EMPIRE TRADE

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 88, 12 January 1928, Page 9

EMPIRE TRADE

CANADA’S STRATEGIC j ADVANTAGE ADDRESS BY MR. AMERY Vancouver, January 10. Mr. L. S. Amery, Dominions Secretary, speaking here, said that Vancouver had a strategic trade advantage with Asia and the Antipodes. Canada needed a tropical and sub-tropical Empire as a commercial complement, and had them in the British Empire. He urged the development of Empire trade. He admitted the British fiscal system was toe narrow, but the Dominions received substantial benefits from the preferential tariff. He had seen the prosperitv in the Murray Valley in Australia, the result of a preference on dried fruits and wines. He stressed the resources of New Zealand and Australia and the position of Canada. .To build ■up the commerce ;of the Empire thev had worked too much in watertight’ compartments,' each thinking too much of its local problems, and failing to realise how the Home market could be strengthened, if we called on a wider. Home market. Mr -Xnierv closed his speech with an avowal of faith in the new era of Empire and the unification of trade.