PLATFORM FOR OTTAWA
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
MONETARY SYSTEM
United Press Association—By Electric Tele-
1 graph Copyright. (Received 14th January, 11 aim.) LONDON, 13th January. A memorandum for the Ottawa Conference by the Empire's Chambers of Commerce recommends a uniform Imperial monetary system. It points out that, though most of the Empire countries are off' the gold standard, they are obliged to depress prices by currency contraction in order to compete in the world markets. The only group of nations sufficiently powerful and self-contained to stop the present progressive deflation is the British Empire. It would be essential that-while the Empire countries are expanding their currencies, raising prices to a profitable level, they should insulate themselves from the competition .of outside nations which continue their deflationary course. Central banks under a uniform Imperial system could collaborate, enabling equilibration by mutual balance of payments, substituting the same for suicidal competition. A national is preferable to an international system, the most modern procedure being central banking practice with the rediscounting of commercial bills as a backing for currency. / The memorandum advocates the constitution of an Imperial general economic staff, and ( favours an Empire: preferential column appearing in every Empire country's tariff, and a schedule of bilateral agreements covering special concessions.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 11, 14 January 1932, Page 11
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207PLATFORM FOR OTTAWA Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 11, 14 January 1932, Page 11
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