GOLD STANDARD

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1932, Page 5

GOLD STANDARD

ABOLITION MOOTED

A 3 BRITISH COMMERCE BASIS

(United Press Association—By Eiectru f telegraph.—Copyright.;

01 LAW A, May 29

The abandonment of too gold standad i;y the Bntish Umpire is suggested in a brief that iiys been issued i.v the United Farmers of Alberta, for submission to the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa m July. Tiie uicinuianciuni declared: “in genera!, the gold standard should be abandoned as the basis for commerce within tiie Hritish Empire, or, in the alternative, that a party as hot ween the Canadian dollar and the British pound should be established.”

IRELAND AND CANADA

SIMILARITY OF CONSTITUTIONS

OTTAWA, May 29,

Meetings of the Canadian Dominion Cabinet are to be devoted to a considerable extent,to the preparations for the Imperial Economic Conference here. It is doubtful, however, whether much information of an official nature regarding the preparations will bo made public • It is suggested by those in close touch with the Ministry that the Government are nnxioUs to avoid any premature discussion on the subjects which will come up at the Conference. It is felt that any long-range discussion over the table now might militate against the success of the conference, when the delegates will talk things over face to face. For example, there is the attitude of the Canadian Government in connection with the dispute between the British Government and President Do Valera of the Irish Free State over the oath of allegiance. No word has come from the Canadian Government one way or the other. “The Constitution of the Irish Free State is modelled after the Canadian constitution, and Canada lias lived much longer under it than lias the Irish Free State, it does seem reasonable that Canada might be very helpr ful in smoothing out the situation, and that is why, unlike some of the other Dominions, Canada has taken no part in the controversy. She wants to be free to help, if she can, without prejudice to her usefulness by any premature expression of opinion,” declared one Government official.

TARIFF BARRIER REMOVED

PROPOSAL BY BRITAIN

LONDON, May 30.

The “Daily Mail’ says: Mr Ramsay MacDonald, reiterating hie determination to go to the Lausanne Reparation Conference, says that lie will go with the express intention of extending,the scope of the Conference in order to include the bigger problem of international trade.

The “Daily -Mail” adds: “The country will he most grateful to the Prime Minister if he can clear away the entanglement of tariffs, sur-taxes j quotas, licensee, currency, and shipping restrictions,' which are threatening a complete stoppage of international trade.”

ANOTHER N.Z. DELEGATE

WELLINGTON, -May 30

At a meeting of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation, Mr Goo. W. Reid of Dunedin, was unanimously selected to represent the manufacturers of New Zealand at Ottawa. Mr Reid is a member of the Railway board, and lias taken a prominent tv;rt in tho work of the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association ,an dako in chat oi tlie Manufacturers’ Federation.