London, June 16. must depend on the restoration of In the House of Commons, this Prosperity in the Dominions. evening, Mr, Stanley Baldwin, who The first question, Mr. Thomas is. officiating as Acting Prime declared, would be as to the steps inister during Mr. Ramsay Mac-which could be usefully taken be-Donald's absence at the Reparations tween the Dominions to the mutual Conference at Lavsanne, made the advantage of each other's trade, most important pronouncement so That alone covered a wide 7 far regarding the scope of the of subjects and raised definitely the Ottawa Imperial Conference. He question of tariffs and with it the spoke for an hour. question of Imperial preference, "The agenda-was tremendous and there was hardly a subject that was Regarding the secondary industries in the Dominions, Mr. Thomas not included, he declared, Tt might take three years to suggested that where different manufactures not made in the Docomplish the great task, but it w minions could be made better and hoped that a promising start would be made at concentrating more cheaply in Brita subject would should be subjected to direct effect on a re-rationalization and agree between one Dominion and another. vival of trade, Mr. "Baldwin asserted that di After trade and related tress' and disaster had followed there were monetary and fi efforts to exclude the goods of questions which must. include the other countries and live in a state Whole question of currency. He of isolation. He cited, as an in-thought that changing world condi-stance, the present condition of the tions and changed. relationships in United States. the British Commonwealth all justi-While the Empire was singularly fied the hope and belief that there free from the most damaging forms lit emerge from the conference of trade restrictions, he proceeded, somebody representing all the De-there was a marked tendent minions that would be able te be in daily contact. front. years to heighten the in the Dominions both teach The policy of the Government, he other and against Britain, said, was to go to Ottawa absclate-'MWe should ask the statesmen at ly free and" unfettered, with "an Ottawa," he said, "to consider open mind prepared to examine whether in their own interest, as every question on its merits and well as ours, they might, not have prepared to approach problems not one the too far and too fast unmindful of their own responsi industrial, development, becati Dilities and obligations, but all the we are unable to buy what we time keeping in mind a wider view should like to without exporting of the situation. them sufficient goods to pay for it" that it they could by common agree: Mr, Thomas concluded by saying Mr, Baldwin" declared that the Government's "policy at, Ottawa ment reconcile their divergent. in-would be the general objective of terests and help each other it would freer trade, or reciprocal free trade be a great example to the world within the' Empire, or the nearest
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