POOR PROSPECTS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1932, Page 5

POOR PROSPECTS

FOR FREE STATE

RESULTING FROM OTTAWA

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright.)

“' LONDON; August 22. /The* "Daily Telegraph ’ . Dublin correspondent says-; “President de Vailera, delivering a speech at the weekend, in no wise indicated that any ad(vanoesvhad been made by the Free state -at‘the Ottawa Conference with a view ‘to ending the Anglo-Irish dispute,” Mr -‘de -Valera spoke on the Irish land annuities, and also on the AngloIrish economic war in similar terms to those in which he referred to them a month-ago. ' I’l 1 ’ 1 ' 1 The • correspondent says: “The Free State’s Ottawa agreements with the Dominions' have aroused but' little interest in Ireland. Her exports to all of the are. only worth £70,000 whereas, the Dree State’s imports from the dominions . amount £‘1,400,000. No appreciable ' increase : 1 in fish exports to the dominions -is ,- expeOfed'.' The V'lrish Times,« ‘in its editorial colujhn,'.-says: "The Free' State’s position igo grevious to-day, :: ' tnd will be worsened by the Ottawa!' agreements. After November Mth next/ a- large body of the Free “State’s '-expci'ts will be liable To a :ten per ceht, tariff in lEnglandy while r Abe* ''bthoir dominions will all be exempt from it. Canadian (jattie and’ bacon, dand New Zealand and Australian dairy produce will be favoured <to the Irish; Free State’s detriment. ■ Those misfortunes are most exasperating,’, because they are avertable. jare afflicted, by them, but not through. 'England’s enmity, but in the teeth; : Of England’s goodwill.’’

OPINIONS FROM THE CONTINENT.

1 „ Vi , 'BERLIN, August 22: Exporters and .economists are; rf lieved that the Ottawa Conference reframed.,from .throwing an impenetrable barrier >around .the Empire. {An interesting European opinion is that o£ c; jtihe ("Yossissche Zeitung.” j <which remarks that the ; Ottawa Conference for the first'time successfully interrupted the tendency to split the international market ifrto atorps, the .ruinousconsequences 'of which have been solely felt in Europe and America. Trench newspapers . are critical of /what they consider to be the erection of barriers isolating the Empire from, the rest of the world, while German circles are well satisfied because this, in their view, is precisely what, has been, avoided. /'. ROME, August 22. # -. •• Political..;. discussing Ottawa, }■ express .the 'opinion is better •• to v geek reciprocal arrangements with W Britain,. Auetralia and Canada than to resort to retaliatory restrictions. RUGBY, August 22. '• Messages reproduced ;in the English newspapers indicate generally a favourable 'reception' throughout the Empire .of the Ottawa Conference agreements. , ; A. •'

AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT,

NEW YORK, August 22

The “New York Times,” in a leading -article, .entitled "Ottawa Uncertaifttias,” commentson. : the . difficulty of completely envisaging the meaning of the technical 'aspects of the various Ottawa arrangements at th's time, but it adds: "Yet, there-can be no doubt that a good deal -has/been done to bring about closer trade relations within the British Empire. The who’e must be regarded, as one ’further step by Britain away from her (historic •policy of . free trade., It may prove that tshe has done something to bind her Empire, together, and yet prove that her losses elsewhere will overbalance this gain.” ;