Evening star., 1932-07-24
Joins With New Zealand and
Canada in Drastic Pro-
lection Move.
ENGLISH FEAR INCREASE
IN OWN LIVING COSTS
Nearly Third of American Farm
Exports Now Find Market in
United Kingdom.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
OTTAWA, July 23-The insistence
of Australia upon effective assistance
from Great Britain in marketing Aus
tralian products threw into bold relief
tonight the differences of opinion on
the manner of granting Empire prefer
ences.
At the outset the British delegates
declared themselves for the general
principle of lowering tariff walls for
Empire nations as opposed to raising
such walls against foreign countries.
The demand voiced by Premier STAN
ley Bruce of Australia for preference
On chilled beef in effect means that
Great Britain would have to raise her
tariff walls against foreign countries
if she satisfied Australia on this point.
At present chilled beef enters Great
Britain free of duty.
Mrs. Walter Runciman, wife of the
president of the British Board of
Trade, has stated in interviews here
that the English people would not agree
to any move for an Empire trade union
which would result in higher costs OF
living.
The Australians statement served to
link the needs of Canada Australia
and New Zealand in bargaining with
the United Kingdom, although there
was no official indication of this.
Scores Russian Dumping.
But significant in the statement O!
Premier Bruce was a demand that the
British Isles consider the effect of the
marketing methods adopted by Rus.
sia" in 1890
Although the Canadians made nc
comment, Canada heretofore has helC
to a policy Of exclusion of Russian
exports. Premier Bruce took note OF
this thus:
There is one phase Of the wheat
problem which I would wish to reserve
for discussion later, because it is o1
great concern to the wheat producers
Of Australia. and, I believe, also to
Canada. The marketing methods
adopted by Russia in 1890 completely
disorganized the market. There is nc
form of overseas competition which ha.
aroused such strong feeling amongst
Australian wheat growers as the dump.
ing of Russian wheat into Great Britain
1T may be that we shall be con-
fronted with such abnormal producing
and trading conditions due to the de.
preston that we shall be forced to the
conclusion that preferential dutie.
alone will not prove effective.
This may lead us to the conclusion
that the only way in which the Empire
markets can be secured for certain i'm
portant commodities such as, for ex-
ample, meat and butter, is by the
adoption of a scheme of restrictions
upon imports from outside the Empire.
New Zealand has not been brought
into the Canadian Australian viewpoint
except in that she has warmly Endorsed
Canada's preference stand.
Surprised by Tone.
The British delegation today was
studying Mr.. Bruce's firm declaration
and evinced good deal of surprise at
Apparently they were surprised, espe-
cially at this statement:
II may add that the unanimous view
of the Australian people Is that, while
for quarter of century they have
given preferences to Great Britain
freely and Internationally, they regarC
the British preferences granted under
the import duties act as a somewhat
tardy response for the benefits long en-
joyed by British industry
The import duties act permitted Do.
minion products to enter the United
Kingdom free of duty until November
to give the Ottawa conference a chance
to negotiate for reciprocal preferences
This is the crux of Great Britain's bar.
gaining point.
The unofficial observer for Argen-
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