POST-WAR TRADE

Evening Star, Issue 16778, 5 July 1918, Page 6

POST-WAR TRADE

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Hauler's Telegrams. LONDON, July 2. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr Croft, Mr Bonar Law said tho question as to tho best methods of securing command of essential raw materials produced within the Empire with a view to safeguarding the Empire and its Allies during tho reconstruction period, had been considered by the Imperial War Conference, which had arrived at an important decision thereon, which ho hoped world form the basis of discussion with the Allies and lead to the co-operation desired. July 3. Tho International Parliamentary Conference passed a resolution urging the Entente Governments to adopt the earliest adequate measures to defeat tho German conspiracy to dominate the trade of the, world, including dumping, espionage, and other practices. It recommended the establishment of on lintwallied Entente of commerce thereanent. ‘ Tho Times.’ LONDON. July 2. An International Parliamentary and Commercial Conference has been opened, representatives from Britain, France, Ended States, Italy, Belgium, Greece, Serbia, China, Japan, and Portugal being present. The subject!; for discussion include tho unfair methods adopted by the Germans to dominate the commerce of tho world.

BOYCOTTING GERMANY. BRITISH COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS. LONDON, July 5. (Received July 5, at 12.25 p.m.) The Commercial Committee of the British Parliament have submitted a report foreshadowing a .renewal of the outbreak of commercial hostilities by tho Germans directly alter the war. Tho committee state that, unless vigorous economic measures arc now concerted, tho Allies will again suffer, Tho devilish and dishonest practices of kultur warfare had their counterpart in kultur trade. German school.-' of commerce inculcated the principle that any rascality was permissible if it advanced the interests of tho Fatherland. When peace.is signed (says the report), a genera I and economic boycott must turn out to be impracticable or inadvisable, in any case, in the general interests of humanity it could not be enforced beyond a very limited number of years. Tim .alternative was restrictive regulation, in which way each allied country should have preferential trading and a differential tariff. “ Mittel Europa ” would retaliate, but the Allies who joined such a preferential league must prepare to face the utmost that “Mittel Europa ” con’d do. The Allies should, firstly, provide their own requirements in regard to essential raw materials and key industries; secondly, they should provide t£,pm for neutrals ; thirdly, if .any surplus remained, our enemies might b- 1 considered, but, of course, at higher prices. dir Arthur diced Maitland. M.P. (Colonial Under-Secretary), said they all hoped, when soma years had passed .after the war, it might be possible for Germany to come heck to the Society of Nations, but wo must take steps to moot the plans which Germany is making.