BRITAIN AND RUBBER.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 7, 9 January 1926, Page 9

BRITAIN AND RUBBER.

■ — —-'■■>- - ■ MR. HOOVER'S RANTING. THE POT AND THE KETTLE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON. January 8. At the continuation- of the inquiry by the Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives into foreign control of rubber prices, the activities of the Secretary for Commerce (Mr. H. C. Hoover) were attacked by Mr. Black, of Xew York, a Democrat member of the House of Representatives. He characterised Mr. Hoover's arguments as propaganda for rubber interests. "Here we are, expanding tyre companies, "sooling" faithful Hoover on to the British lion just when they were about to inflate prices," said Mr. Black, who asserted that the price of crude rubber had little to do with the increase in prices of tyres, except to furnish "an excuse to our extortionists." Mr. Black expressed the opinion that the rubber inquiry probably aimed at having the Government draw up a bill of complaint against Britain for presentation to the World Court. He added: •'Then Britain will come into the World Court with Sir Robert Home with a complaint against the tariff. Then you can imagine who will get judgment and how much it will be for." Mr. Connally, of Texas., a member of the House of Representatives, a.-serted that the committee should turn its attention to monopolies in America, over which Congress has legislative power. He advised the committee to take a look at "the trusts that are running between its legs." and not spend all its time attacking foreign monopolies. Mr. Celler. of New York, a Democrat member of the House, said: "Mr. Hoover has ranted and railed against the British and yet has encouraged monopolies in this country."—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)