EMPIRE POLICY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 5

EMPIRE POLICY.

TARIFF AND THE NAVY

MR. BALFOUR'S APPEAL. NO WAR LIKELY, BIT BE READY By Telegraph—Freaa Association—Ooriyrtehk (Rcc. January 5, 10 p.m.) London, January 5. ■ Balfour/ speaking at Hanley, said that the political crisis had revealed the fact' that different ideals* vera growing up, separating the community, into two great sections' widely. divergent)-affecting:'riot merely, matters of :detail but- the whole foundation'. pa : which the. . Empire. rested; and the whole future of its development. The. issues -were of jrach magnitude .that we must reserve for future, discussion :the : constitution .and reform ;'of '• the 'Second Chamber,-Home.Kule,'. parental;-freedom '■iri; selecting the:formV.of:religious teaching -for their , children, .and-other':ques-tions.; He 1 jvould proceed to .consider thei ( question; of ■;, the- defences.■:.."•■.';'.'' .'.■• ;.' : :; ■■■:<

Living on Expenditure/of the ;'■'.>;. •'';■■."/iUnionistSv.:'.';>'^' :; ;:'.'.-'.:--'':' l v ; I;He rebutted the;accusation that .he was making ;'party>'capital ■.out of. the ;■! Navy. The-adequacy.; of was; only^^^qnestiohed;.::after,'j .Ministerial statements had.been'madel L ;He contended ;that;;.when:.the : Unionists-left 'office .the strength', in. battleships : W£s'overwhelming and there' wm , ample , naval stores; 1 "The Liberal: Government had;since;,then beenV Hying on.tbose'battleshipSianiiconsumirig : those'.stores.:'; : '-ii'-\-'-[- :: -^'^':^: : 'y- i '.••'■

'tions.(cabled: on December I.B,;and 'basedon.;Mk;:Muiliner'e'.wiirning'to the'!• Admiralty .. 'in.y,1906 '•■.thritjf .Gferinany • was; accelerating^,her-; navaij; construction), .Mr. Balfqur'remarked', thaj I '.it..was', not' untir the.;■ truth;,leaked outi-v or;-.was; extracted, almost'', by ;.prpcpss.. of if.tqrtvire,'..thai, the country'; began 1 the .iunpre'cedehtedjposition.,that''its nayaiysuperiorr' ity. , on;'its 'own;,se'as the. near futui'e.{■■.Eyerylhihg depends' on the ; Navy.^;'Mr.V;Balf6ur^cbntmneiJ:.';;;:

r; i.''We::'exist ! as'-an^'Empire , "only...'-,;.--.;;.;>6n-sufferance .unlesis'.'our Navy .be'. ; :'; ' ■"■;'".. supreme..'■ l< doAniit ■; vihei'e is'going,' to\be-any (war :be- > ;-, ■"'■, ' twee'n'.'Britain : .;and;:''any'; 'gr«at. • :' '■' /'Power,;but- the qnly-'way ;you;'can;; "■'•'. ■:'. :i secure.' : peace.' is'- to.'; re .'.of' '■ '■'. ■; : ''; ; ;.tqry.;if;;war^occurs:";;;;::>'^;'J--V , ,i'J ,, .;.:; '/.'lfr^. : .' < BaHpTir^jpr 'reform, as .'tHe, best., way'.iof praising;rey'ehue,'';giyingvsecurity.;:;t6;; qur'.producersl and. increasing''.tMe^prdductive'-capacity, of ;■ thpvcquntry.;, -*He vipbked. also ■ to;-, its ■effects'\oyerseas.;'; , .;v "'.tf :i : : : : : 'r-^';:■'"■ \ ■"'■..'

'■'•;■■-:; ■:-'.;:-:.::; i< <>:: ..:■: ■■:. ;-.',:-. '.'.'■-.:-•; .« ;; \The Plaini .Step• of ;;Pt;eference. :.,v.-> ; ;■■ llr.;;:'Balfpur' Kconcludedi-r'fWeS'must workvout./our;■;,lmperial- ; s.salvation'!; by wisdom;:mqderatioh;'arid'; mutual;;..understanding, .and! comprehension, between; the' ' yarious.^^,equal ■democracies qfj the;; Empire. into; closer uiiity. of "so'curidusly-fMmed;'.a*body jwilL require .the , ;labours:'t of .-'successive 1 generations i.of statesmen; U'.^'/'U^if^ "i!l..v'--'."

'; step as;'commends;. itself f'to; bur; : common' spnse'.and. to,.th'at :: oft pur■ ,fellbvy-citizens across ;:]th : e ; byself -with ■ a!;!party. whibh;"wh'eVirivited : by bur children.to'-'toke-tlie'.•'plainl'step'; of; pfef erence. and'promoting! j.clbser.; repudiated, .the ;jnrttation : ;!with i '.scorni";.' ; ': ; TAXiNG;:;RAWi:MATERI : AC;;^;V ;

}': i TAROTITES. I ;-''\ ■"•;■: ">';. •;■'. f .•. > v' ■"•" ■ -I'x' ; London; i January-- i;.'-[ tiaeißoard ;bf ini,alletter declared; ;that. a'ten/per-bent. ■duty,/pi;-..;imported, •katlier,"-'whi(A' : itheJ.Tariffites,''p'rbmised-;in': prtleil.:te; : an', additional "burden --upon the, Leicester ;manufactur'ers ; of aboiit ;3sK a on;" the, V.wages of; an ordinary /operative, '.../While, industry wbuld^thusObe "greatly trice >of ,\ materials; -it ystands■,; ,to,;;,gain■iiothing'.from' pr6t'e'oti6n.;;itself.'■ •;/'':?'/:-;' : v^

■,;; [Mr. ■; Balf our/ .-,i inl'; his(A tariff •■;. reform • speeches,, has. affirmed that duties ,should. .should;-:nbt s ,ton'ch.; : -!-ra^ : .y:jinaterial.:--'Ber-: mondsey,''a';Liberal-'seat ; in , London ; ren ;; dered;'vacant-;by ; ,theydeath'of.'Dr.i Clpoper;was .' captured/ :by : ■ ..the; v itlnionist . .Tariff ■ Reformers; in'Qctober'-;last J ;.;■ ;.' Lord.Eayleighi^-Xthe , ;-.noted ;rscientist),speaking;; at VWitham'j'i; /said.-: .he. favoiired; mating. .;■: foreigners 1 /':contribute' towards-the. : iational; expenditureV',. Thero. mig^t'/be , '; Bohje/vflonbt !; ; wlip should pay.export rand .duties, .but' .veceive them.v.vHe.'therefpre I 'strongly; ■■supported: tariff"refbrm';X;^ r r i: : o'-^: : .