London, Sept. id, Addressing the League of Nation' Assembly at Geneva yesterday, Mr. William Graham, President of the Board of Trade, referred to. the Tariff Conference held early this year. The convention suggested by the "Conference pledges its side na tories against any increase. tariffs before April, 1981, and. Mr. Graham announced that the British Government had decided to ratify. and urged other nations. to do the ame before November, when nego ions between States for further'. tariff reductions would begin. Bigh-: teen countries have signed the convention, and twenty-three have. Signed the "protocol for" further negotiations, 'BIN. Graham urged upon the Assembly the need for - economic, var We have to sound an disarmament and cessation of tariff
international note in economic re~ lations" he. aid.
The lessons of the World Conference of 1027, which was. called not indeed for free trade but for freer trae, were forgotten. - Politicians ded to the insistent demands o€ industry and commerce for protection, Though the tariff truce conference was held early this year, the agree nent that resulted from it fell far short of the hopes of those who had advocated the conference most warm ly. Nevertheless the convention pledging its signatories against a increase of their tariffs before April, 1931, had its value. More important, however, were the coming negotia tions aiming at general starlit ye ductions, which would begin in the carly autumn and would, it was hoped, yield results' carly next All this, Mr. Graham maintaines
of world restoration, He vefasod was part of the dominating prob lest to believe that any contribution tojwurds that restoration could be made restrictive tariffs which, while they might give a teniporary stimulus to certain industries, could the long run only retard recovery.—Wireless through Reuter.
Geneva, Sept, 14, Quite a sensation was' caused amongst the delegates to the session of the League of Nations when cuddenly the airship Graf Zeppelin appeared over the city and shortly, afterwards landed. "A large number delegates -went to. the landing place and. greeted the alvsbip-Amongst them were the Swiss State-"Mr. Motto, and the Foreign Minister, Dr-Curtius.
At to-day's sitting of the League's Assembly the delegate of Columbia asked the League to associate itself with the forthcoming festivities on {he centenary of Simon Bolivar om the xround that he was a originator fof just those principles of which the League of Nations is at least a partial realization. Count Bernstorf® Gri behalf of the German delegation warmly. supported the proposal—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,
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