FREE TRADE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2265, 10 August 1908, Page 3

FREE TRADE.

CONGRESS DISCUSSES POLITICAL MORALITY. CORRUPTION IN AMERICA. United Press Association. Copyright LONDON, August 7. The Free trade Congress discussed political morality ns illustrated in the malting and operating of tariffs. Mr (Martin, tho Vancouver delegate) asserted that there was never so much corruption in Canadian public life ns in the last twelve years. This was due to tho corrupting influences of protection. 'Mr Bierce, of the United States, asserted that the American tariff, with its'resulting trusts, had improved the most stupendous instrument of corruption ever conceived by man. Mr Ehrioh (United States) argued .that t.ao present world-wido trade depression was largely duo to interference with tho natural working of economic laws. He contended that Britain suffered least, whilst protectionist United States and Germany suffered most.

M. Guvot (France) urged that a i? ranco-British commercial agreement would bo the best means of consolidnting the entente. AN INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FREE ENTRY FOR SUGAR. United Press Association. Copyright (Received August 9, 4.30 p.m.) LONDON, August S. The Free Trade Congress has appointed an International Committee to promote free trade. An Order-iii-Council gazettes the Tevoking of the orders prohibiting the importation to the United Kingdom of sugar from Denmark, Russia, Argentina, and Spain. It will bo I'oesible, after September 7tli, to import sugar freely from any country.