TARIFF REFORMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 233, 6 October 1904, Page 2

TARIFF REFORMS.

Mil IIALI''OI It s HKI'J.Y !'U J-OKI^, KONKllhim. "2 KHHU J ,\TIiMCH AXUE OF UJEAS, A LOMJUN, Oct. 4. . H ~ Hullour, icplying , 0 |. ord l.o.eberj s to iliiuit the ui'li'gulis pow 01 ti mid i strict UMB . scui<e 01 lift, inquiry, deci ft i«l that ir«e inienh»uigo 0 t Was obsiu.e oi biiccciw. lit- aid uo t believe they could possibly iiKluce th« Wotlk'iiuil'.i mid tiie colonies to cooii'J' unless ihey were entitled to : I' LUI 'o ilicii- respective electoral!* iMoulding unv scheme littuuuuri'ik out and unUfi-siuud beiorehawJ, aiud a plan of linpi'iiuJ union—fiscal ur on other 1 lues —wus valid osiiy tutor _ the eleutoiutes J mil dt-cikJud to en- " dorse it. lii i s would take souie time,* but that was no grave objection, inasmuch u s timy wanted to in u ke air rangeim-nta for a consolidation that would l.'U permanent.

HHITISII I'KI'.KS OPINIONS

81'UUESTION OK A I'AN-BIU-TANNIC COUNCIL.

LONDON, Oct. 4. Liberal newspapers interpret the speech us a new bid for enectiv* leadership.

The Daily News interprets it ml a surrender to Air Chamberlain, aJk Uisr colonies will n ot .attend # conference excluding discussion on tho subject of tuxes oil corn und meat.

'I lie Times says Air Balfour made a decided advance beyond ilu» previou* avowed sympathy with Mr Chiunlierlaid's policy on Imperial questions, not covered by lus Shot Held policy, and follows Mr Watson in thinking it time to answer a qu«* lion any but thu .blindest could not tail to understand.

The St. Jaines Gazette says that' Air M u liour sounds a splendid but dilliculi note, iuml it will be inlereiHr itig to sco in wUit detinue direction ne heads, unite lie is inspiring to jJ»4iher I'rotactionifcJts nor 1' ri-v ii'aderq. a conieiince in iuiih getting a close grip of the ideal of Imperial consolidation. v

the Westminster Uazette sayn that if Air Chamberlain accepts Air bailout's programme ho consults to • io,nial withdrawal of his own Iroui the next elections.

The Simndurd says Mr Balfour's pergonal rejection of the tariff n>loriners' policy in most definite. ,ita ß li /.eaiots ure warned that their victory will mean ilr Balfour's defeat and retirement. A great pan-BritaAlc Council is un inspiring suggestion, ealculatod to toucli thloi right chord ol' colonial sentiment.

The Daily Telegraph thinks tik speech is calculated' to close the rift in the Unionist party. '1 he Daily Chronicle urges that 1§ is the Liberals' duty to defend FroeLradj ; they must allow thn talk regarding u conference to obscure the main issue. AN AGENT-GENERAL'S VIEW, MATTER ONE FOB BUSINESS' ARRANGEMENT. (Received Oct. 5, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 6. Sir Horace Toner, Agent-iitlteral for Queensland, in an' interview dealing with Mr Balfour's suggested conference, said the whole mattef was purely one of a business arrangement. The Motherland, ougnt to put herself in a position to negotiate with tine colonies, and make the utmost use of the family connection. It would be found Uiat the colonies can retuiiti tlveir flscM systems while securing all the HWpiro wants in connection with trade.

BRISTOL MINERS' FEDERATION, TO RESIST ENHANCEMENT OF FOOD PRICES. LONDON, Oct. 8. Mr Enoch Edwards, in his presidential address to the Miners' Federation ut Bristol, iepivsenting 884,-. 000 miners, &uid that one thing they intended to emphasise was that' this great federation of miners ini&t not ior the moment be captivated by any method of prefeiwncea .making tlie loud OI the dearer. t'.ie announcement was giwterf with cheers. MB IIALFOUB'S INTENTION. : > COLONIES WAITING FOR THE MOTHERLAND, 1 (Received Oct. 6, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 5. Mr Balfour proposes, if the Unionists oro in power after the elections, to ask the colonies to join in a. conference. The Daily Telegraph nays that Canadians are entirely favourable *0 a conference, though many think ttye Motherland must speak lirst. It is pointed out that the colonies hoye already spoken, ut the Coronation Conference.