5 FEBRUARY 1910, Page 15

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."1

SIR,—Your article on "A Royal Commission on the Fiscal Problem" is very timely. Though I am not a Tariff Reformer as the term is generally understood, I am not convinced that some reform of the tariff would not be an advantage. I despair of obtaining reliable information from either a con- vinced Free-trader or a Tariff Reformer. My instinct says Free-trade, but my reason tells me there is much to be said on the other side. Statistics and evidence bearing the imprimatur of a Royal Commission are what we want.—I am,