COMMERCIAL TREATY

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17524, 29 April 1925, Page 7

COMMERCIAL TREATY

A CANADIAN V»EW j By Telegraph I’ress A ssociati jn~ Copy right Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received April 20. 1*2.0 OTTAWA, April 28. The ‘“Montreal Star 5 ’ sa.vs: ‘The | commercial treaty between Canada and j Australia is a .ogieal and desirable agreement, which should have been on the statute books many years jgo. The balance of trade between Canada and Australia is overwhelmingly in favour of the Dominion, which lias ua*t.u rally increased the difficulty of reaching a commercial agreement. Canada- asked for the opening of the negotiations lately in progress. The Australian Government, despite much opposition, ratified the agreement .ind the failure of che Canadian Parliament to approve of it at this late date can hardly help being regarded as a | deliberate affront to Vustralia. 'There 1 will be little prospect >1 a renewal of lhe.se negotiations If Canada locs not now ratify the pact which she has J alicady appvovefl. i ‘Canada ins i lie oppoi l unly . o play a large role in the development of preferential trade within ‘.iie rhnpire, when she ran r»v gesture <>e the pioneer in this field. It would be a far better way of expressing our nationhood than by picayune and childish bleatings about Lausanne.