EMPIRE RELATIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18191, 12 September 1933, Page 7

EMPIRE RELATIONS

PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE CONFERENCE IN CANADA BRITISH TRADE REVIVAL (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received September 12, noon.) TORONTO, Sept. 11. Sir Robert Harden, war-time Prime Minister of Canada, to-day welcomed delegates to the first British Commonwealth Relations Conference. He said members of the conference would sit in informal council to consider and estimate, the nature and permanence of commonwealth relations, the most acceptable means of increasing their efficiency, and the probable tendency of the future.

“The present constitution of the Km pin; is a tremendous experiment in governance,” lie said. "To imperil its unity would invrte disaster to humanity, ior how can. the League of Nations, in whose service to the world I am a resolute believer, how can such a league survive if our commonwealth may not endure? Is not its continued existence the most vital of all considerations affecting our future destiny?” "I.he large volume of unwanted United States’ money being deposited in banks in the United Kingdom constitutes. a problem that so far has defied solution. The bank rate in Kngland is very low now,” said Viscount Cecil of Che!wood, chairman of the United Kingdom group, "and one of our chief problems is unwanted money pouring into the hanks.” I.ord Cecil was confident that Kngland was on the road to recovery. A great, deal of building was going on, and road construction was a feature. Kir John Power. M.P. for Wimbledon, said Britain was the most settled and prosperous country in the world. Trade was improving in every quarter, and unemployment was decreasing. He said no way had been lound to prevent the coming in of American nionc'c

The Hon. W. Rowell, K.C., was chosen chairman of tlie conference.