The Taihape Daily Times THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1916. ENEMY TRADE.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 200, 21 September 1916, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1916. ENEMY TRADE.

AND WAIMAEINO ADVOCATE (With which is incorporated The Tal hape Post and Waimariao News.)

The resolutions carried at the Allied Economic Conference, held in Paris last June, indicate that the question discusseq by the local Chamber of Commerce is to be removed from individual national control, and all steps taken are to be the outcome of Allied collaboration and co-operation.. The main features of after war trade have been laid down, and future conferences and national action will onlv deal with means and methods. The Conference saw that the success of the after war trade policy they had enunciated depended for its efficiency upon it being immediately put into force by the respective Governments, that is, the success of after war trade depended upon immediate steps being: taken to end contracts with the enemy, render them null and void, to put an end to all enemy trading concerns already operating in Allied conn tries; to sequestrate all enemy interests or place them under control. To operate during the war, extreme meas ures were adopted; the Allies are simply forbidden to have any commercial intercourse whatever with enemy peoples. During the years of reconstruction after hostilities have ceased, in order to protect allied commerce, industries, agriculture, and navigation against depression resulting from dumping huge quantities of 'goods which Germans now boast they have been storing up in readiness, or against any other unfair methods of competition, the Allies have decided to fix a period of time during which

commerce of enemy powers shall be subjected either to complete prohibition, or to some special efficacious system, and, by diplomatic channels, special regulations are to be imposed upon all enemy shipping. Foremost among the resolutions dealing with the permanent basis of action for after war trade is one which provides that the Allies are resolved to take, without delay, the necessary measures to rid themselves of dependence on enemy countries for raw material and manufactured articles, which are essential to the carrying on of industries and ordinary economic activities in Allied countries; there is to be no dependence in future on German dyes or chemicals; Allied countries are to be self-contained and self-dependent economically. Special means to institute trading facilities are to be adopted. Especially there may be recourse to subsidised enterprise, or to payment to encourage scientific and technical researches, development of industries and natural resources, or to customs tariffs, or to temporary or per manent prohibitions, or to a combination of all these various processes. In-ter-Ally reciprocity in all trace, exchange, transportation, and even postal and telegraph services is to be provided for. In fact, the Conference has laid the most thorough foundation upon which to build after Avar superstructures that will eliminate to an extreme the odour even of anything German. In doing so, it may be remark ed that they have merely reflected the vieAvs of the Avhole British Empire as disclosed by the various Chambers of Commerce and other trade protection and development organisations. Anyone avlio is sufficiently interested in this subject may read in “Current History,” for August, the complete text of /the economic programme adopted by the Paris Conference.

RED CROSS SHEEP LOTTERY

The war work that appeals to the people of the Empire most at the present moment is that being undertaken by the Red Cross Societies. Organisation for the supply of fighting men, and for the manufacture of munitions has been brought to a fairly perfect stage, so far as the resources of the Empire are capable of being utilised, but in Red Cross requirements there is yet much to be done. Organisation for prosecuting the work is urgently needed, and we have now undeniable evidence that the Taihape branch is hard at work, to . aid the object -for which it was evolved. There is, without going into details, great need tor that which wifi' save the lives of a large proportion of wounded, and that which will enable them being nursed back into useful and bearable life. These men cannot help themselves, and the duty imperatively falls upon thdse left at home to see that nothing that it is possible to accomplish for their quick recovery ■■ should be neglected. The Red Cross Society keep us reminded of a duty which u. exigencies of life at the present time might cau ; se'us"fo forget, and its members ask us to take to their shop any produce, food, such as jams, cakes, in fact, anything! that we can spare, and which they can convert into money. In a larger way, men, with Mr. Peyton and Mr Callaghan as “shatters,” are organising means of raising Red Cross money among farmers. At present they are collecting 1000 sheep as gifts from our generous settlers, which they are going to dispose of by lottery. We would remind settlers who have not contributed an animal to this lottery, having for its objective the saving of human life and for nursing it back to some degree of health, that the project is “hanging fire” for the want of another hundred sheep. Will anyone who has not contributed send alorqg the promise of at least on so that the lottery may be proceeded with, and the money commence come in, enabling it to be despatche to where there is such dire need for it? Over 800 sheep have been promisee to be delivered at the close of ticket selling, some four or five months hence. In all probability it will be six months from the present time before donors will be asked to deliver whatever contributions they now promise, but the Government will not give permission to hold the lottery until the 1000 sheep are promised, and the thing is being held up for want of a few more. It is hoped and believed that this difficulty will soon be overcome. No doubt, ticket selling will be pushed hereabout, but they are to be canvassed throughout the whole Dominion, from the North Cape to the Bluff, and if the Anzac Sheep Lottery conducted by Mr McHardy is any guide the response will fully warrant what is beintg put in hand. The time is now, and it is to be hoped for the utmost measure of success possible, the committee’s hands will not be kept idle for want of the few sheep now required for aggressive activity to commence.