Labour member of Platting, Manchester, expressed his Party's agreement on the principle of the Bill but added, "The tariff policy of the Government has had devastating effects on the cotton industry. The policy of our Party is to acquire humane standards of work and good wages in the countries of our competitors."
Captain Sir William Brass, Conservative of Clitheroe, Lancashire, voiced his support of the Bill and, alluding to Mr. Stanley's remarks concerning the Japanese cotton industry, he said, "There you have a wholly organized trade, helped by the Government, that has been able to penetrate all sorts of markets which previously were our markets.
"I feel that once we have our trade organized and are able to speak with one voice, as will be the case when the Bill is passed, then the Government, if they can, may be able to help our great cotton trade, which deserves all the help it can get."—Havas.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.