BRITISH DELEGATES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 359, 21 October 1932, Page 5

BRITISH DELEGATES

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labour member's complalnts regarding ottawa Agreement DEBATE IN COMMONS

-By Telesrranh — ConvrJe-'htl.

Rec. Oct. 20, 5.5 p.m. London; October 19. In the Hciuse of Coinmons the debate on the resolutions to give eff ect tb the Ottawa agreements was continued. - j Major C. R. Attlee (Labour mem- ; ber for Limehouse, Stepney) , comp- ! plained that Britain had subordinated herself to the Dominions and qondemne.d herself to the taxation of her people's food at the Eominions' behest. The British Ministers had been bullied by the Dominion delegates and had made a thoroughly bad bargaih for Britain. When Labour was returned it would not be bound by the agreement and would take its own line irrespective of tliis attempt to fetter it in advance. British Agriculture Sacrificed Mr. G. Lambert (National-Liberal meiiiher for South Motton, Devon) said the Ottawa agreements did nothihg to restrict Dominion competition with Home farmefs, whose position was lamentahle. There could be no greater disservice tb th'e Enipire than to sacrifice British agriculture on an altar of Imperial . sentiment. Major Nathan (National-Liberal meriiber for Bethrial Green, said he thought as the result of Ottawa more British goods might he sent to the Dominions, but the quantity would be small in comparison with the Dominions' exports to Britain. Proof of Solidalrity Major Hore-Belisha, (Liberal Devonport) said in regard tb meat, that the home producers would gain from the progreSsive diminUtion of foreign imposts and the purchasing power of the coloniSs would be increased. They would turn to Great Britain for goods now bought largely from foreign manufacturers. Ottawa was evidence that onefourth of th'e world's inhahitants were preparing to reinove obstructions to mutual trade, showing solidarity in a disunited world.