WORLD CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22025, 7 August 1933, Page 7

WORLD CONFERENCE

NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION DEPARTURE FOR HOME MR FORBES SURVEYS THE .SITUATION (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, August 4. Mr Forbes, Mr Masters, and party are embarking by the Aquitania tomorrow, They have decided to travel homeward via America in order to obtain first-hand information concernirtg the economic experiments in the United Stcitos* Mr Forbes states that though the World Conference left disappointments it cleared the way for future action. He said he was particularly _ impressed by the leading part the British delegations had played in international conferences. Britain’s foremost place and Jirestige in the realms of international inance and commerce had been enhanced by the conference. He and his colleagues had welcomed the helpful opportunities for the discussion of New Zealand’s problems with British Ministers, They were very hopeful that the difficulties regarding the low prices of produce would soon be overcome. There were already signs that the marketing troubles would find their own solutions, and there was ground for confidence that commodity prices would continue to rise. He believed that discussions of mutual problems beryeen the British and New Zealand farmers would result in a measure of co-operation, which would overcome the present difficulties. Steps had already been taken in this direction.

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BONDS OF EMPIRE,

(Special to the United Press Association of New Zealand.)

LONDON, August 5.

(Received August 6, at 5.30 p.m.) Mr Forbes and Mr Masters and party left Southampton by the Aquitania today.

The Morning Post editorially eays: “ Mr Forbes and Mr Masters leave nothing but the kindliest memories, and it is a satisfaction to know that they take away as good as they leave. It is the more satisfactory because the results of the conference on which New Zealand set such high hopes must have proved a disappointment. What she hoped was a practical agreement for raising prices. What she met has been an insistent demand for the restriction of the output of primary products. Mr Forbes and Mr Masters had a very difficult part to play, but they played it with admirable judgment and temper., The earnestness and conviction with which they urged their own case did not prevent their full understanding of other considerations with which the Government here had to reckon. It should be a consolation to them to know that at least no quota arrangement in respect to dairy produce has been actually reached. It should not pass the wit of man to devise a scheme under which the welfare of the farmer at Home should not connote the ruin of the farmer in New Zealand. The reconciliation of these conflicting interests should be the instant task of statesmanship:” i The paper urges on Mr Forbes a, suggestion that the farmers in Britain and New Zealand should come together to discuss mutual problems and difficulties and try to find a solution satisfactory to both sides which should be followed up with diligence. . The Financial Times, in an editorial reference to Mr Forbes’s departure and his farewell message says: “The latter clearly indicates that for the British Empire at least the labours, of various delegates have not been fruitless. Conversations in the intervals of the formal discussions have served to bind the Empire more closely together. This is of particular importance when so many disruptive influences are at work in other directions. Mr Forbes contributed a full share to the creation of this unity. Qn no point were Mr Forbes and Mr Masters more insistent, within and ■without the conference, than upon New Zealand’s essential need of the widest possible markets —a policy to which the Prime Minister gave adhesion and which policy is calculated to facilitate the renewed expansion of the purchasing power of the Dominion.”

CLEARING THE WAY FOR FUTURE ACTION

. LONDON, August 5. (Received August 6, at 7 p.m.) Mr Forbes, prior to his departure from Southampton, emphasised Britain’s foremost place in wotld affairs. He said he felt that the World Conference, though disappointing, had cleared the way for future action. He hoped the difficulty of low prices for produce would soon be overcome.