The Preference of Trade

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1164, 7 December 1904, Page 3

The Preference of Trade

Speech by Rosebery

fe » Press Association.—Copyright. * London, December 6 Lord Hosbbery, speaking at Glasgow, said that Mr, Chamberlain was attempt. ing to substitute free baoon for froe food. The empire ridiculed Mr. Pleasance's telegram. He declared that while some Australians woro extremely willing to embrace Mr Chamberlain's very bountiful offers, the colonial offer remain" ed obsoure Even Mr. Ohamberhan once asked the colonios to share the burdens of our groat Empire. That was a pill in Mr. Chamberlain's jam. Did the colonies recognise it &s an essontial and intregal part of his policy ? With woalth, aristooraoy and journalism coalesced against them the people would inoyitably bB defeated unless Labour trusted Liboralism and Liberalism trusted Labour,

London, Dec, 0 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach and Sir John Oolomb introduced lo Mr Balfour a deputation of the Imperial Federation Dofenoe Committee, who asked that tho Colonial Conferenco would givo consideration to the necessity for Imperial corporation and the maintenance of the nayy in order to retain maritime supremacy.