The Preference of Trade

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1206, 21 December 1904, Page 3

The Preference of Trade

The Proposed Conference.

Presa Association.—Copyright.

London, JJec, 20. Mr Asquith, spealting at Cardiff, taunted Mr Chamberlain with avoiding statistics and for no longer relying on distressed industries. Inferring to tho Colonial Conference, he said that tho real question was what miuidato would tho electors give thoirrepresentatives? Tho Liberals had better piy attention to tho daggers created by nine years of shiftless administration.

Tho Hon. Arthur Lyttolioii, ppeakiug a; Glasgow, declared it v/as advisable that iho country shouM give ii mnndnto for tho oonferenco, cnnblfng tborepresonttttivos to do tho best thatwas possible fur the iminwl advantage of the Motherland and colonies. It was ridulous lor Lord Rosebery to pretond to advecato pnlerence when ho proposed lo tax tho anionics against their will. Nobody had asked him to make bunionsoino financial demand- or to curUi! tho liberty of tho colonies, Thoy woro asked to do nothing oxcept what they fully understood and ircely assented to.