Second Edition Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 80, 10 March 1916, Page 6

Second Edition Great Britain

IMPORTANT IMPERIAL EVENT. JOINT COMMERCIAL LEAGUE. [Ositxd Vnvm Assoojation.l (Received 9.0 a.m:) London, March 9. Tlie Financial Times says : . "MiHughes' visit is by far the most important and most significant Imperial event of the year. He will attend the conference, and if the conference results in an understanding being arrived at as to a joint commercial policy, our colonies will be instrumental in creating the. most formidable commercial league the world has 'ever seen." THE TIMES' COMMENT, OUR TRADE POLICY. (Received 9.25 a.m.) - London, March 9. The Times, in a leader, says:— The moment. is .at hand lor settling our trade policy.; in concert with the and our Allies. Mr Asquith recently received in very encouraging terms Mr Hughes' v'sit, and there are prospects of arriving at a complete understanding with) the Dominions. Mr Hughes' mission is not confined to the trade policy mentioned on the day he conferred with Sir Robert Borden (Canada). A joint conference of the Allied Rowers will begin in Paris with the object of sup- j plementing and completing the inili-i tary pact by an economic one. We may be sure that the French mean business, and Britain expects an equally decisive and .vigorous action from its Government. Some tilings, which do not depend on the termination of the .war, must be taken in hand immediately. The first and foremost of these is a close union in the Empire. The Mother Country and the Dominions are equally resolved, and our Allies would rejoice and our ene-, mies would be correspondingly dis- | turbed. The second object is an ecooo-, mic alliance, which would shake the enemies' tottering credit. The third' is the. development of Home production, making the country more selfsupporting.

ANOTHER LIE BOWLED OVER. GERMANS SEEK TO ALIENATE SWISS WORKERS. (Received 9.25 a.m.) London, March 9. ' The. report from Zurich relating to trade unionurs is a German lie. which was intended to prejudice Swiss muni-tion-makers against coming to Britain.