Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-11
Intend to Be Independent of Germany in Securing Ma-
 terials After War.
IMMIGRATION WILL BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION
All Allied Industries Will Make Plans for Protec-
 tion of Industries.
By Associated Press.

i trol of raw materials after the war IS perhaps receiving more serious 1 attention from the British than any other postwar policy, according to advices received by the Bureau oi Foreign and Domestic commerce.
 Phillip R. Kennedy American con- mercial attache at London, in a re- plort to Washington officials, says that after the British government, has perfected with the dominion govern ments plan for obtaining control of materials in the British Empire, it is expected that representations will he made to the United States and other allied countries fer some common action.
 Important meetings of the Imperial War Conference and the Imperial War Cabinet were held in London dur ing July, he says, at which prime diminiOns were present. The confer ence is delliberative body which re- ports it's findings to the cabinet, q more executive organization. Ques- tions of imperial policy were discuss sed at the meetings, which were re- garded of unusual authority because Ol luC pIOIllluclICO OI JuC COnIoTCTS.
 Committee Appointed
 A special committee of the confer ence was appointed to consider the best methods by which escntial raw materials may be controlled, and Bon- ar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has informed Parliament that ar engagements being made wiIh the do- minion representatives for the con. trol of materials are to be the basis for beginning negotiations with oth- CT countries.
 Close imperial cooperation in mat ters of economic policy is favored by the dominion representatives, judg- ing from their utterances. Mir. Ken nedy reports. He adds that Austra. lia and New Zealand are interested in retaining the German colonies in the Pacifc and in combating German trade after the war.
 The dominions were asked to pass a law similar to the British non- ferrous metal industries act, which makes it necessary to obtain licenses to trade in metals. Such legislation is designed to free the British Em- pire from dependence on German-con- trolled organizations
 Consider Dye Industries.
 Another important resolution adop- ted by the conference is understood to have asked the dcEainons to CO., operate with the imperial government in prctecting the developing of Bri- tish dye industry.
 The conference also considered questions relating to the development of inter-emrire trade, such as trans port, news service. parcel post sta- tistics and emigration. Improved steamship connection between Great Britain and the dominions was fav- ored, also as !more comprehensive news service at cheaper cable tolls and coming from strictly British source. A statistical bureau was pro- posed for London, which would com pilo and transmit information from different parts of the empire. Gen. trol of emigration after the war also was discussed.
 Although the dominion representa- tives desired immediate consideration of the important questions relatiny to the close cooperation of differen; parts of the empire. MT. Kennedy points out that it. is not certain that NuG I1illlSu government WAIA OC p1C- pared to perfect finally program O. future economic rolicv during the war. He says Mir. Law regards this problem one for solution after the war.
 Tariff Not Discussed.
 None of the meetings openly dis cussed a preference tariff. according to MT. Kennedy. Such policy is fav- ored by many, but the tariff ques- tion is yet an issue in the United Kingdom on which there is not unity of opinion. The old, free-trade senti- ment in the Liberal party is evil dently unchanged and the Labor nar- ty is seemingly opposed to any poli- cy which would affect cheap food and cheap raw materials. The lat ter also has committed itself to re- solutions favoring an open door eco- homie policy after the war as tn" best way of guaranteeing future peace. Before the United Kingdom can come to a definite decision on the tariff probably the issue will have to be joined by the conflictins interests, accordin gto reports re- ceived here. and this nav be some- thing the government will not care to bring Up during the war.
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