AUSTRALIA AND CANADA

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1927, Page 10

AUSTRALIA AND CANADA

MR.' BRUCE INTERVIEWED

ENCOUEAGING - BEITISH PREFEBENCE.

(United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Eeceived 3rd January, 2 p.m.) MONTEEAL, 2nd January. Mr. S; M. Bruce and party arrived j in a snowstorm and extremely cold weather. After breakfast Mr. Bruce received the Press, , answering 4uestions for an hour or more. The Canadian pressmen, showed great interest in the internal development of Australia and the trade , relations between the Commonwealth and the Dominion. Mr. Bruce expressed the belief that the Canadian-Australian trade treaty was functioning beneficially, but said thatithe true value of such an arrangement would be more clearly diseeruable over a period .of years. - He intimated that the treaty was pointing, the way to similar arrangements between all,the Dominions., . ' ' ■. AMERICAN CAPITAL. Mr. Bruce was asked whether Australia objected to Canadian goods re,ceiving Australian preference because they were made in industries financed by American capital. \ .\ He replied that he had no' objection to American-capital.in this connection. The provision with reference to the percentage of British labour entering goods receiving preference was to: assure two particular objets,-firstly- the general idea of' preference t> British' goods as such; secondly,; that no matter what was the source of the finance behind a certain industry,- whether British, American, or otherwise, '■■ there was a benefit accruing. to'.a British country if the labour entering into the manufacture of the goods was British. This was at once, the principal: purpose of the Treaty, and to permit only a small percentage of British labour in "goods receiving preference in Australia would defeat this .purpose. „.''■. '' ' - COMMISSIONER IN CANADA. Asked a question as to whether there was a likelihood, of an early appointment of an Australian Commissioner to Canada with a view of .naturally augmenting trade, Mr. Bruce-replied that Australia was .anxious to further, in every' possible way trade relationships between . the : two countries. ' While, in Canada he would learn what tlie sentiment was with reference to the appointment of such arepresentative. • :".