FREE TRADE EXHIBIT

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11786, 24 March 1924, Page 8

FREE TRADE EXHIBIT

"PARTISAN PROPAGANDA” MR MACDONALD SAYS LABOUR STANDS BY FREE TRADE. CONSERVATIVE PROTEST. By Telegraph.—Press J-ssn.—Copyright. Australian and M.Z Csble Associorion LONDON. March 21. In the House of Commons, replying to a protest by Sir Philip LloydGreame, ex-President of the Board of Trade, against a letter of Lord Parmoor. in favour of a free trade exhibit at Wembley, Mr Ramsay Macdonald said that the Government stooo by free trade, which must not. ho nibbled away at tho foundations by the development and applications of Imperial preference, which ultimately would undermine it altogether. Mr Stanley Baldwin, Leader of the Conservative Party, also drew attention to Lord Par moor’s suggestion to arrange a free trade exhibit at Wembley, and asked if the Ministry approved of the use of the Exhibition lor political and partisan propaganda. Mr Macdonald replied that he did not desire such a use to be made, and he regretted that Lord Parmoor’s letter had given such an impression. Mr Baldwin intimated that he would disouss the matter furtlieT on the Wembley vote in the Estimates.

ORIGIN OFJCHEME LANCASHIRE FREE TRADERS. NO INTENTION TO DROP IT. Published in "The Times." LONDON, March 21. “Tho Times” says that there now appears to be some doubt whether the letter regarding a free trade exhibit at WemWey was actually signed by Lord Parmodr, or merely circulated by the North-western Free Trade Union, of which Lord Parmoor is president. The Manchester correspondent of “The Times” says that the officials of the union declined to discuss the matter, and declared that they knew nothing of any intention on the oart of Loro Parmoor or the union to drop the suggested soheme for a free trade exhibit. So far as they knew the scheme was going forward.

SPACE ALLOCATED SUB-LEASE GRANTED. Australian and NZ. Cable Association. LONDON, March 21. The Australian Press Association understands that the Bradford textile Interests have sub-let au area to tho Free Trade Association. LACK OF PUBLICITY “DUE TO BUREAUCRACY.” Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. Sir Charles Higharn, publicity expert, criticises the advertising of the Empire Exhibition abroad as ecandolouely deficient. “The Exhibition,” he says, “is the nation’s shop-window. Yet we are not telling anybody about it. The fanlb is due to bureaucracy. Tho whole thing could be done within a week by experts.” ‘WORLD’S SHABBIEST CITY” LONDON POVERTY-STRICKEN. Australian and M2. Cable Association (Received March 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. The “Daily Herald,” in an editorial on the Exhibition, argues: “This is an unfortunate moment to invite visitors from the dominions and foreign countries, as London, owing to widespread poverty and distress, has become the world’s shabbiest city.”