Show protection in englana En clana london dec 10 right hon james lowther P presided over sparse attended conference of protectionists in st james ball among those present were commoneta Com monera howarth disraeli Diera eli seton karr and sandys sir lowther addressed the conference and in the course of bis remarks luid great stress upon the statements that mr wilfred laurier prime minister of the dominion of canada had promised not to interfere with the protective policy of canada the last beneral election there be said was a settlement of the canadian policy in the direction of protection mr Loft ther raid he was as strongly opposed to the ruin of england by manitoba wheat ae by minnesota wheat and declared that now no longer true that the masses in england were opposed to any imposition of duties mr lowther explained that between and of land had been elbowed out of cereal in england for gounde worth of imports the most of which could be pro deuced here he was in favor of a duty of 5 per ceat on beat which be aid would yield a revenue of yet raising the price of bread for a full grown oj ad a year |