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MR. BALDWIN'S APPEAL REPLY TO MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
(Mr. Stanley Baldwin, M.P., was the principal speaker at A grout Unionist demonstration at Belle Vur, Manchester, on July 9th.
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And then they turned down, with the help of the Liberals, all the arrangements for some small compensating Preference which had been agreed upon at the Im! perial Conference. The rejection of these inoderate proposals was a slap in the face to their statesmen which they would not be human if they did not feel, Though, indeed, community of sentiment is the greatest bond all between us, yet the Dominions, as ourselves, have to provide as best they can for their people, Lard Derby, who presided, 'said they and if we make it plain to them that must do all in their power to "perfect in no circumstances are, we prepared to their organisation and to close their help them or to meet them by entering ranks. But, at the same time, I think into arrangements for the benefit of you know from what I have said on mutual trade the time must conie inevit- previous occasions that I am alwaga, ably when in the process of pursuing their. Anxious to see the door feft open own development they will be obliged to for those who may not be of the look to countries who will receive their blue colour to which we belong, but proposals more favourably than yet have got most of their political sym Mother Country. If that day over doen pathies with us at the present moment. come; if the advantages which have been Let us not attempt to have a party or given to us, and which so many of our Government by compromise, but let us statesmen seem unable to appreciate; if; have a party with such a broad policy the day comes when these privileges and that those who might be opposed to us advantages are withdrawn, this country. in the past will be willing to join with so far as the export trade is concerned, us now, recognising that in the future tha may as well begin to put up its shutters chief fight, and the only fight, will be And therefore it is that I lay down as between Constitutionalism and Con-one of the most important parts of the munism. There are in the ranks of our policy of the Conservative party, and of Liberal friends many who would not all those who will work with the Con- besitate for ous minute as to the side servative party, that while there is stil! they would take, and would be prepared time we should make every arrangement to range themselves on our side. While, within our power with the Dominions to! therefore, in no way giving up any of keep all these advantages, which we have our Principles, to which we must hold so forgotten, and to endeavour by every firm, let us welcome nil those who will means in our power to extend them for give us assistanco in the coming fight.”
the benefit of our own trade, and to help (Cheers).
to secure for our own over-industrialized population markets and work which we cannot hope to find elsewhere. (Cheers,) ›
Mr. Faldwin, who was received with loud cheers, said: It is true, as Lord Derby said that whatever may be said
THE INDIAN PROBLEM... elsewhere, the issue at the "next election When I consider the Indian problem will not be the issue of the tariff. The I am filled with grave misgivings. The fight will be on the social programme situation in India is serious.
The great which we laid down in the King's speech, reform scheme is on its trial, and its and it will be" on the development and most ardent advocates must be to some increase of trade inside the Empire extent disappointed at the way in which (cheers)-and the safeguarding of such the reforms ao freely granted by this efficient industries at home as are suffer generous people have become to a certain ing from unfair competition owing to the extent the sport of Indian politicians. lower wages and longer hours in foreign And at a time like this we need more countries. (Cheers.) The most extra. than ever a Government in this country ordinary feature of this present Gavern-experienced in administration, statesman- ment is that not only have they done no-like in its conceptions, sagacious and thing to reduce unemployment, but they courageous. I fear that whatever the have made a point of going out of their capacity of this Government they lack the way to do everything they can to in-experience, they lack the sagacity, poss-- crease it. Her hear.) Here in Man-ibly even the courage that may be re- chester you have had, or will have, some quired to deal with these problems. experience of what it means to abolish I would take this opportunity of ven the McKenas duties in the reduction of turing to give a word of friendly warning demand that will follow for the makers to those many Indians in public life in of motor-car parts and accessories. Only their own country who, as members of in the last few days you may have seen the various legislative bodies, have done how little regard the Government had and are doing good and loyal service to for what may make for employment. King, Empire, and reform constitution. There are six bills before the House of In the minds of many of their well- Commons for the laying dow elec wishers, although we distinguish them trical plant to increase the electrical from the extremists in India, we are supply in London and elsewhere. These apprehensive about their over-anxiety to Bills have been examined. · All the objec l'attain further stages of reforms without tions to them have been met. They have concentrating on their real task, which come down from the House of Lords; and is that of making the present stage of what happened in the House of Com-reform a success resting on stable founda. mons! The supporters of the Govern- tions. They are co-trustees with the ment have blocked them right after night, and when the first came down for dis- cussion it was only carried by the votes of our party. (Hear, hear.) Because they were unable to carry out the methods
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IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
British people for the masses in British India. 00 per cent. of whom are depen- dent on the land of their native country, and incapable as yet of formulating their own political views, but desirous of re-
of electrification according to their own maining that justice and freedom which desire they were content to put off in-has been given them by the British Raj, definitely works that might give 'almost and which their forefathers never enjoy- immediate employment in these very ed before that Raj was in being. A skilled electrical trades and engineering breakdown of the Indian administration. trades where work is more wanted than from whatever cause, political or econo
any other trades in the country.mical, would be a tragedy to the peoples (Hear, bear.)
of India, and it would be disastrous to this country, and of all districts in this The difficulty that I foresee is this: That country to Lancashire more than any. the Labour party has a past association with the very elements in India that make for unrest and disorder; and that must weaken them if the time should come that they should have to insist on the maintenance of steady and national ProgrERS.
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LABOUR'S PROMISES.
No one can say that our party has not given fair play to the Labour Govern- ment (Cheers.) There is nothing that
It has not only been with regard to the McKenna Duties, it has been with regard to Preferences within the Empire that this Government has committed one of the greatest acts of folly that any Gov. erament has committed for years past, (Cheers-) I often wonder whether you in Lancashire can realise what you owe to the Preference that has been so freely given to this country in the, Dominions. Lord Grey not long ago denied that any Dominion would tax itself merely to help to give us work at home. But that is Exactly what Australia has done the Labour party have done, or failed to (cheers) for she not only puts taxes on goods to protect her own industries, but she puts taxes on goods she does not make to protect our industries entering Aus trafia. (Cheers.) Take the trade in cotton-piece goods alone. They do not compete in Australia. but they raised their general tariff, which was only 5 per cent. to 15 per cent, for years ago, and they admit our goods free, with the re- sult that that acts as a Preferential tariff
do, which will stand in their way more tand their failure to redeem the extravag 40t promises so liberally made during the last General Election. (Cheers.) The political future of any party in the long run depends on their keeping faith with the people of the country, and I hope and believe that the time will come when no party can ever again hope be returned to power on nothing else than the extravagance of its promises.
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MR. LLOYD: GEORGE AND AMERICAN DEST.
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in favour of Lancashire. In 1929, the last heers) I think we are entitled to year of which I have the figures made up. claim, as a party, that we do keep, or the Australians took from you round try to keep, our pledges, and I may my about £10,000,000 worth of cotton-piece that, while it in never desirable, sor goods against a few hundred thousand always possible, to say when you are in that they had taken from all the other Opposition how you will carry out your countries of the world. Such treatment pledges when you are in power, I may a. that to our great industries deserves say every one of the proposals, which have at our hands more sympathy and conside- been put forward before the country, ration than has been shown them And either from the platform or in the King's moreover, they passed an Act in Aus- Speech, have been subject of careful de- tralia three years ago called the Indus liberation and exhaustive examination, tries Preservation Act, in which they them out, if and when we are returned to and we have every intention of carrying safeguarded our British industries against the dumping of German goods, or any goods, into Australia, where depreciated currency or poor, labour conditions' make it possible for them to compete unfairly with us. By that Act, when unfair com petition is proved, the Australian Tariff only did the settlement of the Anterican kind of folly of which I shall always bely with them. My object, and the object Board is empowered to have as a special debt, have a tremendous effect on Ame dumping duty, the difference in prime cost rican feeling toward us, hat if it had not guilty in public and in private. (Cheers.) of my colleagues, is to gather together between the articles manufactured in been for that settlement we should never And now I have only one more thing upon that firm foundation of the Consen Great Britain and the articles manufac have obtained American co-operation in to say to you." The Conservative party of vative party all who believe, in the main. tured with depreciated currencies. Now the Dawes Report, and we should not to-day feel that they have more than ever tenuice of our Constitution and of our these great advantages are ours, and it have the Americans with us today in great national responsibility. There is liberties to present to this country a health is of the utmost importance to us that belping to settle the financial affairs of a positive welter of political partica; and alternative to the present prevailing un- we maintain these advantages, because Europe. (Cheers.) However much you in the present position it is difficult to certainty and confusion in political life, in these Dominion markets, alone in all may argue about that settlement, however get Government on those wide founds and give to the whole Empire the secur the world, we have the power by friendly much you may say you wish something tions and with that experience which weance that the Mother Country is resolved negotiation to obtain terma for our goods else had been done, remember this simple believe to be necessary for the health of to do her duty by the Dominions I fock that no other country in the world will fact we made a promise to pay, and the State. We have no sectional or nar- confident that whenever the appeal to the give us..
when we were called upon to fulfil that row partisan or class policy Our duty country is made such a party as ours, And what have this Government done promise there was only one course that is to the nation as a whole and to the established on such a basis as I havo tried The arst of all slapped the face of Aus no Englishman could take, and that was Empire as a whole and on that broad to describe, will not make its appeal in tralian opinion when they went back on to keep his word. (Cheers.) It may be basis we shall rejoice to have the co- what the last Government and the last an act of unutterable folly to keep our Government but one did in proceeding word in face of the whole world, but with the Singapore Baso for the protectope and believe that it is that peculiar tion of our Dominions in case of war.
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vain. (Cheers.)
Sir William Joynaon Hicks, who fol- lowed, said the reason why we paid our American debt was because we believe in, common honesty,