| Show TWO INTERESTING LETTERS Balfour Promises to Aid Aidin in Erecting i Tariff Wall Vall London Feb 14 Interesting corre between A J Balfour and Joseph Chamberlain dated today and nd published on the eve of the unionist party meeting at Lansdowne IAn dow Et house dis disposes disposes poses effectively of the report that seri serious serious zen ous difficulties exist between the fac factions factions factions of that Mr let ter Is s as follows My Dear Der Mr Chamberlain The con controversy controversy aroused aroM d over the fiscal oal ques question QUestion question tion has hu produced not unnaturally the impression that the practical differ enes en es of fiscal reformers are much deeper than th n in fact is the case CH The exchange ex hange of views which has constant constantly constantIs Is ly taken place between them leads me meto meto meto to hope that this misconception may be removed and with it the friction which has lias proved so o injurious to the party My Iy own opinion which I believe is shared hated by the great majority of or the unionist party may be briefly summarized zed as follows Fiscal Reform First Fiscal reform Is and must remain rem ln the first constructive work of ot the union frt party The objects of such reform are sire to secure more equal terms telma of ot com corn competition comp petition p for British trade and closer cloer commercial union with the colonies While at 1 present it is 1 necessary to prescribe the exact method whereby these ends may be attained it Is Inex Inexpedient InexpedIent to permit of ot differences of opinion opinion opinIon ion regarding these methods to divide the party Though other means mean be pos poe possible po sible the establishment e nt of a moderate te tegen general gen enral ral tariff on manufactured goods T TOt Yot ot Imposed for the purpose of ot raising prIes prices or giving artificial protection against t legitimate competition and the of a small duty on foreign corn orn are not in principle objectionable and they tho should hould be adopted if It can b be hown that tb t they are necessary for the Attainment of the ends in view or for tor forthe the purpose of revenue Chamberlains Letter To this letter Mr Chamberlain re replied replied plied pIled as follow My Dear J ar Mr Balfour I cordially welcome wel ome your letter of or today tod y In which you have summarized the conclusions we reached during our recent discus discussions dons slon I entirely agree with your de do description description of the objects we both have in view and gladly accept the policy you indicate as wise and desirable for tho the unionist party to adopt In endeavor endeavoring endeavorIng endeavoring ing to give he effect to this policy and In defending all the unionist principles any services I can render will be en entirely entirely entirely at your disposal aI |
