TARIFF PREFERENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 October 1930, Page 5

TARIFF PREFERENCE.

OFFER 1 TO DOMINIONS. . BEAYERBROOK’S COMMENT. LONDON, Tuesday. “I am prepared to make Mr Baldwin an offer enabling the restoration of Conservative unity,” said Lord Beaverbrook at a meeting in support of Vice-Admiral E. A. Taylor, the Empire Crusade candidate for South Paddington. Empire Crusaders, like the Dominion Prime Ministers want duties on foreign foodstuffs and hate the quota. I am prepared, on behalf of the Crusaders, to accept the offer of the Lominion delegates in the identical terms of Mr Baldwin’s original acceptance. We are prepared to leave the interpretation of the offer to the Dominion Prime Ministers, Will Mr Baldwin do the same? ’ ’ Lord Beavetrbrook added that he wanted South Paddington to say “0.K.” to the Imperial Conference and show the Conservative hierarchy that it need not be afraid of going to the electors with duties on* foreign foodstuffs.

(Mr Baldwin, referring to the speeches delivered by the Dominions’ Prime Ministers at the “second planairy session of the Imperial Conference, said they were among the most momentous declaration in the history of Imperial relations. “It is*a matter of profound regret,” he said, “that no lead of any kind should be given by the British Government. It is all the more satis-factoa-y that despite the absence of such a lead, the Dominions should have shoAvn themselves of one mind. Mr Bennett’s striking offer cannot fail to create a great impression throughout the country and Empire. The 'Conservative Party unhesitatingly subscribes to the great principle of preference embodied in it.’.’)