AND ANTHRAX.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1921, Page 4

AND ANTHRAX.

TIONS. HISTII > i.un AND N.Z. CAHI.E ASSOCIATION. I,ON DON, Nov 11. The “.Morning Rost” Genova correspondent' reports that, after a twelve days’ debate iu committee, on the prevent ion of Anthrax, the League’s Labour Conference reached a unanimous decision that the economic and humanitarian aspects had been insufficiently studied to justify any international si>vorning body. Tt was decided to appoint advisory Committees in the producing and manufacturing countries to report to the governing liody for the Conference. The co-operation of the United States is invited: Disinfection is the on tv present effectual means of protection for workers, but tile real solution is the eradication of disease m animals. The committee will therefore make a separate report on this subject to the conference. The British Government is asked to nominate an Advisory Committee to moot in London. The committee emphasised the danger of too precipitate action, disturbing tho equilibrium of the wool market, and also the unstable administrative condition in the chief producing countries in Central Asia, whence come the most dangerous wools; also the special case of India, one of the largest exporting countries, where the difficulties are inLsiinnountnblo. Fifteen disinfecting stations are necessary on its northern frontiers to deal with wools from Central Asia, which is outside labour organisation influence. M ools would then be diverted to Persia, and Black I,Sea ports, resulting in a. blow to one of India’s most important industries. Cases of anthrax in India, contracted through handling wool, were extremely rare.

Tho Conference’s decision means the d'foat of the British Government, which had hoped to utilise labour organisation to imrose the heavy cost of disinfecting on the exporting countries, regardless of the interest of poor e.i tintries' like India. The decision is also the chief triumph of this conference’s more moderate element over the Socialist. and Idealistic doctrine areas, who would intermeddle in other countries' affairs, irrespective if divergencies of customs and complex economic reaction; hut. a grave menace is' still existing in white lend. Although the commission rejected its prohibition. Deplorable intriguing is going on. The League’s Labour office is openly countenancing propaganda favourable to its own bias, which is contrary to the interests of the British Umpire.