"MADE IN GERMANY."

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1920, Page 9

"MADE IN GERMANY."

ATTITUDE OF DRAPERS The attitude of the trade towards German goods was considered at the Dominion conference of Idrapers recently held in Auckland. Some delegates thought that, having managed to do without German goods for some years, the trade could continue to exclude them. Others thought that it would be difficult for New Zealand to successfully maintain any attitude towards German goods very dissimilar from that adopted by Britain and her allies.

Members were .unanimous in their wish to discourage future trading with Germany, but they also realised that imports from that country might reach New Zealand throusrh channels beyond the control of retailers Therefore a resolution was carried expressing strong aversion to deal in German goods, and requesting the Government to state its attitude regarding the resumption of trade with Germany and Austria. If the Government'decided that goods from these countries were to be admitted into New Zealand, the conference urged:— 1. That very definite marks denoting the country of origin be insisted upon. 2. That rigid steps 'be taken to preclude the admission of German and Austrian goods through other countries as merchandise of their own production. ■*. That the law, if not sufficiently definite, should be amended so as to make it a penal offence for any trader to alter or obliterate iJie mark or label of origin on any goods offered for sale. 4. That a much heavier penalising import duty be imposed than the one now enforced under the British preference clause.