London, Oct, 26, Far from being a failure the Ottawa agreements had notably ime Proved. Imperial trade. This) was the keynote of the broadcast made by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary foe the Dominion aright on the World' polities" Stes "Thomas det atthe. British, "Empire
glad hatin the lag three month 9,000,000, "white a simailae ime ritish imports lad' increased
ent had occurred in Canada, la, New. Zealand and: South For the nine months immediately following the Ottawa Conference, Mr. 'Thomas continued, Britain' trade with the Empire had risen from 36 to 40 per cent. of her total trade, while in the latest period the total trade of the Dominions and India with the United Kingdom had also increased from 36 per cent, of their total trade to 40 "per cent.
Oltawa, the Dominions. Secretar added, was not only a_land-marl in the history of the Empire but ie to the world possible for a group of free nations to work together Reuter.
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