The Cobden Club and the Proposals.
Press Aiwociation. — Telegraph. — Copyright , • Received August 19; .8.5 a.m. . . .. LONDON, August 18.. The Oobden Club has 'declined Sir Howard Vincent's challenge on behalf of .the United Empire Trade League to discuss the country's fiscal policy .unless the V discusbloh is restricted to Mr Chamber lain's proposal' to" tax food and. give' preference to the colonies. - , > • *•' _'■■ *. Sir Howard Vincent replied that he knew nothing of such a proposal. Mr Chamberlain made a casual obseryationiii the House of Commons that the Club feared the debate, and sought to create prejudice. It had proved^ itself a, political organisation, tun in Radical dis-^ integrating interests. '. . . •
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11029, 19 August 1903, Page 5
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107The Cobden Club and the Proposals. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11029, 19 August 1903, Page 5
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