CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 14, 18 January 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

COMMONWEALTH.

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JIB. BARTON'S FEDERAL POLICY. tPEB PBEBS ASSOCIATION.] (deceived 17, 10.44 p.m.) Sydney, January 17. i An enthu'siastic reception was a > corded Mr. Barton, at Mait'and, whf n a large audierce was assembled to hear him unfold his Federal Policy. He said the Ministry was not one man, nor were the members of the Ministry men with a shibboleth. It did not include all the men one. would have desired, but there were only seven portfolios. It was nos a fact that anv pressure was exercised on any members of the Ministry for inclusion. It was dt ' sirable that the Federal Parliament should be master in its own hous?, and early steps won Id bo taken to select capital site for the Commonwealth. At; Old Age Pension Bill would be intro duced as soon as the financial situation was clear enough to provide the ceces eary funds. It was the wish of the ministry to cheapen postage, telegrams, and cables. It was absolutely necessary to leave the field of direct taxation to the States, as there must be no direct taxation by the Commonwealth unless to meet a great national emergency, and not even then if it could be avoided. He made this declaration in view of statements by so-called revenue tarifiists that they were threatened with Seven hundred thousand of Commonwe&th direct taxation, as well as customs. This meant there must be a ' high tariff. However framed, fres- < trade was cleirly unpracticable. The * policy of the Ministry was to obtain revenue without the destruction of in- - dostries. The tariff must be such as 1 would maintain employment and not ' rain it; a business tariff which would « yield the sums needed without dis- s cooraging production. He painted out ' that unrestricted competition in Aus- j tralia would tax the full strength 1 of the industries without the unrts'ricted competition of the world. No one tariff of the six States now in force could claim to exclude its fellows. The highest duties were not to be adopted because they were the highest, or the lowest because they were the lowest. Each would have to ran the gauntlet of criticism and justify itself. By this means he hoped to present a working man's tariff, a practical working tariff, and a really federal tariff, so as to avoid disaster, suffering, bitterness and antagonism. The first tariff ought to be considerate and preservative of existing production, as well as liberal in its attitude towards those engaged in production. An Australian tariff for the Australian nation. He would be happy to adopt a preferential treatment of British goods where reciprocity was possiblp. Amongt the measures there would bo oca dealing with the settl-msnt of industrial disputes, extending beyond any one State. Ha would accept adult suffrage for tv - Commonwealth. In dealing with the r coloured labour question, their efiV's | would be in the direct ioa of r.bice j Australia. | E

MILITARY DISPLAY AT BRISBANE. ADDRESS PRESENTED TO MU. i SiEDDON. , (ReoeiTed 18, 12.22 urn.) Bjiisbake, January 17. : The military procession iiv »--■>« «if v} drew a grett QOLCOursu or sighUeefr. " j Mr. Seddon was piesenwd sviu, &n »ddre«s from the Hew Z*«!anders if Ho jor Sydney on Fiii.y taorning, TOUOHING LETTER TO SIR J. W. LYNE. Sooth afrioan delegates nr. PRESSED WITH PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF AUSTRALIA. HANDSOME RECOGNITION OF AUSTRALIA'S SERVICES A MIGHTY DEED WHIOH SAVED SOUTH AFRICA. ADDED TO THK HONOUR AND PRES. TIGE OF THE EMPIRE. SYMPATHY. FOR RELATIVES OF THE FALLEN. THE GRAVES OF THE HEROS TO BE CARED FOR. (Received 18, lii 7 a.m.) Stone?, January 17. Sir W. J. Lyne has received a letter from Meafg. Frost and Mcore the official representatives of Caps Colony •nd Natal, at the Federal Celebrations in which they expressed themselves as greatly impressed with the prosperity and profound peace prevailing in Australia. In our hour of need and sore distress, Australia came unasked to our assistance, and gave her best- and bravest. A mighty deed which not only helped to sivo our colonies from the enemy, but added to the honor and prestige of the Empire. We shall never forget it. On behalf of our fellow colonists we offer to those whose dear ones will n'ver return our most, heartfelt sympathy, and assure them the graves of the heroes "\vlio have fallen in the war, will ever be cared for. The women of South Africa, with the assistance of the Governw.!- 1, luve already taken the matter in h i:- d'. MR. SEDDON AT JBRISiSAXIv. GREAT KFCBPfION OK NF\v J'.iULANDERs BY QUEENSLAND;-ui. MR. SEDDON GOES TO SYDNEY vvD MELBOURNE. Wellington - , Jaienry 13 The Hoc. J. G. Ward iuwiJ.uJd cable from Mr. SedJon, r-.-r.v a r. banc, stating that. thi l\ r tw Contingent received n great res-. p-iyii on tho Orient yvbt.'rday. Tij j oj-:.; ■; eailfd ogdia at noon ta-dav. T<» Premier says bo goes tack to S\" u.Situnlay :md ther.ej to iiriijuuiul en rout? for Blnf).