BITTER ATTACK

Northern Advocate, 22 April 1929, Page 6

BITTER ATTACK

AMERICAN TRADE METHODS

GRAZIERS applaud. ■SYDNEY, April 17. In the course of a bitter attack upon the trade methods of the United States, Mr A, Stewart (Parkes) roused the annual conference of the Graziers’ Association to great enthusiasm, his sentiments being continuously applauded.

He contended that the aim of America appeared to be to bring all the less fortunate nations into financial servitude. Quoting figures from the volume “Honour or Dollars/’ he was loudly applauded by the delegates when he said that with America the dollars were uppermost. “All this Yankee bosh has got to stop,” continued Mr Stewart vigorously. “It is time they were told that if they do net equalise the trade balance between us they can take their trade somewhere else.” A medium tariff was of mo avail (continued Mr Stewart). It must be very low or prohibitively high. Tariff rates against the United States, while she continued her present attitude towards Australia, should be made so high that, if she wished ito retain the Australia 1 )! trade, American manufacturers would be forced to come and make their films and motor cars here.

Unable ho restrain himself, Mr Stewart lauohed a bitter attack upon America’a attitude and action during the war, and her post-war financial dealings with the Allies. Although he was called to Order by the chairman lie was cheered by the delegates, and was given a rousing demonstration when he resumed his seat.

An effective though less vigorous, attack upon ithc trade relations between Australia and the United States was made also by Mr S. T.. Moxliam (Dunedioo). Ho quoted official statistics to demonstrate the serious leeway caused by the heavy duties imposed on Australian exports by the United States. Quoting a Washington cable, which stated that Argentine and Canada we-re considering retaliatory measures against the United (States, he said that unless Australia

adopted a similar firm attitude she would be led into a serious position. These .sentiments were also applauded by the 'conference, which unanimously adopted the following resolution: “That as the United States of America, has an almost prohibitive import duty on Australian wool, butter, and meat, the Commonwealth Government be urged to place a prohibitive duty on the importation of cars, films, etc. (but excluding tractors and farm 'machinery) imported from America, until such time as the American tariff is reduced or the trade between the two 'countries approximately balances.”