TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3871, 6 March 1915, Page 6

TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE.

GERMANY'S TEN COMMANDMENTS. CBY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL COBREWONPKNTI AUCKLAND, March 5. The Canadian Commissioner (Mr. W. A. Beddoo) delivered 1 a brief but interesting address at the meeting of the Victoria League upon “Trade Within the Empire.’’ Ho said the president had chosen tlic subject, which seemed, perhaps, a strange one for a gathering composed principally of ladies. Air. Beddoo then read the German Ten Commandments, all of which emphasised tire duty of using only 'goods made within that country. “Use only German clothes'and German hats” was one commandment. “Never use foreign articles; your own country will be the poorer,” was another upon whic.li the speaker laid special emphasis in his plea for trade within the .British. Empire. The German nation, he remarked, had lived up to these commandments. He then quoted; statistics to show that Great Britain had bought goods from Germany to the extent of L 85,458,000 per annum and Canada' £29,000,000, while even New Zealand purchased Gorman good's to the extent of £687,087—or £2223 pea- day. Great Britain’s proportion worked out at £228,000 per day. That could only bo put right by tariff arrangements to secure trad'O within the Empire. If ladies would only make tip their minds to purchase, only British-made goods, there .would be little bought outside the Empire, because it was the women who had the spending of the money. (Laughter.) This war had' bound the , ■Empire more closely, together, and when it was over there would be some fiscal conditions adopted which would: result in keeping trado within the Empire. (Applause.) Mr, Beddoo then road from a- Rotterdam circular, which stated the firm was glad it was in a neutral country, because it could get goods in and out of -Germany. _ In conclusion, Mr. Beddoo said; “\Vc must have faith in ourselves, for our Empire is fighting in a righteous ■ and. just cause.” (Applause.)