Deputation of Manufacturers Geneva Conference to Promote on the Tariff London, Nov. 26.
Representatives of the British] section of the Society of Motor} Marufgcterers and Traders, headed Sir Hertert Austin, met the Lord Privy Seal xnd Minister dealing with the unemployment problem, Bir, J. H. Thowas, at the House of Commons this afternoon to discuss with him the needs of the British] Jnotor-car industry, with particular] reference to the export trade.
It is understood that the manu Socturers suggest the abolishing cf} Yhe horsepower tax which, they] state, handicaps British efforts to compete with foreign manufacturers} the world markets, The deputation also stresses the! necessity for continuing the tariff against foreign cars and urges the Reed for some definite statement of the Government's policy on this point, The Government's Attitude Later.
Mr, J. H. Thomas, the Minister charge of the unemployment pro-View, was asked in the House of Commons to-day whether it was the Government's policy to develop and encourage the export trade permanent remedy for unemployment.
He declared that he had already jd, on more than one occasion, that} the only real and permanent remedy for unemployment lay in the exten-ion of our trade, both at home and abroad, Tt was the Government's policy to] encourage and by every means in power develop our export trade, With this end in view, he was in constant touch with representatives! of various industries in order to ascertain from them what were their 'iMiculties and in what way the Government could properly-help.
Apart from his efforts in connection with the steel trade, he had xendy met representatives of the shipbuilding and electrical trades and he hoped that an opportuni would be offered for him yo meet! representatives of many other industries.
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