111.6 LIMITS OF TARIFF LEGISLATION.
[To THE. EDITOR OF THE " SPECTLTOR."I
do not propose to follow your arguments in " The Limits of Tariff Legislation," even though I may. be in dis- agreement with many of your conclusions. The object of this letter is to impart information. You mention window frames and doors. As that is closely connected with my business, you may be interested to know that before any foreign-made window frame or door can be put into any building the master builder must supply to the trade union the name of the foreign factory. If the factory does not employ workpeople under trade union conditions, the British trade union declines to allow the work to proceed. I have yet to learn that this stipu- lation has prevented or delayed the erection of one house or has caused the loss of employment to one workman. I do not think that the cost of the houses has been increased by any amount which would be noticeable in the weekly rent.—I am,
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