Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1930, Page 36

BY TARIFF WOVES Speculation- Rife on Whether Lahorites Will Acoept Bait or Protectionist Rates. _BY CARROLL BINDER. B RIS 18 The Btar. LONDON, England, October 3.—Will | the Labor government accept the pro- | tectionist bait offered Great Britain by the dominions at the opening session | of the imperial conference? ‘That is the chief topic of speculation in England today. Neither Britishers nor foreign students of British policy | are able to answer, but the prevalling opinion is that the MacDonald govern- ment is unlikely to give the dominions as much as they ask—a protective tariff system for Great Britain. Many believe that though Labor will not give the dominions the whole loaf of protectionism, it will give them & u;':mer or half 101; ‘in the way of fur- ther preferences for dominion products. After all, the markets of the dominions are highly desirable, and with British industry in the present state, even a nominally free trade government cannot disregard the tempting offers of trade 1in exchange for preferences in the home markets such as the overseas premiers dangle before the British. public in speeches published today. Frankness Was Surprising. The frankness‘of the overseas demand for reciprocity at the opening session of the imperial conference yesterday surprised everybody. The wiry little laborite premier, James H. Beullin of Australia, talked like a merchant. Great Britain imperts $3,750,000,000 worth of agricultural products annually, sajd Mr. || Scullin. “Sixty-thres per cent ‘éomes from countries, termna-nt will reject the reciprocity over- ures. Protectionists assume that Mr. Snow- den, who, be it noted, is a delegate to the conference, will prevent a tariff entente. They cite the action of Wil- liam Graham, president of the Board of Trade, at Geneva, advocating a tariff truce, as a sign that labor is hope- less regarding tection. —Therefore they demand that the Conservative party as his majesty’s opposition de- clare publicly to Great Britain and the dominions that they are pre] to accept what his majesty’s government spurns. ‘The Morning Post is not dismayed by the confusion within the Conserva- tive party, with factions proclaiming a varlety of doctrines and Stanley Baldwin still silent rega: food taxes since his utterance mon! ago wherein he opposed such a policy for conservatism. Mr. Baldwin promises an early declaration of the conserva- tive policy and lets it be known that he will not resign in the face of the ouster campaign conducted by the press of Lords Rothermere and Beaverbrook. Majority Against System ‘The labor organ, the Daily Herald, replies to the dominion premlers with the declaration that a majority of Britons are opposed to the protection- ist system, including duties on food- stuffs and raw materials, such as they are advocating. It warns the dominion delegates against hearkening to Lords Rothermere and Beaverbrook. Regulation of trade by tarifis is clumsy and inefficient, says the Herald. It commends, instead, the soclalist plan of bulk purchase of foodstuffs and raw mateiials through government im- rt boards similar to those operating luring the war. still rumored that Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will offer this to the Dominion delegates as a way of increasing their sales to Great Britain. It is opposed by the non- ber of the Labor cabinet told me that he_considered it unsound. The Irish foreign minister, Patrick MeGilligan, alone stressed the issue of status in his speech. He said that for Ireland recognition of its position as a free and sovercign state is paramount. He demanded final clarification of the declarations regarding Dominion rights adopted at the 1926 conference. Gen. Hertzog, despite pre-conference pronouncements about the South African determination to have its right to secede mhlnw writing, did not support the stand. He surprised everybody by .| saying that the constitutional issues , but certainly could compete :;eryt.hlnl half of that sum of business. “Despite the fact that we are only 6,000,000 people, Australia 18 now second to India as & market for British goods. e e P ugh voluntary | s, ough Vol choice and through administrative favors in behalf of British goods. o onehaced o Torig coun- theless rom foreign > tries $225,000,000 worth of manufac- Empire. In the event that the gov- erpments of the Empire decide upon & definite forward policy of imperial eco- nomic co-operation, Australia is ready to do its part. Wants Equal Treatment. ®Australia hopes to receive from Great Britain treatment similar in ef- fect, if not in method, to that which she already affords Great Britain and which she is prepared to afford in even larger measure. We understand, of course, that ml; p'l:l:em" British mmt u': factures to our own output, 80 Great Britain must be expecu: to give her first place to her farmers. But we hope to be given some advant- age over forelgn competitors.” ‘There could be no-clearer warning to Great Britain concerning the terms on which British automobiles, for ex- ample, may capture the markets now ted by American cars. Great Britain mupt “give “Australian wheat and wool a better market than she gives Argentine wheat. ‘Take the sturdy Dutchman, Gen. J. B. M. Hertzog, premier of South Africa, who was vmxg\cre plain spoken. He admitted Great Britain’s decide for herself whether to be trade or but voiced South Africa’'s anxiety about the prospective abolition by Great Britain of tariff benefits now existing. If Philip Snowden, chancellor of the exchequcr, should carry out his threats to abolish British preferences on fruits, wine, to- bacco and sugar, it (14 be a heavy if not fatal blow fo South African agriculture, which already is in a sorry ::lbe, Gen. Hertzog intimated, mention- I§_names. He implied that South Africa would | in turn alter her present policy, which affords Great Britain a most valuable market. As a matter of fact, South Africa has recently signed a treaty with Germany, which seriously impairs the British commercial position there. Hope for Co-operation. ‘The delegates from New Zealand and this mood a protectionist British gov- were virtually disposed of already and the economic were more important. 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