BRITISH PARLIAMENT
THE PREFERENCE QUESTION. MR MACDONALD INTERVIEWED. [Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, June 20. Mr MacDonald, interviewed by the "Daily Herald” ( La hour) says: Labour did not vote on the general question of tarilV preference, hut on the question of whether the preference proposals were consistent with a free breakfast table. Some Labourites thought that they were. Others thought that they were not. Some contended that once we gave a preference to certain Empire products, as against ioteign products, we would never lie able to
camel such duties without creating a charge ol breaking our bargain with, the Dominions—in short, we should ho saddled with food taxes permanently. Mr MacDonald said he was of that view, lie therefore voted accordingly. Other Labourites had contended that any food taxes imposed fliis year could |,o removed without aggrieving the Dominions.
The Socialist- creed,” ho remarked
•' says that each land and each people’s well-being depends upon the well-being of flic whole world. Me must not plaj the Capitalist-Imperialist game. Tho Dominion Labourites are not supporting the Imperialists’ programme of political economic exclusiveness.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1925, Page 2
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