London, June 12.
By the rejection of a Labour amendment by 277 votes to 03 the House of Commons to-day autem: tially adopted the Imperial Preference clauses of the Budget.
A feature of the debate was the number of prominent Labour members supporting Preference, notably Dr. Haden Guest, Mr. J. H. Thomas and Mr. David Kirkwood, The latter, on behalf of the Clydeside members, plumped for cement: ing the Empire as the best means, of accomplishing universal peace.
Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, welcomed the Labour manifestation as a Washington, June 12, The State Department informally reiterates that the Government will not be a party to the proposed European security pact, nor will it in any way be responsibt2 for the pact.
The State Department's pro nganeement is believed to be intonded to forestall any reyucst that United States show act as custodian of the commitments conied in the pact. No such request wally has beea made, but news: paper reports intimated that one nouncement is believed to be intended to forestall might be expected, can Service. that development of Imperial reade, apart from the taxation of food, was passing from the realm of party politics. He added that, apart from tobacco, the whole of the benefits of preference would not reach the consumer immed: ztely, notably as regards sugar, which connexion, however, he clared, preference would Imperial productioa—-Retfter.
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