MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

POOLING OF WAR LOANS. SIR JOSEPH WARD'S IDEA. London, April fl. Sir Joseph Ward, addressing the Imperial mission section of the Tariff Reform League on the promotion of Imperial unity, suggested an Imperial coordination to relieve Britain of a portion of the burden of war taxation. He hoped all the Dominions would co-ordin-ate after the war with that object. The war was an Empire war. The Dominions were concerned equally with Britain. All war loans should be pooled" when the money price falls in order to obtain the lowest rate of interest. The Chancellor should not. hesitate to approach the Dominions in this connection. He added that in the future reconstruction of the Empire India's position must bo recognised and some Bystem must be devised to ensure India more adequate participation in Imperial affairs. The Empire's future required the recognition of India as part and parcel of the Empire and she should enter the Empire's Councils. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. THE PREMIER'S VIEWS. Received April 7, fi.s p.m. London, April 7. Mr. Lloyd George, replying to a deputation, advocating prohibition or State purchase, said the people were the only force to decide temperance reform. It would be a national disaster to reinstate the liquor trade oil the old basis during demobilisation. He himself had never surrendered to threats. The Government would earnestly consider control, realising the folly of any measures unless they received general assent. It would be madness to put forth in tho middle of the war a proposal defying practically the whole of organised labor. LEAD DEALINGS PROHIBITED. London, April 6. The Ministry of Munitions prohibits dealing in lead except under license.