The Daily News. TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1915. BLOCKING TRADE WITH THE ENEMY.
It is-well know a that the Germans have I exercised their ingenuity to the utmost in order to carry on fade so as to serin; the fulfilment of the many need* of their couiiiiy. The Xew Zealand Covernincnt is veil aware of the roundabout method < a'.opted to accomplish the object in view, and in order to block up all loopholes c ! possible trade with tiie encni.-.i in this co'untry legislation vas introduced last week giving the Covcrnment additional powers, and making it an oll'en.e ..'or any perscu to get into communication with any other person, either inside or outside of Xow /'calami, who v/i uid. in turn, communicate with an enrrrv for the pnroc-e of
trade. It is ab-o provided lliat a.company wit'li German shareholders registered in an enemy's country shall be deemed to ibe enemy subjects, and that if any person deal-; with a Gorman eoii-j cern in any way in respect of goods coming from Germany it would constitute an oll'ence. The discussion which tool; place on the Rill clearly sliowed that the only question in relation to the measure "was as to whether it's scope was sufficiently wide, and on this point "Mr. T. M. Wilfonl threw, much light by ipioting from a formidable list of Herman 'firms carrying nn business in England and being. [ registered as Rritish. ceinpanies, though .'only; a, trifling amount of shares were held outside for--day. Among these .firms was the Bri-tish-Mannesman Pipe Company, with a capital of' '"'rdiJ-lO.Obo, of vviiicli £3»2,!1f10 was held by shareholders in Cermany. Mr. Veitch pointed out that there was a, company manufacturing sice' nine- in
competition from the Rritish-Mannesnian fompany it would have been aide to em-ploy many more men. Tie moreover stressed the fact that at the •jirctcent time telephonic cables at Wanganui were being laid unilcrjrround in pipes made by the 'Mannesman Company, but wlicthcv the pipes were bought before or after the war started he could not say. Wo all know now that <ler-' many Ims for two score years been building up her lighting strength, very largely lo- moans of the funds' provides by the very mitions'against wliom she is now at war. Tt is impossible to Tin3o tlie pais*, M xK U equally im pcrative that a far dilfeivut policy <»' our part should prevail in the ful;ur«. We have bitti-r cause to regret nursing the vi'aoi- wb.ve sting lias proved so fatal to tlie champions of peace and independence. "No regulations framed with a view to prevent all possibility of trade with the enemy can be too stringent, Mr. R. Fletcher even adyncnt- '-- " ■-.*.--i.:*:™ w w - n |tlie nur-
lifter the war by looal bodies and others. Reference to local bodies naturally ■brings to mind the fact teat they are too prone to seize oil the cheapest article, mid too apt to attribute, to sentiment all objections to foreign goods. Well, ive leave had to pay dearly for
Vl l,ai ■ ■ !i.-.i|. - lorei'Oi -nod.; have been bought with New Zealand public money, and tlifi end is not yet. Enemy-made goods are not wanted, and il, is eoinloilill",' to know that the Regulation of Trade and Connncree Act is to be amended in the direction of prohibiting tI)T importation of any goods, either absolutely or so as to allow the importation to be subject to conditions and restrictions that may from time to time lie deemed advWaljlo. Strenuous efforts are being made by Orman firms to palm oil goo(l9 on the people of t'hia country on the ■rireteuce that siu-li goods come from Switzerland or Holland, Tmt the new powers in the amending Tsill should checkmate that move. There sbo'ild be a united action througliou t the Km pi re to prevent any money being allowed to go to the countries at war with the Allies. Self-preservation is Nature's first law, and had -tills" principle been recognised to the full half a century ago by all the countries now arrayed against our present enemies it would have rendered Oiermany's aggresive programme null and void. Our eyes have been opened, and it would 'be suicidal not to profit by the lessons of the past and ensure for the future that freedom from militarism which 'has brought about the greatest war in history, and taken a toll of life that will take several generations ere the ravages are made up. We cannot afford to neglect any precaution that will clip the "power of our unscrupulous foes.
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