Lofdon, May 4.
"Big Business" is to be represent-Jed at the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa in July.
The names of the six: prominent Jousiness men to go as advisers with the British delegation were an-Jnounced in the House of Commons. last night, by Mr. J. H. Thomas, [Secretary for the Dominions. 'They' Jare, for industrial and commercial questions, Sir Gilbert Vsle, managing director of W. and T. Avery Ltd. Jand associated companies, Sir Alan JAnderson, director of the Bank of England and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and she Suez Canal Company, and' Lord Weir, managing director of G. and J. Weir Ed, Glasgow, member of the Air 0 representing [Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of British Industries and the Chamber of Shipping.
Mr. John Bromley, general secret ary of the Society' of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, and Mr. Walter Citrine, general secretary of the Trades 'Union. Congress, been nominated by the Trades' Union Sir Edward, chairman of the Brit ish Empire Producers Association land of the Empire Marketing Bo adviser on Coloni there will also be am In addition, the delegation will be accompanied " by official advisers. from the state departments con-
May 5, The vast scheme for inter-imperial_ ce-operation elaborated by the Empire Committee of the Federation of British Industries preparation for the Ottawa Conference may be described as "the rationalization of industry Empire basis 'The report of the Committee draws attention to the efforts made by the United States to mab North and South America into a commercial whole. It says that Japan is forming 'a powerful bloc in the Far East, France is building up a colonial' empire and a Central European coalition is on tke tapis. This, together with the fact that the Dominions are suffering a8 much as Britain from. forei penetration, indicates the need for far-reaching. economic ce-ordination.
Such ce-ordination, the report continues, can be accomplished by means of a scheme of tary production" "and the British Dominions aimed at discouragement of uneconomic Protection of and, other within the brace Imperial transport, publicity, propaganda, migration, education, ime and monetary. poli Tu this "connection the report points out, that in the past decade There has been a default in interest payments on foreign loans "total Tyg '£115,000,000 issued. in' London, whereas no. country in the Empire has. defaulted, The Committee recommends the exploration of all methods of inter= national action to solve. financial problems, aiming. at the creation of financial monetary system revoly= Inge vound Sterling: (1) within the Empire, to remove. inter-Empire exchange dificuties; and (2), conjunction with foreign country was announced in the House of Commons' to-day that Sir Douglas Newton has been appointed agriealtural adviser to the United Kingdom delegation to the Ottawa confercence, May 7.
Lancashire's hopes from the JOttawa Imperial "Economic _conference were evidenced to-day when deputation from cotton trade organizations waited on Mr. J. ili. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, and Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, and urged that there be special representation of [the textile export trade at the conference.
The two the "deputation that advisers had been appointed to re. present industry as a whole and [should be' supported by all sections lof industry.
The deputation acquiesced and undertook to send an. experienced man to Ottawa to keep in touch the industrial advisers, aceompanying the British delegation to the conference—Reuter.
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