AFTER-WAR PROBLEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2569, 17 September 1915, Page 6

AFTER-WAR PROBLEMS

THE ANTI-GERMAN TARIFF QUESTION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, September 15. Mr. H. Y. Bruddon, one of the leading business men of Now South Wales and Lecturer on Business Principles at Sydney University, speaking on the subject of "After-War Probloms," pointed out the danger of a prohibitive tariff on German goods. If wo prohibited Germany from selling in our Empire markets she would refuse to buy from us, .and would also concentrate hel energies on capturing our trade in neu tral markets, which she would be en abled to do, owing to low wages and tho cheap cost of productions in Germany. Instead of a prohibitive tariff, 110 advocated a fairly stiff one protecting manufacturers and favouring Britain and her Allies. The solution of Australia's problems lay in tho encouragement of primary production, big exports,- and the discouragement of importsi'of a luxurious character. It was the duty of tho Government to postpone all works not absolutely necessary. One Australian handicap, was the fact that wo did not get an adequate day's work for a day's pay.