Evening star., 1938-05-16

Uncle Sam and John Bull have locked
horns in the final phase of their friendly
struggle to reach a mutually acceptable
reciprocal trade agreement, Hull model.
The British delegation, which has been
in Washington for the past two months;
now has before it the United states
proposal for a pact and IS giving ~
ANALYTICAL consideration. In accord
ance with the usual practice on these
occasions the visiting firemen sooner or
later will come forward with their own
proposition. Eventually, also in accord
with the rules of the game, the high
contracting parties will get to grips Tor
pive-and-take purposes. If matters take
the customary course thencetorth, II
will be King Compromise which Will
finally win the day. It's no secret ABOUT
the fact that the Anglo-American trace
agreement path is strewn with thorns.
Both governments have shEeWd bargain
ers on the job Their respective cue IS
to remain hard-boiled until the last cog
is dead. But the keen and mutual de-
sire for results inspires confidence that
sooner or later a deal will be made. The
U. S. A. and Britain are each other S
best customer That's the factor Whlcn
assures a business entente between them
eventually, if not speedily.
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What complicates the State Depart
ment's dickering with the British to an
extent inexperienced in other reciprocal
nepotiations is the celebrated Ottawa
agreements conferring imperial prefer
ence" on various portions OF the en-
pire with respect to tariffs and the Brit
ish home market. Great dominion pro-
ducers of agricultural crops in particular
don't view with enthusiasm the idea OF
the mother countrys granting COM
petitive tariff favors to the American
farmer or cattle raiser. A typically con-
tentious point is the insiStence OF Ca
madam apple growers that YANKEE orcn-
ards not be put in position to 1nvaoe
the British Isles under conditions ad-
verse to the fruit industries OF ontario.
Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
In a wholly different field, that OF mo-
ton pictures, we are making vigorous
fight for a squarer deal for our great
movie industry, recently handicapped by
an act of Parliament in entering the
British silver screen domain. The very
fact that there is such multiplicity OF
claims. counter claims and grievances
we seeking better treatment there. they
craving it Therapeutics the best hope
that the fifty-fifty principle will reign
supreme in the end, and that before
snow flies all will be we'll on the Po-
tomac as well as on the Thames.
One of the uncomfortable tales per-
colating through Capital famed for its
"sense of rumor" is that the Roosevelt
patton the-back for the Anglo-1talian
agreement was intended to jolly Prime
Minister Chamberlain, its architect in
chief, into conciliatory mood anent
reciprocal trade accord with the United
States. BY way of reverse English, the
same little birds are whispering that
Downing Street steered bombing
plane purchase commission to these
Shores in the belief it would be gesture
duly appreciated in the depresslon-r1o-
den States" What London banks upon
most heavily is Cordell Hulls conceded
anxiety for an agreement with our
leading customer not only because OF
its intrinsic importance, but because
the Tennesseean considers that an
Anglo American trade get together
would be far and away the greatest sim
gle contribution to his program of eco
nomic disarmament.
It may be nothing more than mere
coincidence, but last week witnessed no
fewer than four formal and ofnc1al re-
Dukes Of Germany BY the United States