OTTAWA MEETING

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1932, Page 5

OTTAWA MEETING

NEARING END

DAIRY PREFERENCE SOUCHT,

(United Press Association—By Electric ’ieieg.apli—Copyright.)

OTTAWA, August 7. If the present promisaj are fulfilled, this will be the ctecbivu week or tire Cotferenpe, which snould end—ancl evferyoue believes with an adequate m!.as.are of, suct.-ss—in' time to p.-rm.t the British delegat.on to embark "’at Quebec on Augiut y/tn

In addition to the 'preference 'PJSQ-pu-.a.s as to butter, as caJe-d on July 29, there an> complete, proposals regard!, g dairy' produce 1 , which have the gene.altagreement of the Dominion delegates. These are-as i 0110-ws: —

(1) Tariffs on the foreign dairy products, with the Dcminipn products free. .

Duty asked on foreign; products are: . on -cheese two pence per lb; on caiaein one penpy half-penny pur lb ; oil slammilk powder, one penny half-penny per lb; on full cream milk powder, two pi : nee pi.r lb; on condensed and evaporated milk, six 1 shillings per cwt, f plus a sugar duty; on eggs two pence per dozen; on honey one pohny per lb.

The New Zealand dairy delegate., Mr GoodMlow has amoved to- address the Eastern Canadian farmers; and to explain to them; the Australian nr.id New Zealand co-opl.irativie dairying systems. The small Canadian dairymen are lacking in unity and they do not receive a fair ' price for their products. . v ' " . *; The Canadian Pacific is arranging an extensive tour of industrial agricultural and scenic districts immediately after the ■ Conference. It b uncertain’' whether 'many del;ga.tes will be able to spare any time. r Those not going to. Britain,' wi T ;l probably wish to return to the Dominions without any delay, for the purpose of implementing the Conference discussions. The Canadian Marconi Company and the Beil Telephone Company a,re co-operating with the Commonwealth Post Office and have arranged for‘the Australian 'delegates to- have a free radio-phone talk with thieir relatives in their home' towns during the next few days.' The best hours are between 6 a.m. -and 8 a.m. Australian time. All are" gladly accepting the offer. Similar arrangements are made for the British and 'South African delegates. Mr Bennett categorically denies the suggestion of any difficulty in the British negotiations, which have not proceeded as far as Australia's and New Zealand’s negotiations. .He says, there is no question of disagreement, Actual bargaining has not begum. Tblere is 'every l prospect of a mutually satisfactory agreement.

AMERICA ON THE WATCH, EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN. NEW YORK, August 7, The New York “Herald-Tribune” says the Ottawa despatches continue to appear under exciting headlines for -example, “Ottawa is giving our steel markets to. Britain.” Reading the despatches it is discovered that the conference problems are not really so simple. It is an extremely difficult amd complex business. Lo-bbios at Ottawa are filled with gentlemen of familiar -appearence. They look strangely like, lobbyists, such as We. have known to descend on Congress during the tariff season. The resemblance becomes even • stronger when it is learned .that the conference is struggling, not on y . with a swarm of lobbyists from the seven Dominions, but quite a few from America. Behind all, there is a tangled skein of local politics. It is more complicated than building a tariff system under domestic juris-, diction. The practical difficulties! are multiplied by, the number of nations participating. America’s “Espionage Corps at Ottawa i® under Pierre Boal, formerly chief of Western- European Affairs' branch in the Stat Department, He receives American newspapermen daily and confers with the two score of representatives of Amercan industrial-, ists, who fear encroachment in their huge interests. It is impossibe yet to estimate, expertly, the possible swing of trade following Ottawa, or even an approximation', because no definite decisions-‘Rave bl eu made, but Air Bo.al considers Canada’s proposed reciprocal arrangement .with Britain, so fir from diverting between a hundred to two hundred millions do’lars impojts in favour of British manufacturers, will not affect more- than 25 million--, of United States trade.

An in stance of America s apprehension is seen in an Ottawa dni-patch to' the “New York Time” which declares the British delegation is rejinctie.fr Canada’s concessions. The correspondent. predict? that Britain will ur-t receive more than sixty million drflars additional trade. The United States looks with mixed •feelings on the Ottawa Conference. There is increasing evidence of concern regarding the outcome. Although a R-.OIV of 'm r”! n w>,; apermeo

quartf’red nf. the Chateau swre before the '-nor:fag of <’•» C.mfm'-'uu the indicat-i ms were that the United iSt°tel.3 public did not realise, until a few days ago. the real significance, nor the vet',n,t : ol remits of the Ottawa deliberations. The American nwm fa-, tuners’ first impression wa.s: “Congress won’t ilet tlie-m kill our trrele.” An increnfriug number of inofficial observers from across the bor-

ilex are thronging the lobbies. They feel ip/,- a somewhat difficult position in conducting inquiries. They, possess no (statistics, and hostile American newspaper comment adds to their discomfit. This is the first great world event to which America has not received an invitation.

OTHER R ESULTS. (Received this day at, 9.25 a.m) LOS ANGELES, Aug.' 8. Springboard diving final: Mickey - Gallitzen (United States) 1; Jack Smith (United Sta.tee) 2;' Rofc-t. Degener (United States) 3; Alfie Phillips (Can-, nda) 4; L. E ; .s.ir (Germany) 5; M. Obayashi' (Japan) 6. THE WRESTLING CHAMPIONS. LOS ANGELES, August 8. Following are the Grac-do-Roman vrest'ling cliampiens: Bantamweight;’,. Jiikb-lf' Bren del' (Germair-vf; ' f rather-' iv-oigiit’' lOiovaiini 'Go-zzi (Ila-.fj;.'light-weight. Erik’"Mai! A-g (Swedefi) ; AVelterweiglit, Ivor Johansson' (Sweden:}; middleweight, Vaiuo Kokkinen (Finland) ; 1 : ght-henvyiveight, Rudolf Svenrjr,n (Sweden); heavyweight, Carl AYestergren (Sweden!.