MOTION FOR BOYCOTT.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 351, 4 February 1937, Page 7

MOTION FOR BOYCOTT.

“ £40,000,0C0 COROMAT!OH.” AN AMERICAN CRITIC. LONDON. Nov. 19. “I have been reliably informed that the Coronation is going to cost th 1 Hr l.ish £40,01)0.000. “ Let them pay that in .interest on their debt to the United States, ami go about their King-crowning in a ample way." So said Repi esentailve Raymond J Cannon (Democrat, Wisconsin) ex plaining Io the New York correspondent of the News-Chronicle why he is to introduce u resolution into Hip com ing Congress calling upon the United States Government to boycott the Coronal ion ceremony. Speaking to Naw York on the I c I? phone from Milwaukee, Mr Cannon Insisted that the Coronation would cost the sum he mentioned. There was a little give -ami-lake over the phone, as follows: Correspondent : “Supposing the British wanted Io pay that amount mi the debt, how would you accept the money—in gold or goods?’’ Mr Cannon: "I'd take it in any way that would relieve the American taxpayers.” Correspondent: “If yon took it in goods, that might injure American workers who are now producing lh-c same goods." Mr Cannon: ” I don't know anything about that. What I ask is have they made an offer? if they make an offer, let the Slate Department settle how t i accept, payment. The resolution which Mr Cannon Is to move includes this: “ A deblor has no right to was'le huge sums ’of money for needless display and harmful propaganda without even allempling io pay his debts.”