THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 29 September 1930, Page 11

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

TALK OF SECESSION. fl DISAPPROVAL EXPRESSED. ( (mrITSD PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGBAPH—COPYBIGHT.) ' ' (Received September 28th, 5.5 p.m.) J LONDON, September 27. "I trust that the demand for the ■ declaration of the right to secession or whatever it is to be will not be pressed ; pr made too prominent an issue at the Imperial Conference," said the Hon. G. '■/ Ytt Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zea- -. land. "It may be said that the very f#ct that we are partners in the Empire implies the right to leave the partnership under certain conditions, but why talk about it? No Dominion wants to secede or is likely to want to do so. If q business firm goes discussing the dissolution of the partnership instead of ,/ getting on with its business, such talk - -hardly helpa it or commands public V confidence. Wo are here on the most y important business of bringing the Erapire into closer trado relations and ./improving the feeling between different \ "parts. Let us get on with that business :• instead of talking about secession," he

Wy Talk to Press Eepresentatives. P Mr Forbes told the British Press |g representatives that he had t& chatted for 10 minutes with Mr 1, Ramsay Mac Donald in the forenoon. |/'&« had heard Mr Mac Donald in New Ei, * Zealand in 190G, and then formed the £,4 opinion that he was one of the most ft ■ «J<Kjuent protagonists of Empire unity, paid a tribute to Mr Philip 6now- | den (Chancellor) who was the only if' 'member of the British Government he had met personally in New Zealand. |i; \ ; New. Zealand was interested in the r constitutional problems involved in the » ' 1926 conference decisions, but was not |k prepared to formulate anything inconWf. j gistent with the most fervent devotion Hg to Imperial unity.. K. Se proposed to co-operate with l)r. mS. Marsden in development of scienmmo research, which had already had s|t most profitable results in New Zealand. paid an enthusiastic tribute to |Psstord Bledisloe as a most understandifig Governor-General on farming probpf'lems. w Mr Forbes visited Mr J. H. Thomas |-;J (Dominion Secretary), and also Sir Harding (Assistant Underjf;v, Secretary of State at the Dominions l&ifjjjlffice). and then in the afternoon held BilVf discussion with Sir Thomas Wilford >$ (High Commissioner) on New Zealand iffairs. • EMPIRE TRADING MATTERS. tjrv I:' CONFERENCE PROSPECTS. I ' (Received September 28th, 5.5 p.m.) Ipl LONDON, September 26. L The "Daily Herald's" Imperial Con|p ference correspondent, possibly fore- '?/ ihadowing the attitude of the Labour Ii !r—'The Imperial Copto give a quietus to ade. . There is room lent in trading methnpire, for an enormous eting efficiency, for a of business interests, ile and efficient flnancerial trade. [A AND HER NATIONS. BY MR J. H. - ftOXUU WIBSLKBS.) BY, .September 26. igland to take part in ferenoe, which begins And is expected to six'weeks, statements confronting the conn made to the Press i Prime Minister, Mr id the New Zealand the Hon. G. W. ierring to the benefit let between membert tho British Commonhat Australia, ia comountries, had felt the irorld-wiqe trade deceededi , i we been faced with readjusting our trade > of finding efficient n to meet our regunterest and • • other lg to more than £30,- " There has been no Ability to pay this payment under tne of lowered - world a heavy burden upon eing. But 1 sincerely rill be heard of. the we are not prepared, rations. There never Mjut this* matter. The lonwealth bonds may we are a solvent ' need have no fear ing our commitments, fvke no serious notice ble talk about repujsents the view of so of Australians as to ble. 1 The latter cairy rer. ;An overwhelmL ustralinns regard the their personal debt. 'ealoutf of their as of their own. he work ,of _ the conlin anticipated .that nt work would lie >« and constitutional quality of status b®ninions and tv explicitly arid denThe people of Ausmaintain and «trengfHendship that bind mwealth familv toi Rome time to ensure Tfccv honed the dis- , I th* economic situa vend the erefl+ion ot inery. and won'd lead Lulation. of trade. rCB OF THE ERENCE. LICY SUGGESTED, j iber 28th, .6.45 ' p.m.) ►ON, September 28. I unanimous in statling Imperial Confer"most. important yet e's history. . ~ •in. writing t »» the ;eetß laying down a in<* a policy for the leriod of .five years, t the time has gone louth Empire econo--6 to see a standing se for trade deyelop,'t a plan covering at five yeans.