TRADE TREATY

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1930, Page 5

TRADE TREATY

AUSTRALIA AND CANADA. [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] •V- OTTAWA, March 27. In the Canadian House of Commons, Mr J. L. Ilslev (Liberal, Ontario) took part in the debate on the Progressive motion to abrogate the Australian treaty and the Conservatives’ amendment to revise it.

The amendment to the Progressives’ motion to go into supply, and calling f fjpr 'the abrogation the Australian Trade Treaty, was defeated in the House of Commons to-night by 140 votes to 16, after Mr Stevens’ subamendment urging the Government to revise the terms of the treaty had been defeated by 110 votes to 51. The amendment was moved by Mr Robert Gardiner, the Leader of the United Farmers of Alberta. It was opposed by all the Liberal members except one, and by the Conservatives, the Liberal Progressives and the Independents. i Mr Ilslev declared the agreement had proved to he in the best interests of both countries, and should bo maintained as at present. The debate was marked by assertions from the Progressive Agricultural benches that there was a definite trend among farmers in favour of protection. Mr T. W. Bird Progressive, warned the Government that if it desired to retain the support of the Agricultural party, it must protect agriculture and assist in reducing the cost of production of farm products.