11 OCTOBER 1930, Page 2

What Canada offered" to the Mother Country and to all

the other parts of the Empire" was Preferences in exchange for like Preferences" based upon a ten per cent. increase in prevailing general tariffs or upon tariffs yet to be created." The Crusaders and the United Empire Party will have radically to change their policy, as Mr. Joseph Chamberlain was compelled by the facts to change his, or to put up the shutters. We cannot see why there should not be an agreement upon Preferences, but objections will be made to the preliminary increase of ten per cent. Will British imports into the Dominions be helped ? If they cannot. scale- the present tariff wall will they be enabled to get more easily over a wall which has first been made still higher only to be lowered again ? * * * *