THE FISCAL PROBLEM.
MR. ASyUITJI'S CHALLENGE. !" ACCEPTED DEREFERENCE CHAMPION. Received Nov. 3, 4J p.m. ; London, November 2. ■Mr. William Hewins, secretary to the Tariff Commission, in a letter to The Tunes, state* Lc is perfectly prepared to accept Mr. Asquittt's challenge* if he Will itate definitely and concisely the argument* and statistics upon which he atand*. <Mr. Asquith, speaking at Leven, in Kfethire, challenged the Tory leaders to plainly answer if, in order to obtain colonial preference, .they were ready to tax foreign corn, meat, wood, and wool. « Mr. Balfour said "No," he would doom Bi» authority with the party; if "Yes," jte doomed the fortunes of his party. Jhat was rather a sordid spectacle.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 4 November 1907, Page 3
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115THE FISCAL PROBLEM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 4 November 1907, Page 3
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