London, Nov, 10.
The Prime Minister, Mr, Ramsay! MacDonald, delivered the traditional review of Home, Empire and Foreign affairs at the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall to-night. The banquet followed the magni ficent pattern of the past.
In the course of his speech the Prime Minister referred to the work accomplished by the Imperial Conference. He said the 1926 conte ence declared equal status and 1930 conference was settling w those words meant in terms of legal administrative changes, tinuing, he said the subject of mutual' economic arrangements. was beset by a very clearly defined but he was hopeful. before the America-Japan Society, 'The total exclusion of Japanese emigrants from the United States is the main point at issue between 'Tokyo and Washington, the "Nichi Nichi" has pointed out' in repeated editorials, and Japanese would like the same reassurance from Forbed they had from his predecessor, My William Castle Jr, now assistant Secretary of State. Japanese do not want to-emigrate to the United States, the "Nichi Nichi" says, and not object to the Exclusion Clause because it prevents thelx seeking work in America, They, object to it, however, because it represents "a programme of racial inequality. Japanese are barred because they are Orientalg and. they consider it humiliating to feel the European nations are iked as their superiors in Amerke can immigration policy and placed a quota basi Mr. Forbes hi taken the stand privately. that the imniigra policy is, determined by the Congress in Washington it would be out of his sphere as a diplomat to discuss it—United Press."
The task of broadening liberty which had engaged the attention of the Imperial "conference would be undertaken at the forthcoming India round table conference.
Air. MacDonald outlined the treniendous problems connected with the causes of unemployment. New] sources of production must be found and, vast. improvement.of ott marketing must be undertaken. And. the Dominions, by a mutually advantageous agreement with us must join hands and lay economic foundations' worthy of our tomimon spiritual inheritance. This heavy} task could not be done by witches, wizards or jerrybuilders. "Tt must} enlist the ce-operation of the most] practical intelligence and business! experience. Britain had no cause for pessimism. She was endowed with skill, resource and reparation.
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