striving, I must cordially support it,” says Lord Beaverbrook in the course of a statement, “ but I will have the right to ask him whether he really does mean what he appears to mean. Mr Baldwin knows exactly the meaning of Empire free trade as defined by the crusaders and, accepting the views of the Dominion delegates, undertakes to submit at the election such limited partnerships with the Dominions as I suggested with a tariff wall against foreign foodstuffs throughout the Empire, but free trade within the Empire, subject to existing revenue tariffs. Why then does he at present specially make an effort to discredit and damage those for whom he always has pleaded. Accordingly I must utter a warning. We must not relax our efforts before we know that Mr Baldwin’s words have a sure practical meaning, including the imposition of a duty on foreign foodstuffs, and also an assurance that British agriculture will properly benefit. Until then there can be no armistice and the battle must continue.”