The Archive · 1930

Industry Promised Protection

London, Oct. 15.

"The policy of the Conservative Party, whenever it returns to power, set forth in a letter. from the onder of the Party and ex-Premier, Ing. Stanley Baldwin, to Be. Nevil ramberlain, the Chairman of the Party organization.

In this letter Mr. Stanley Baldwin summarizes, at the close of a long statement, the policy of the Party as. follows: rigorous economy: reduction of taxation: a thorough reform of the unemployment. insurance system: effective protection for British manu. facturing industries against foreign competition by the immediate troduction of an emergency tariff guaranteed price to. the British farmer for wheat grown in the Country combined with a tax on foreign malting barley and prevention of the dumping of foreign vats and other farm produce: a system to secure a definite market for home: grown and Empire wheat; "and, finally, concerted action with the Dominions in order to promote economic unity within the Empi Mr. Baldwin says the Conservative Party accepts the principle of Im perial preference contained in the Proposals made by the Hon. R. B Bennett, the Canadian. Premier, of oan offer of 10 per cent. preference the Canadian market in exchange for a like preference in the British -and other Empire markets.—Reuter,

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