The Preference of Trade

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1112, 6 October 1904, Page 3

The Preference of Trade

A Business Arrangement Ptfti Au'ionttoii.-lloiijrteM. London, Oct. 0, Mr. Tozer, Agent-General for Queensland, in an interview dealing with Mr, Balfour's suggested Conference, said that tho whoio matter was a puroly business arrangement Tho motherland ought to put horself in a position to negotiate with tho colonies and mako tho utmost uso of the family connection, It would bo found that the colonies could retain their fiscal systems while securing nil that thcEaipiro wanted in connection with trade.

MUST HAVK CHEAP FOOD. London, October 5 Mr Enoch Edwards, in bis presidential aldresa to tho Miners' Federation at Bristol, representing 833,000 worker?, said that one thing thoy intended lo emphasise was that the grout federation of miners would not for a momont be oaptivated by any method of preference making food for tho people dearor, (Cheers).

THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. I London, October 0 Mr. Balfour proposes, if the Unionists I are in power after the (lections, to ask the I colonio3 to join in the conforenco. The Daily Telegraph says that tho Canadians sro entirely favourable to the conference, though many think that the Motherland must speak at tho polls, The colonies had alroady spoken at the Coronation Conference. THE FEELING IM CANADA Prow amiiiiiution.— CopjrUCßv Ottawa, Oct 5 Mr E. I?. Bordon, leader of the Conservatives, speaking at Toronto, stated that if the Opposition woro returned lo power he wonld inovo immediately to negotiate with tho Motherland m favour of a tariff o5 reciprocity.

ME. BALFOUR'S SPEECH VIEWS OF THE FEDERAL PREMIER Press Asso iation- Copyright Melkuurne, tins day Mr. Roid, interviewed in refecenco to Mr. Balfour's spoecb, said thai if ho were allowed to ha-zurd an opinion on the necessarily compressed cablo report it was that Mr. Balfour had found that tho road on which he had beon travelling was one that had no sign of a post of victory upon it. He was anxious lo oscapo from a definite project which entiilod opposition and defeat, and get into the cloudy atmosphere of too coiu larencos. Tho idoa was a good ono for tho conferences themselves, and would bo invaluable should they bo hold at rogular intervals; but thore was a diflerence between tho policy which tho Government would submit to tho electors of England on the subject of fiscal change?, and the project for holding a grand conference aftor tho election took place. An immenso conference binded no ono down lo anything. If Mr Balfour would stato now definitely tho particular questions he proposed to submit to the conference, and also tho policy of the British Government on thoso questions, then he would admit that any criticism would not bo so obvious; but Mr. Balfour had not. givon any indication en to the lines of polioy that tho British Government would submit to such a conference, so that left thorn faco to fuco with tho idoa thai the conference, it a eon. forenco was intended, would supcrsodo Mr. Chamberlain's scheme. Then, if tho sohouio wore removed from llio sphero of practical politics, tho conference could not inako profcrcntinl arrangements if, as generally admitted, tho Government wero defeated within tho noxt two years, Thus the question would be shelved during tho five years of tho succeeding Parliament,