| Show BAlfOUR CROSSES LL if TARIff BRIDGE J rJ Takes His Position Practically on 1 Chamberlains Protection f 2 p Program t AGREEMENT f 1 ri j Reform N l I nuil Mint Work of Ir 1 lie I I Unionist I I Fob U Premier finally hns ha crossed tho brId Jo JOAeph eph hold held out oUI for tur fori or him and anI into Inte In night lie hf took his bis i position on Mr Chamber Chambery y J ln tariff reform program Tito rho tact fact IB ji In tIns tho Liberal newspaper nel this hue ns as Surrender y etc Ste to while the Dully Dally Graphic on behalf of the Unionist tree free t deplores Ml to Canoa nil nij n the tho of hue his reten iton tn to the tho leadership of Ills his party The Journals Journal complete arid attach no nu Importance whatever to 10 tho the limitations whIch tho the former premier places upon his hla hl of the pro proposed proposed posed on tin corn and n II tax on oi manu munn manufactures Tho rho Standard a that the tho agreement between b tween the tho II two foremost t of the party Is 13 I BOMB sOlm NCE Interesting correspondence n nA A J aini Joseph Josoph Chamber Chamberlain r lain dated today and published on uI the tho eve of the tha Unionist party at Home louve I dl disposes of ot the tho report that exist xIt between tho the of or that Ih t par pur purly party ly ty t Mr r letter Is IN na tI follows My y Dear Ien Mr Ir Chamberlain The controversy over tho the question linn lime hn produced not unnatural unnaturally ly h tho the Impulsion that Hint tho the differences of ot fiscal reformer aio no a 10 much Ouch titan than In fact Is IIi l the Hit tuso Tho h exchange of ot vIews which has taken ta I en place between them lend leal mo tao moto meto to hope that this misconception may maybe be bo removed and with It tho the friction which linn hate proved prove l HO HU Injurious to the tho party My own opinion which I bo be b behave have lIeve Is 1 shared by hy the tho groat rell majority of tho the Unionist party may bo he summarized ol reform In III I and all l must nuL remain the first t constructive work of ot jim Unionist t party The Tho of ot such s ch reform arc are to moro more equal terms lerms of ot competition for tor British and closer commercial union with th t col cot colonies onies nt at present It la he to the exact method whereby theAO ends may bo he attained It Is In tn Int Ina t a expedient to permit of of opinion regarding these methods to dl 11 vide Ide the party Though other means I 1 be lie possible po the e of a mod mol moderate y 1 crate erate general gene rill tariff on manufactured 4 goods not Imposed for tor tho the of oC ofT v T raising railIng or giving Ing artificial pro protection 0 lection legitimate l competition and nna the tho Imposition of a II small email ll duty on Oil OilI I foreign aro are not Hot In III principle ob oh objectionable ohi i and they be adopt adept adopted ed d It If f It i can be shown hown hat they ore tiro necessary for tho the attainment of ot the tha c ends In III view for the tho purpose of To Tt this letter leUr Mr Chamberlain re qt idled as illS a follows c My I Dear Mr I cordially f your jour our letter of ot toda in IIi which you OU have tho the conclusions we reached luring during our recent discus i dons Ion I entirely ogree with ith your de lie c of the objects wo 10 both bolh have J In III view gladly accept tho the policy polk voi 01 Indicate us na wise and desirable for tor forthe the Iho Unionist party to adopt In III en endeavoring to Klo effect to 10 thin this policy i and In defending all the Unionist prin principles any nfl service I can cnn render will tk i Jm 11 entirely at your our disposal |
