The Archive · 1930

The Rubber Problem

Sept.

The announcement by Six Cecil Clementi published to-day, that as representing the Federated Malay States, he is not prepared to suggest a unilateral scheme for the restriction of rubber production there while the authorities in the Dutch East Indies are opposed to it, was not unexpected in Shanghai, which Kas considerable rubber interests in both territorities, Whereupon everybody is at.a loss to know what will happen next, Sir Cecil Clementi has stated very plainly that, no restriction scheme having proved agreeable to the parties concerned, the ordinary economic laws must take the ity course, and later on when de~ mand overtakes supply the

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