CONSERVATIVE PARTY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20096, 27 November 1930, Page 11

CONSERVATIVE PARTY.

CONFIDENCE IN MR

BALDWIN,

EMERGENCY TARIFF PROPOSED. l/tJIIITJSH OFFICIAL \TIREIjSiS3O (Received November 26th, 5.5 p.ra.) RUGBY, November 36. The Conservative Party Leader, Mr Stanley Baldwin, attended the Party meeting to-day, when 800 delegates to the. Council of the National Conservative and Unionist Associations unanimously carried a resolution expressing grateful appreciation of his services to the Party.

In the course of his speech, Mr Baldwin expressed the view that the only good thing to come out of the recent Imperial Conference was the decision to adjourn the discussion on economic subjects to Ottawa next year. Inter-Imperial trade will be discussed there, and the matter would be discussed by the Conservative Party. The first steij which the Conservatives would take when they came into power would be to effect an emergency tariff for manufactured goods. EMPIRE PREFERENCE. THE PARTY'S INTENTIONS. lu ::i phbss association— by Ei.rcJiiio TK t-BORA J>H—COP VBIC BI.) LONDON, November 25. Mr Stanley Baldwin, after receiving a vote of unabated confidence, addressed the conference of Conservative Associations at Kingswny Hall. He indicated that the clouds casting a shadow, unparalleled in national depression, had a Bilver lining. The Socialist Party's doom had been written immediately it left the land of promise for tlio land of performance. The Socialists were still at their wits' end, after 18 months of ofnee. They were leading a day-to-day existence. The Conservatives would hnve negotiated freely with the Dominion delegates to the Imperial Conference, and would have submitted the results to the countt*y, which would hare given a verdict. The Socialist Party's lack courage had been disastrous. The co; •- try's only hope was to work for Imperial economic unity, and develop Dominion trade. When they regained power tk« Conservatives would prevent foreign dumping, and do everything possible to co-operato with the Dominions. The meeting adopted a proposal welcoming Mr Baldwin's declaration that the Conservative Party would be free to negotiate with the Dominions on an unrestricted basis, including the adoption of tariffs on foreign foodand any other method of extending preference. !