EMPIRE TRADE

Evening Star, Issue 18142, 5 December 1922, Page 4

EMPIRE TRADE

A CONSERVATIVE VIEW.

PRACTICAL METHODS ADVOCATED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 4. (Received December 5, at 9.30 a.m.) The ‘(Morning Post,’ in tho first of a series of articles on Empire trade, says; “A conference during 1923 ought_not to bo summoned to discuss resolutions of vague goodwill. It should bo bared on a frank recognition that there is a .real danger of Great Britain slipping into tho abyss of pauperism. All tho Lloyd Georgian “rosy dawn” nonsense should be abandoned. The dominions will help loyally if they arc given a plain, straightforward lead from Groat Britain.” The writer suggests the immediate collection of practical data. _He expresses tho opinion that Great Britain can confidently face tho next critical decade if tho Empire comes to tho rescue as it did at tho end of tho last century, when, unfortunately, the door was hanged, bolted, and barred in the dominions’ face.—A. and N.Z. Cable. PLEA FOR PREFERENCE. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT INDUSTRY. LONDON, December 4. (Received December 5, at 9.10 a.m.) Sir Philip Lloyd-Grcume (President of the Board of Trade), in replying in the House of Commons to questions regarding representations from tho Commonwealth Government on tho subject of preferential treatment to Australian dried and canned fruits, said that Australian preserved fruits already received preference to tho extent of one-stxih, and the Imperial Government, after careful consideration, concluded that it was not possible to increase tiie amount of preference.—A. and N.Z. Cable.