AUSTRALIA'S PROBLEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 4 March 1929, Page 9

AUSTRALIA'S PROBLEMS

TARIFF AND TRADE UNIONS

SIR ARTHUR DUCKHAM'S VIEW

Australian Press Association.

■ VANCOUVER, lat: March. Speaking at a gathering a± the Canadian Club, Sir Arthur Duckhain stated that the industrial conference recently held in Australia might lead to a solution of many economic difficulties in the Commonwealth. With him as a guest was Sir Alfred Young, CMef Justice of Fiji, Sir Arthur Duckham described Apstralia as a land of sunshine and honey where the cost of production was high and the trade unions dominated the sit-1 uation. Farmers in the great irrigated areas had to face high labour costs and high transportation costs. The marketing of produce was a grave problem. His trip had changed many pre-conueiv-od ideas. Britons sometimes doubted if tho effort to trade with Australia was worth while. He was convinced of the importance of developing trade and the fact that Australia must, be. kept for the British race. A proper investigation of tariffs would result in great benefit.to Australia. He expressed tho hope that the matter would be considored at the next Empire Conference and^ a way •found in Trhieh all parts of the JJmpire can tra&o within the Empire.