SOUTH AFRICA

Evening Star, Issue 17977, 25 May 1922, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA

DIFFICULTIES TO BE FACED. PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT. Press Association —By Trfogrspb—Copyright C.M’K TOWN, 'fay 22. In Iho Assembly during tho Budget dnhrito General Snud.s said that hut for (ho st riko ami the revolution the finances would practically have bn.lnneed, but the mu..],; spot in tile storm was that is ir w pureiTle (o reorganise (he mining indi s[ry on a sound basis, .lie hoped thatp would new outer a new ora, nf development. . Referring to the coal industry, (.-.eneral 'omits said that uirle«« new outlets tor [ wore provided in the Oo'nn iTio in-leslvy would he throttled. Negotia- . : n . tJ , proceeding v.’ith n- Port-ngnere to provide such outlets. If do-.- were successful lie hoped that, the I indusfi-v would boeonm one of the r-'af.'s!. in South Africa. It ought nlii-Ti-avl-,- to take the place of precious, met:: ! s. The cold industry should ho worlch’.g at ire fu'l ftrengili by September. The enlv ;-,rOV remaining would be in provide for muki Ivd and semi-skilled biwurers-nn (o (im industry. The time had arrived v.-h.eri I-.- i-o'i'd safelv proceed with, n frecnuimv f nil wav construction, and by this -ic ud hv irrigation and afforestation ■■.■i.i'-s nvovido for the needs of the nnI'Mlldov.id. He ding with the Governmenl’s indus ■ a.,i pnlinv, General Smuts said the oid ■ eipiv Intlis of 'Frentradc and Protecli'm •o linger possessed any vitality. She i —. bVto which tho eoimt-ry had to '‘ace s how to breach the transition from (he lld io the now. It was clear that the ■■ - 11- Icould not continue to subsist mi mining and agriculture. The question was : u iat wnv rordd ptotertfoTi 1- .■ cpveu to I—itimnto industTies. The tariff needed revi-ioi). hath from the revenno mid proII -• i-fi v■' points of view. Invcstignf hm w-uihl bo made by the Hom'd _of Trade into the proposals, ael tarill revision '-.-luhl lie brought forward next session. TT.. foreshadowed ft row policy of bounfor iron and steel produced In South \ I’r'eo and a Fclioina for the cattle.raisin';' ’••dnstrv. which was suffering from inI '-mi 1 eh nos, ns the export trade was mined. A way out of tho enisling diaanimation must ho found whereby the (•■Scre-ds of farmers and consumers would he safeguarded, He was not. In favor of fa!innalicrtfion. but ho would not hesitate adopt a- system of State cold storage, ro other solution was found.—A. and X.Z. f'al,le.