KEEP SAMOA FROM FASCIST GERMANY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 210, 6 September 1938, Page 8

KEEP SAMOA FROM FASCIST GERMANY.

HEW ZEALAWS WISH?

Attitude to Britain Said to

Be Changing:

CAPITAL GOES TO AUSTRALIA

United Press Association.—Copyright.

(Received 2.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. At the British Commonwealth Relations Conference, the general opinion regarding New Guinea was that the question of handing back the mandate would depend largely on the action the other mandatories would take in returning their mandates to appease Germany. Kcplies to questions about New Zealand's attitude towards her Samoan mandate indicated that the Dominion did not desire to hand back Samoa to Fascist Germany. Delegates made it clear when speaking about New Zealand that the traditional attitude in the Dominion towards Britain was undergoing a change. There was now a realisation that New Zealand's interests were not always identical with those of Britain. This was no indication, however, that there was any desire on the part of the Dominion to weaken in any way the strong Empire ties. It rather indicated that New Zealand was growing up and had adopted the privilege of a grown-up of thinking more independently. Delegates from Britain and other Dominions asked several questions about the status of the Maoris. It was made clear to them that there was no racial problem. The Maoris enjoyed political and social statue equal to that of Europeans. Primary Producing Country. When New Zealand trade generally was under discussion, the question was asked whether the Dominion would become a rival of Australia in the field of secondary industries. The reply was that it was felt that New Zealand's destiny was bound up with primary industries. She would do better as a primary producing country provided fresh markets could be found. This was essential in ' view of the fact that the British market was contracting. < Delegates stated that attempts were ' made to increase the Dominion's trade ( in primary products in the East, but without the success hoped for. Therefore New Zealand was most anxious to i strengthen the trade ties with Australia. , One delegate asked whether New Zealand was prepared to do anything to j remove the hindrances to trade between \ Hie two countries. The answer was that New Zealand ' would be glad to relax trade restrictions md generally do all she could in this ' Hrection. ] In reply to a further question, it was ! tated that there had been some flight I of capital from New Zealand, but that • the Labour Government could \ held responsible. It was due largely to J the attractive investment market for , mono- in Australia,- :