AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1925, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] CA N'A DI AN-A VST K A LIA N TH KATY. OTTAWA, Juno 12. Attempts by members of both the Conservatives and Progressive Parlies in tlio House of Commons to-day to secure information relative to the Australian tariff treaty, resulted in little, except a statement by Hon. .Mr Robb, that certain trade interests, both in Australia and on the Continent of Amercia, were doing their best to create divisions and prevent the treaty being consummated. Air Caldwell, a. Progressive, said the New Hrunswick business interests complained that their business was dragging, due to uneortninity over the treaty, the consummation of which, he said, would be ' very advantageous to the fish ciinuers for example. He urged the (lovernment to take power to complete the treaty as soon as the negotiations were finished, even ll the House were not assembled. Air Ateighnn said that, apparenth everyone in the United States, Australia, and elsewhere, know, and was permitted to say, what they liked about the treaty, lmt in the Parliament o! Canada, members were nut even allowed to know what Air Robb's a titude was towards the seventy-five per cent clause. He urged Air Robb to say what was holding the treaty up. After Air Robb’s statement, as above Mr Caldwell repudiated the suggestion that the members of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association or the Progressives were opposing the treaty, flow could they, when they did not know what was in it? CANADIAN SHIPPING DISPUTE. OTTAWA. June 12. The Special Committee appointed to investigate the contract with Sir AAilliam Peterson and the North Atlantic Shipping Company’s rates presented its report to the House of Commons, a clause of which states: “In order to ensure harmony in the control of shipping throughout the Empire and that Canadian autonomy in all matters pertaining to shipping within territorial waters in Canada be presented beyond perndventure. Your committee l>eg to recommend that the alleged conflict between the Afereliant Shipping Act and the British North American Act should he subject to a conference between the Canadian Government and the British Government at an early date.” -