A BRITISH ZOLLVEREIN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 15 February 1907, Page 3

A BRITISH ZOLLVEREIN

PROPOSAL IN DOMINION COM MONS. AN INTERESTING DEBATE, Ottawa, February 13. Colonel Hughes moved a resolution in the Dominion House of Commons advocating a full i>:irtnor>liiii union lie aveen (iriat Britain ami the colonies. He favored one Imperial Parliament, with repre.-en.lnt ves from even- part «i the Empire, the British and 10 onial Parliaments to continue to deal with home affairs. Sir Wilfred Laurel- (Premier) 'said legislative independence had proved U.e closest liond of union between ilie . lotheriand and her colonies. There could lie no grand imperial union ex cept with absolute free trade between tile component Slates. Canada had ,i 0 grievance regard ng her l'elationwitli the Motherland. The lion. Sir I'. \V Borden (late lie lence Minister) sail it was not neces Miry that Imperial federation should he based nil Imperial free trade. Many thought the Empire was bound closer by preference. lie befevod closer re lations would be secured by the process of growth and development. Colonel Hughes withdrJ.v his mo| tion. The Hon. \\. S. Feihling (Minister for Finance) proposes 120 fresh changes in the Canadian tarifl", including several in the iron and steel schedules, benefiting British producers.