While it is understood the Japanese aim at securing a partition of the great cotton consuming markets, the Lancashire industrialists, wh political pull is very considera declare that if the present, confer ences prove abortive, tariffs and ther means of protection must. be implemented in order to safeguard the British markets at home and overseas.
The chairman of the Lanchashire delegation, Sir John E, Barlow, hi Gelivered an address of welcome to which Mr, Kadono Okada replied. No programme for the coming discussions has yet been fixed.—Reuter.
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