INTER-EMPIRE TRADE

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18164, 31 October 1930, Page 7

INTER-EMPIRE TRADE

MR FORBES’ SPEECH. \ NOT SEEKING A BARGAIN, United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, October 29. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr G. W. Forbes, spoke to-day at a luncheon tendered by the economic groups in the House of Lords and House of Commons, held in Parliament House. He said New. Zealand was quite content with the existing constitutional position. In regard' to Empire trade the Dominions’ representatives had in no sense come to Britain to seek a bargain, or to have privileges and, preferences given by one side weighed in the balance against a quid pro quo, but only to seek mutual arrangements voluntarily, freely and spontaneously made, for the advantage of the whole family. That could only be attained when the people v -of Britain had made up their minds what fiscal policy would be of the greatest benefit to themselves and to the Empire as a whole.

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GOVERNMENTS DECISION. 9 A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY. United Press Assn.—Elec. .Tel. Copyright. (Received October 31, 8.30. a.m.) LONDON, October 30'. Reviewing Mr. Ramsay MacDonald’s report on the Imperial Conference tothe House of Commons on Tuesday, the Times declares that the Government has taken a heavy responsibility on turning . down the tariff as the simplest and most effective way' of achieving economic .co-operation. If the Conference proves barren of results the blame will be theirs alone. The Tinies concludes by emphasiqg the necessity for the continuance of methods and action in advocating economic establishment of a Secretariat for the Empire, quite free from the Domination of Whitehall.