ONE OF CHAMBERLAIN'S DUKES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 12720, 17 November 1903, Page 5

ONE OF CHAMBERLAIN'S DUKES

LONDON, November 15. The Duke" of Maryborough, speaking at Carlisle, said he was confident that the country would ultimately decide to draw a protective circle round Britain, the colonial dependencies securing resources greater than the largest of the Empire and becoming self-sustaining. Received November 16, 10.40 p.m.

LONDON, November 16.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermaii, referring to the Earl of Devonshire's hint that the Freetrade Liberal Unionists may reconsider rejoining tihe Liberals, states that the Liberals will welcome their support.

Mr Chamberlain, writing to a correspondent, said the purity of Parliament argument against protection was absurd. Germany's Government was as pure as Britain's. A good deal of the political corruption in America was chiefly caused by Irish organisations.

Edwnrd Clark, speaking at Brighton, declared he was opposed to taxation on food. It was impossible to secure equal advantages to alii the colonies without taxing raw materials. He would support a tax on foreign manufactures in order to equalise British and foreign manufacturers and workmen. It was an absolute misnomer to call Britain's system free trade. The Government had plenty of work ahead, and would be fools if they allowed the strength of the party to be broken because of fiscal contro-

versies

The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress lias issued a manifesto—"Toilers, resist the curse of protection like a malignant disease." '

The Durban and Ottawa, Commoners unanimously support Mr Chamberlain.

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