FISCAL QUESTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1379, 14 February 1905, Page 1

FISCAL QUESTION.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, Fob 13.

The Freotrado Association hue received a reply from Mr John Burns, regretting his inability bo leoture in Australia on fisoalism. Referring co Mr Chamberlain’s scheme, he says:—“This is only a diverting subterfuge to cover up his disostera in the South African war, hie foolish sugar convention policy, and his moostrous revival of slavery by allowing alien mineowners to displace British and Australian labor,by Chinese coolies. lam somewhat surprised that a few responsible Australians should . have been fascinated by his fallacies, and that somo Labor legislators ware too simple to see through hia Home electoral devices, but tho only effect of his revival of protection will be to disrupt the forces of reactionary Imperialism, whose ten years of extravagant government has seriously imperilled our financial, commercial, military, and naval position. I suspect some of your politicians ere this will be sorry they have identified themselves oven in sentimont with the most costly, dangerous, aDd ruinous policy ever projected against the well-being of the British people by a statesman who has never been their guide, philosopher, and friend.”