PREMATURE PUBLICITY

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 15, 18 July 1932, Page 7

PREMATURE PUBLICITY

ALLEGED DISCLOSUKE

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER PLAN

MR. COATES INQUIRING

United Press , Association—By Electric Telt-' graph—Copyright. - ': ■ ) (Received 18th July, 10 a.m.) ' CALGARY, 17th-July. Some concern was felt among the Australian and New Zealand delega-; tions after their arrival in Vancouver; on discovering an article in a BritishColumbian newspaper quoting the views of Mr. Goodfellow; represent tative of the New Zealand; dairy .industry, on his Ottawa plan; to assist the butler trade, indicating a will to seek preference and also quantitative restrictions upon foreign imports into Britain. . ' "■. -\ -■'„■ Mr. Bruce made representations ;t» ■ Mr. Coates, who ascertained' that;;MrJ Goodfellow, adhering to the delegates? undertaking not to disclose their plans prematurely, ha% not been interviewe4 on disembarking at Victoria.; The aii tide -was apparently based on Mr.;Goo3fellow'a speech to New Zealand <jair>-i men in February, and does not Tepre-. sent the complete butter plan as subsequently prepared and discussed :witl|' the Australian experts. • .;.'," Mr. Coates to-day ia contemplating telegraphing to Ottawa and explaining the position to remove misapprehen-: sions. .. . '.- . "■■'. ;■, '..-•■■;'. '- Mr. Bruce called the Australian delegation together again arid warned them! of the possible harmful consequences of announcing the details of their "ca«e» for Ottawa" before they ivero discussed ia conference. Otherwise the Coqjjium^ wealth's hopes might be prejudiced. - ACROSS THE PBAIEIES. :' t The delegations, speeding eastward* stopped at Lake Louise for two hobr» on Saturday afternoon;-and spent the rest of the day at Banffi Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, Mr. Shann, and Mr. Brodie, overseas passenger manager for the Canadian Pacific ■ Bailway,. played * foursome golf, match on the famous course. The remainder1 of the' party, swan], hiked or rode mountain poniesj The train, after descending the eastern slope of. the Kockies, stopped at Calgary, where cowboys and Indian* entertained the pyjamaed delegates at midnight with a Par West,show. The special traia...is- now ruahinf across the prairies at a. greater speed, than the transcontinental- expresses, with a view to landing the delegates at Ottawa the day before the'Coiiference opens. ■ : -■ ■■ :j '.;-■ ■' r-.-.- ■';.■.:■,"'• Kr. Bruce and Mr. Coates are busily preparing their opening speeches,- &ni the delegates -arid .consultant?' are1 in. close daily touch with Australia and New Zealand, using the services of the cable officer aboard the. train and pnt« ting the final touclteif to their reaped tive plans to. rehabilitate.the varioilf industries. ... , .;,.. :, ■