EMPIRE PREFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19200, 17 June 1924, Page 7

EMPIRE PREFERENCE

IMPORTANT DEBATE EXPECTED. RELATIONS WITH DOMINIONS. Prewj Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 16. The Sunday papers give prominence to the Preference debate in the House of Commons this week, and are speculating on the fate of the resolutions. Tim Sunday Times declares that Parliament ought to .debate and settle the question solely in reference to tho reaction of an adverse vote upon Imperial feeling and opinion. The main point is whether the Empire and its affairs are to be made the sport of British party politics. Tho Observer says: “Labour has its chance to improve on the cheap catchwords and irrelevant issues raised by a conventional controversy between tariffs and Freotrade. The Empire’s trade itself is at stake.—A. and JN.Z. Cable. NOT WHOLLY BRITISH GOODS. MR MASSEY’S PROTEST. LONDON, June 15. Mr Massey’s protest against the issue of Preference certificates on goods not wholly of British manufacture has attracted much attention. Manufacturers are inquiring whether reforms are possible. Motor car makers point out that the tightening of the conditions of issue would benefit British' trade by shutting out Canadian cars partly manufactured in America. This is a matter .in which the firms declare Australia is also interested.—A. and N.Z. Cable.