TRADE TREATY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 June 1925, Page 7

TRADE TREATY

CANADA AND AUSTRALIA iNrmruATioN wanted By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) OTTAWA. June 11. Attempts by members of both the Conservative and 1 ’iiygrcssive Parlies in the House of Commons today to secure information relative to the Australian Treaty resulted in lit*!e except a statement by Mr Hold) that certain trade interests, both in Australia and on the Cun!incut of America were doing their best to create divisions and prevent the treaty being consummated, Mr Caldwell (Progressive) said that New Brunswick business interests complained that their business was affected due to uncertainty over the treaty, the, consummation of which would tie very advantageous to fish camiers . for example. Fie urged that the Govern - niciit have power to complete a treaty as sotm as negotiations were finished, even if the House had not assembled. Mr Meigban said that apparently everyone in the Lnited States, Australia and elsewhere knew it was permitted to say what they liked about the treaty, but the Parliament of Canada was not allowed to know what- Mr T-tolib's attitude was towards the 75 per cent, clause. He urged Mr Robb to say what was bolding the treaty up. After Mr Robb's statement Mr Caldwell repudiated a suggestion that, members of the Canadian (Manufactures Association or the Progressives were opposing the Treaty. How could they when tliev did not know what was in it?