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TARIFF REFORM. SPEECH BY WINSTON CHURCHILL. RETALIATION A POSSIBLE WEAPON. United Press Association. Copyright LONDON, March 4. Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, said that revision of the French tariff was a matter of the greatest concern to the trading community: The Board of Trade was fully prepared to take steps to safeguard the .interests of the country. ' America’s revision appeared to partake of the nature of a reduction 'of duties. Dealing with tariffs generally, Mr. Churchill repeated the substance of his declaration in a recent speech to the effect -that retaliation as an occasional weapon might possibly be used. He added: “While responsible for the Board of Trade, no utterance of mine shall tie the hands of the country in talking any step for the permanent advantage of trade.” Mr. Bonar Law said that Mr. Churchill’s speech not long ago would have been absolutely impossible from a Liberal. It* was a refreshing contrast to the old dogma that the only way to fight hostile tariffs was to allow free imports.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2443, 6 March 1909, Page 5
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177CABLE NEWS Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2443, 6 March 1909, Page 5
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