The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-16
F|VE-YEAR-PLAN IS
HELD IN PROSPECT
ATOTTAWAPARLEY
Trade Agreements to Have Def.
Unite Time Limit and Are
TerminabIe

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 16.-(P)-The
empire trade conference was moving
Tuesday toward British five-yea,
plan.
Trade agreements negotiated here
it was proposed, will have a duration
of five years and will then be ter
n1inable at six months notice.
Only the important agreement be-
tween Great Britain and Canada re-
mains uncompleted, but there was no
move to change the date of the final
plenary session ending the confer
ence, which is set for Thursday. and
consequently it is indicated the Brit
ish and Canadians intend to reach q
final agreement by Wednesday night
The question OF levying tariff tax
es against foreign food products in
Great Britain, move which is gen.
orally conceded would be unpopular
with the British people, was the chief
difficulty the conferees were facing
The demand of Canada for restric-
, tons against what she has called
dumping" of Russian products in
Great Britain is another.
In spite of the publication of the
alleged details of a British agreement
giving Canada 10-per-cent prefer
ence on lumber. which probably
would react against Russia's huge
lumber shipments to Britain, respon-
Gible sources said flatly Tuesday NO
bargain of any kind had been made
Oh lumber.
In general way, it was indicated
Canada's offer now includes con-
tinuation and extension of existing
British preferences; reduction or dis
continuation of special dumping du-
ties to accelerate the flow of Brit
i5h goods into Canada, and SUBJ
stantial modification of policy in res
pect to artificial valuation of British
goods for duty purposes.
List Other Benefits
Additional benefits were unofficial
ly listed as follows:
Important increases in British
preference on iron and steel products
which would switch $3OOOO,O 900 worth
Of Canada's orders annually from for
cign to British producers;
2-Revision in textile tariff sched-
ules which would divert Canadian
business from American to British
channels and give Lancashire and
Yorkshire manufacturers an even
break with Canadian manufacturers
in the dominion market;
British industries to have the
right to appear before the Canadian
tariff commission to secure fair COM
petition in the Canadian market:
Cost of production in both coun-
tries to be equalized by scientific
tariff adjustments:
establishment of an annual
market in Canada for a minimum Of
100000 tons of Scotch and Welsh an
thracite; =.
6-"Free" British entry into the
Canadian market of thousands of ar
ticles not produced in Canada.
Leave Radio Alone
The subcommittee on radios and
AAOoACAA PASOuAC 4AlAlo 4uAlCO W uStClUp
anything deemed by American OBJ
servers threatening to the United
States interests. In a broad way 1t
was suggested the conference take
special note of the need to develop
both industries within the common
wealth, from a cultural as well as an
economic standpoint.
1t pointed to the progress in that
direction during the last six years but
said the Empire nations should make
it practice to develop the quality of
their films and encourage closer CO.
operation between producers and GEN.
sors. Closer liaison between bodies
controlling radio production was rec
commended with view to improving
programs and facilitating an inter-
change of mechanical facilities.
Committees on monetary and fl
nancial affairs and on methods for
economic cooperation, have complet-
ed their work. In each case their re-
ports pointed rather to the way the
empire would stand as a unit in SUBJ
sequent world conferences rather
than to name specific independent de-
velopments.