CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 209, 30 September 1903, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

sr tamnaia ssmobaph—ooptosps, FISCAL REFORM. Nx PFSBB ASSOOIATIOS. Ottawa, September 28, The Domhion Trades Oocgres?, held at Blackville, Ontario, adopted resolutions di«»pproving of any Imperial policy intended to banefit the c lonies to the detriment if the Mutherktd's proletariat. Lohdoh, September 29. Mr Peacock, a Tasmania n delegate to the late International Chambers of Gommerci Conference at Montreal, interviewed at said thefi cai relations of the Empire were certsinly matter for itquiry. He thought it would tax Mr Chamberlain to the utliioAt to convert the people of E'.glacd to his view; k. MR. CORRESPONDENCE BIATING a C -SE. Received '29,10.32 p.m. London, September 29. Mr. Ohamberliio, replying to an Ulster correspondent who expressed a fear that tha Education Act wou'd deter some convinced tariff reformers from supporting Mr Chamberlain's proposals, said the Act ought to be given a fair trial, and if found to p-o----duce evils alleged s demand for amendment would deserve favourable consideratioii. XT f Mr Chamberlain,replying tea tinghim manufacturer, declared he had ttkenupthe fiscal que*'ion chiefly in the interest of the working people cf the country, whoso livelihood wus seriously threatened by our changed commnrcial position a d re'a ion?. He addtd "My po'icy has always been to do more for friends than enenres. In trade the colonies are our beat friend - and largest customers for manufactures, and the greatest potential sou-ce of supply of food. Th*y are ready to make prtfi able arrangements with us, while foreigners are gradually closing •very outlet of our trade. Which, then, will you favour ? Upan the answer d<p?nds the union of he Empire and prosperity of the workers of of Britain,"

SIR CHARLKS DILKE'S EXPLANATION Received 29. 11.80 p.m. Londox, September 29. Sir Oharles Dilke explains that when }» Wrote his book " Greater Britain " lie favoured trying to grasp other methods tf reasoning, and tried to show the Motherland and free traders th it Australian protection rested not so much on the protected manufacturers' pocket interes; as on the unse'fish convictions of the workers. That was still a factor in the Common wed th, and should mod fy our mathod of discussing fiscal questions.