DOMINION RIVALRY

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1932, Page 5

DOMINION RIVALRY

_AT CONFERENCE PROCEDURE IN NEGOTIATION. f ■ (United Press Association—By Electric Teieg. apli—Copyright.) OTTAWA,, July 24. The Ottawa correspondent of the. York Times” transmits a ir.essagy which gives *enligii'ue...iiAirt a,.' t*i the.,United States’ attitude towa. ds t.e Conference. He says: ‘‘The D'omiu-i----ions, in the aggregate, want more than 1 Britain could possibly give, no matter lioiv she might Sucrmie lieise.f. Tlutresfor©, the L/onnniansC r.valry about '•getting into the British market, which. -'is toot big enough to satisfy them 'ail,/ is bound to-subu’sede the present show i/ef unity.” / • A ’ plenary session of the Promotion of jTrade Committee to-day decided on ; the procedure in th'e negotiations. Fnjstljfy:! thy official Dominion delegations will deal direct, and individual-‘ ' ly, fwiith tlie British delegation* for the purpose, of intimating the extfeht of thej concessions which, each Dominion; is pxvpared- to offer’. > Secondly; the; Dominion Ministers, consultants, and industry.advisers are melting together for each industry ■'Witih. a view, if;possible, to a.common 'dgrc.mo.ct , regarding the requests which they will make to Britain. . ccWhen these discussions have resulted in definite proposals, these w.ll be .reported to th© respective dominions’, delegations for submission to the British, delegation.

i uiTheee Conference delegations will /bring their maximum* offers to assist the Motherland before even asking 1 for s 'concessions. for, themselves. ’ A ■ second section is formulatinguhe “cases” for th© Dominion primary products. Where commodities, such Australian dried fruits, do* not'concern other Dominions, the proposals thereon will .be submitted direct by the Dominion delegation. , 1 .

Australia, due to her iearly preparai .atidns, involving a continuous, exchange of cables .with' London, finds herself /far *iri advance of the other' Dominion’s in Inspect to the conbessions that, .i . vAble *tq be granted. iSihbe the 1 assemrbfy lat the Australian discus.;sioiis have . .gone far- beyond the 'stage reached by cable. My Bruce and Mr Gullett to-day had long consultations with Mr’Runciman. on these matters.

The Dominions are gratified at the method adopted, particularly because there is no question of bargaining In the./meantime. • ' i . - a ~lr r ; —— . - • ,( ~. ...THE POSITION OF TjtiiE QUOTA. ,1 ' ; ON WHEAT AND TIMBER. V v < ' OTTAWA," July 24. , The Ottawa correspondent of the “New York Timehas sent the following message:—. It is understood that Rt; Hon. N. Chamberlain, (British Chancellor of the Exchequer) has given on intimation of the first import ß hoe regarding Britain’s policy towards-Russia! He in'dioated that Britain would not take any action against the Soviet’s dumping of wheat And timber. ' , ' . This attitude is adopted despite .strong Australian representations. '

Britain’s decision is influenced by 'tlje ifaot that Russia owes her huge quails of money for manufactures that Rpsjsia lias taught, and this immense idebt would not be paid if. Britain ..jarred Russian, products. ; Australia, for seven, months,, .. has been urging Britain /to prohibit ~ the Soviet’s . dumping, particularly that of ..Wjheat, "the strongest Australian argument being that if England declined to .buy from Biussia, the. Russian wheat yrmdd not enter any other market, F P . pause the \ English ports , alone ..offer Russia, firstly, the storage for

wfleat arriving, and secondly, finance for the cargoes.

Apparently the Australian representations have r.ot convinced the British Government. •

’" SOUTH AFRICAN ATTITUDE. A DIVISION INDICATED. CAPETOWN, ' July 24. ' • Mr Havenga’s cautiousness and his reference to republicanism at Ottawa, are resented by the English section throughout the country, particularly 'in A-.atal, where it has given, a fillip to the secession movement. The. “Mercury” (Durban) states: Ninety pea* Pent, of the people are prepared '.to co-operate with the rest of the Empire in a fuller spirit- than that indicated by Mr Havanga’s lukewarm Sentiments. ; - ! .' ! it is understood, however, that South Africa- is prepared to increase preferences on textiles, and steel manufacturers, if India is prepared i'* take fimit, and Britain to 'develop fruit and tobacco markets for the benefit of Africa.