TRA VELLERS' INTERESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 9

TRA VELLERS' INTERESTS

LONDON CONGRESS SITS. i 3 STATUS AND FACILITIES. .■•■■■!■..■ (Received 5.5 p.m.) : Beater; ~ LONDON. Jtdy 21 Representatives of associations in New '..••■';■' Zealand, Canada, Australia, and South ■? in addition to members of the Commercial Travellers* Association -of ;'v Great Britain and Ireland*attended : the ' firsb congress of the Empire Conjnierciai £ ; Travellers' '■ Associetion, which opened in London this morning. :Tbe' Lobd Mayor midiiLord'-Kylaant welcomed the delegates. ■ : Mt J^TJavies(Australia)'renid :'.a paper • en- "The Economic ( Value luid Status of ■• ; ..-." tbfc He. referred to' the ; association's "RctaviWes in -Australia. $-'■; He 'claimed that merchant princes and ■ ; leaders of commerce were from ' the'.- ranks-'oS■ the travellersV; yet public men ""in" Australia referred to the latter j: ■■;..,' as" ; parasites.;'' •.".*■.'.'.•' Mr/tDerose (Australia) read a papeir on the'rail and steamer facilities'enjoyed : by.'taraivellers'iu Australia! * ; " > The i'conference adopted a resolution -v'lthst aiU the associations should devote ; their "energies; ,to having facilities ,',■ incrfs'iied. . Daring a 'discussion on the .''■■ organising of the travellers on jtrade union 'lines, Mr. Coysh, secretary. of the British .Association, said thait such ai step would jjj£ ; be. disastr«ua and utterly impracticable; f; It would establish an impassable harrier *' between the employers and the travellers. TKr. Derose said that the Australian would oppose-a union,"which would be objectionable to the average traveller. ■ ' >, :: , Mr. F. W. Hftnton {New Zealand) said that commercial iitravelleiiß inthe Donunion in mVnycasßs spent their spare time in, prospecting and opening" ap the cotin- ::;, try; , ■■>■';;/;' _____ ''