RAY OF DAYLIGHT

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 229, 24 June 1936, Page 3

RAY OF DAYLIGHT

Possibilities of Increased Empire Trade

SPEECH BY DR. PAGE

(British Official Wireless.)

Rugby, June 22.

Dr. Earle Page, Deputy Prime Minis ter of Australia, speaking at Birmingham, attributed Britain’s prosperity entirely to the improvement in Empire trade during the last four years, during which world trade had been almost stagnant. Almost the only ray of daylight he saw in the somewhat dark conditions of affairs was in the increased possibilities of Empire trade He advocated an Empire policy of rationalisation for secondary as well as primary industries, which they must regard not as antago nlstic but as complementary Such a plan could only come through persona' collaboration of the heads of individnaindustries themselves, to be followed by ratification of agreements reached and the clearing away of administrative and legislative obstacles to their fullest cooperation. Australia had already set the stage for this development

AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS

Engagements in London

London, June 22.

The Australian Minister of Commerce, Dr. Earle Page, has booked provisionally to leave Britain on July 7. He will attend the British Govern ment’s first migration conference fol lowing his discussions with the Overseas Settlement Board. The AttorneyGeneral, Mr. R. G. Menzies, will also attend. Both will attend the air-mail conference. Their presence is likely to mark a turning-point in the negotiations.