TARIFF REFORM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 201, 14 January 1913, Page 5

TARIFF REFORM.

A CYNICAL SPEECH. A "BANG-TTIE-DOOR. POLICY." By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 1-2. Sir John Simon, Solicitor-General, in a speech at Rochdale, said that of all the shifts lo which L T nionist.s had been driven, the most annoying was the suggestion to postpone food taxes and to carry out their policy by taxing manufactures. That would' be a definite abandonment of colonial preference. Mr. Uoniir Law had nailed his colors io the mast, but a mutinous crew had locked his cabin, and handed through the window a round-robin expressing their devotion to him if he would haul down the flag. The Unionists were moved not by faith but by funk. The Observer appeals to llv. Bonar Law not io return to Balfourism. It would have been better, says the Obswver. had Mr. Bonar Law and Lord Lmsdowne resigned until the party's solid loyally had stirred up lovaltv'to the policy. The terms of the memorial would seem to indicate that the party was adopting Mr. Churchill's ''lmng-llie-door policy." FREE TRADE.

Received 13, 11.25 p.m. London, January 13. -Numbers of Liberals have circulated f memorial to Mr. Lloyd George, urgimr f reduction of the duties on sugar, tea aiu other foodstuffs. They urge (hat the re moval or a reduction will make fre< trade more secure.