A REAL FRIENDSHIP

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1937, Page 10

A REAL FRIENDSHIP

AMERICAN ATTITUDE "FOREIGNER" THE WRONG WORD RECIPROCAL TRADE "The main impression which I have brought back from the Hawaiian Islands, even more important than the willingness of the people there to cooperate in the Centennial Exhibition, is the splendid spirit of real friendship with British peoples," said Mr. R. H.. Nimmo, to a "Post" reporter today. "The feeling of friendship of American people with the British Empire was warm and genuine in all circles with whom I came in contact—business people, Government officials, and army and navy officers . and' men. They were unanimous and emphatic that everything possible should '. be vdone to increase co-operation and social intercourse between Britain -and America and particularly between the Englishspeaking peoples of the Pacific in the interests of common progress and defence. There was always an expression of the realisation that the last bulwark of world peace and progress was the standing' together of the two great English-speaking democratic peoples, and that, united, they could guarantee world peace, good will, and justice. "The attitude of those whom I met, both private people and officials, is that the term 'foreigner' as applied between British and American peoples has yearly a less and less significance," said Mr, Nimmo. "The breaking down of that former feeling was directly the result of fast communication, and with the consummation of the overtures of Pan-American Airways, to bring the people of the United States and of New Zealand and Australia within three or four days' travel, the last sense of 'foreigner' must go. Hawaii and New Zealand will be next-door neighbours in the Pacific:" INTEREST IN RECIPROCAL TRADE. Merchants in the Hawaiian Islands were keenly interested in reciprocal trade with New Zealand, said Mr.' Nimmo, and one leading business man had told him that a certain brand of New Zealand butter was a best seller. The consumption of New Zealand butter there is increasing steadily, and a very large proportion is used in the manufacture of ice cream, of which amazing quantities are, consumed on account of the heat in the Islands. New Zealand butter is sought after in restaurants throughout the group. A certain amount of New Zealand meat is being shipped to Honolulu, and New-Zealand lamb is selling.well, but there is only a limited market for chilled meat of excellent quality, which is received from the mainland,! only five days away. The recognition of the importance of a full understanding on reciprocal trade, said Mr. Nimmo, had been one of the chief factors in making.for the interest of Hawaiian business' people and officials in the suggestion that a Hawaiian exhibit should be made'; at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition.