TARIFF REFORM.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 5

TARIFF REFORM.

COLONIES ARE NOT THE LARGEST CUSTOMERS, BRITAIN ■ MUST CONSIDER HER v ■ : MARKETS. By Telesraiih—Press Association—Copyrleht. (Rec. January 11, 11 p.m.) i London, January 11. i Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor ,of tho' Exchequer, addressing' a gathering of 4500 at Falmouth, remarked that the Opposi- | tion' said: "Let us .treat with' our colonies." Ho replied: "Why,with our colonies alone ? .Tradesmen >did not; put a notice outside their shops—'l trade only with my relations.' ; ' V ~. "If the .colonies .wanted assistance, we would'be; hound to help them and they would ;be h°und to. help us, to the last drop of their \blood;'. but business is business. ! Canadians .do not pay more because - the good's come from . Britain; they would be fools if - they. did.". Mr. Lloyd-Georgo added: "It would bo folly, and unworthy business on the part of the nation, for Britain to risk 251 millions' worth of foreign trado . . on the off-chance of securing 30 millions moro colonial trade,'" GERMAN AND AMERICAN TARIFFS ' / HAVE FAILED. ■ ' MR. CHURCHILL'S DICTUM. v TEUTON AN INFERIOR WORKMAN. London, January 10. ' Writing.to Sir Henry ! Norman, who has . just been Appointed Assistant - Post-master-Genera], Mr. • Winston. Churchill, President of ■ the Board- of Trade, declared that' the 'German .and American; tariffs, had;;conspicuously -failed to prevent'.unemployment. Although the German was; willing, to, eat horse-flesh and' black .bread,'. heVwds,, said the ' Minister,; hopelessly .inferior to his. British comrade as a -producer; and although., the. Americans have a vast virgin continent, there was>. greater' instability, of:: trade . there, more unemployment; ' andmore: .bankruptcy' than' in " Britain.: : , GERMAN FIRM PREPARED TO COME OVER. IF DUTIES ARE LEVIED: 1 , 1 Berlinj January 10. ' Friedrich;'Bayer and. C0.,.:0f:;.th0 important. Prussian'; manufacturing- town of; Elberfeld, a firm; with ■■ a. capital of. 36 million; marks: (rather less ."than, two millions 'sterling),' have;. arranged -to.-, open ohomical works in . Britain: capable. of supplying ...the', British'/demand; if : tariff reform is introdu'ced'iih .Britain.,-,;, .Y ; ..';'.'

' Bayer'salready, manufacture;patented articles; in England; in consequence, of the requirements of the/present Government's Patents Act.