TARIFF REFORM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 254, 17 March 1913, Page 5

TARIFF REFORM.

*Ogtm - .- THE UNIONIST POLICY. A DISCONTENTED LEAGUE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, juotulon. March 14. Considerable discontent was expressed at tile conference oi the Tariff Reform League regarding the new Unionist fiscal policy. The Unionist leaders have refused their oflicia) support to Colonel Weston in the by-election for Kendal (Westmoreland), as he favors Eree Trade and the Insurance Bill. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain lias presented the Tariff Reform League with a subscription of .-C5714. The Tariff Reform League Conference resolved to adhere to the lull policy laid ( do\vn to preferably support candidates whole heartedly adhering thereto, and making it the lirst plank in tko Government's programme. NEWSPAPER CRITICISM. Received 10', 5.5 p.m. London, March 10. The Pall Mall Gazette says that tariff reformers have accepted the .January compromise in the belief that it is justified by a concentration, of energy on behalf of a limited programme, but the free fooders have used an inch of press for an ell of position. A SPLIT IX THE CAMP. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. Received lfi, 5.5, p.m. London, March 1.5. At the Tariff League dinner Mr. Chaplin said that it was useless and idle to pretend that there was peace when there was no peace. There was not the complete unity which the party had a right to expect. The' farmers as a body resented the change of the Unionist programme. Mr. Austen Chamberlain said that the limits of compromise had been reached by the acceptance of the Edinburgh programme. After tariff' reform had been carried it was intended to proceed as early as possible to Imperial preference.