TO MAINTAIN UNITY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 150, 18 February 1932, Page 5

TO MAINTAIN UNITY

free traders' attitude i Rec. Feb. 17, 7.10 p.m. LONDON, Wednesday. The Secretary of State for Seot- ^ Sir Archibald Sinclair, said that 5 and other representatives of free ade electors, wlio supported the orernment only remained therein the belief that it was indispensible, ricw of the larger issues, to eonnae in the National Government as sjTTibol of unity in the nation. Mr. Storey said be was a buyer of jwsprini. but opposed its inclusion i the free list for three-fourth of ie local output came from mills ined by three newspaper groups, itthese used only one-third of their m mills' production, the remainder |ing sold on the open market. Can|a was cnpable of increasing her Itput by 1,000,000 tons a year. It i,$ tlierefore ridiculous to suggest lahve wero forced to import 120,1(1 tons of foreign news print. I Quarrels, Not Agreement ■Major Attlee (Labour) said that |e Dominions had not the least idea I allowing our manufacturers to tamp the output of their own facIries. In seeking a bargain with the piinions, we were up against Brit- | agriculture. When we come down loia the atmosphere of goodwill to Ifgaining with the Dominions we ■re just as likely to find a quarrel ■ an agreement. ■The Chancellor, Mr. Moville ChamIrlain. said the Government was satledtliat the debate's only dlfficulty ■s that there was so little to anier. He trusted that Major Atclee's *\vs on, Empire trade relations were |t charaeteristic of the Labour Irty. A prominent man from the ■Dimions had written, after the lening of the debate: "A new En- « was born yesterday, hencoforth ftcan proceed together in harmony » unity with the hope of a satisletory outcome of our eonversafc?." I Embalmed and Enshtined ■le Chancellor proceeded to state ■tthe speeches of all free, dissent- ■ colleagues were now regarded as Bklmed and enshrined, hut unlike ■smummies of Egypt, the kings ■;e nnsealed and would remain Bailable for the inspection of anyfc.He agreed that the 10 per cent. ■3 was insuflicient to check dumpm- It would he necessary to adopt ■sethod of prohibition. ■As regards the free list, each Bele had to be considered on its Brit. ■n referenee to agriculture, he Bcd the House to remember that B Bill confei'red definite benefits, B they must not throw away all Bir cards before they started to Bvei'fe with the Dominions. jKnie Bill passed the second reading *151 votes to 73. ■bnt.persfuGvjamoyNae.iun h bzz