TARIFF REVISON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 234, 7 October 1904, Page 2

TARIFF REVISON.

THE FEDERAL PHEMIEII (JIVES HIS VIEWS. I AN OBSCURE PROGRAMME. MELBOURNE, Oct. 6. I lie light J ion. (1.11. Ileid ) i n ,wi ''t>wi*l i n reference 10 Mr Hulfours spwch, «ud that 1/ lie were allowed to hazai-d an opto, ion on tlie* necessarily Comprmed V "'ports, it Hun that Mr Bal|<'url,atl found the road on which ha . travelling one that had no sign-post of victory upon.it, and was anxious to ustupe from H definite project, which entails opposition and defeut, und g»t into a cloudy atmosphere „f future conferences. . ™"a was a good one. The coplerencey themselves would be invaluable, and should he Md at rtwular j intervals, .hut then. w a s a diffeiw* between the policy which the Government would submit to the electors of Eng'anxl on the subject of flgcal changes und the project of holding » grand conference after the elect!our have takim place. /, n immense conlerence binds no one down to anything. IS Air Balfour would fitftta ! now and definitely the particular questions ho proposes to submit to thi> conference, and the policy ot tha Biitish Government on thofie quep» tions, then lie (Mr licui) would aidrnit. that any criticism would not he go obvious, but Mr »alf u ur ha* not given any indication as to trie lines of policy that the British Government would. submit to such a conference, so that wo were left face to faca with only the idea of a conferenCe/H 1 the conierciice was intended to super* - scde Mr Chamberlain's scheme, then l lie scheme is removed from tho sphere of political politics, and a conference could not make preferential arrangements. If. as is general- • ly admitted will be the cane, the G<*. vernment iy defeated within the next two years, t.lien the question will lie -Jielved (luring the live yevirs of the succeeding Parliament. CANADA AM) RECIPROCITY. PIIIO OPPOSITION PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE. OTTAWA, Oct. S. ' Mr H. L. Borden, Leader of- the' Oomini 0 n Conservatives, speaking at Toronto, stated that if the Oppoli- ' tion were returned to power they would immediately negotiate with * ihe Motherland for tariff reciprocity, MORE PMESS OPINIONS,, , V CHAMBERLAIN'S INDEPENDENT APPEAL. (Received Oct. 0, 11.83 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 8. The Daily Chronicle says that Australian opinion generally shore* Mr j Hold's theory that Mr Balfour iar "■ U'uded to sever himself from Mr. Chamberlain's crusade in order to secure his own line ot retreat. Aj»other theory is that he intended to • prolong the era of make-believe gay the preserver of sometime union such as tlie Unionist Party, in w.hlcb Mr Chamberlain believes •in pr oflects to believe in. The latter continues, on his own lines. The Daily News says Mr ChuHK' bcilain intend* to go lidf*' own way and make ail appeal to tho country, independently 0 f Mr Balfour. It-, will be a triul of strength botweon one who i s not a Free Trader and another who is a Protectionist. Tha paper warns ths Liberals that tliey must bo alert.