THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1940
BRITISH EXPORT COUNCIL.
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"NOTHING LIKE IT ARIZONA INDIANS INDUSTRY TO
KNOWN IN
ENGLAND BEFORE"
LONDON, TO-DAY."
IN THE COURSE OF A SPEECH DEALING WITH THE EXPORT COUNCIL, DELIVERED IN LON- DON LAST EVENING, THE SECRETARY FOR THE OVERSEAS TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID: "Nothing like the Export Council has been known in England before. Nor has the size of the problem they have to tackle.
GIVE UP SWASTIKA COOPERATE
Reports received from Tucson,“ Arizona, state that Indians at the reservation near that city, have decided to give up the swastika as their tribal Insignia. In the course of a solemn ceremony held by the Indians, blankets and wicker baskets bearing the swas- tika were piled up and sat on fire. Calourad band was sprinkled.. around the plle to keep the evil' spirits from escaping.
A proclamation signed by four. tribal chiefs was issued simultan- eously, banning, the use of 'the' swastika whloh, "after It had been considered for centuries as a symbol of friendship by our an- cestors, has been profaned by an other nation."
The Council is an innovation born war effort that no measure calculated of the exigencies of war. The task to achieve the aim will be excluded is to see that British. exports ¡in-from_consideration. Machinery for crease sufficiently to pay for materials accomplishing the desired purpose will we have to import to win the war." be built on the normal trade structure,
The measure, was forced on Britain although it is recognised that war DR. ALAM LEAVES by the conditions of the struggle, he conditions require-direction, guidance continued, because much as it would and support given by the Government
CONGRESS . PARTY be preferred to devote all industrial to exporters to a decree not contem-
New Delhi, To-day. resources to the production of muni- plated in peace time, and the White
Dr. Mohamed Alam, Deputy Leader tions of war, it was not possible to Paper specifically states: "Should ex-of the Congress Party in the Punjab do so by reason of inability to borrow ceptional circumstances arise in parti- Legislative Assembly, has resigned.
cular trades or over the whole field the Council will place no limit to the expedients they will be prepared to consider,” and it is anticipated that a considerable diversion from home to export markets will be experienced in the case of many commodities.
abroad.
CASH AND CARRY WAR "To use an Americanism, this is a cash and carry war."
He proceeded to explain the duties of the Export Council which, he said, had no intention of forming rigid cartels but flexible groups estimat- ing their own requirements needed to carry out their part in the scheme, and he continued: "There are two things about the plans I would like to emphasise.
INDUSTRIAL GROUPS Stating "it is clear that each indus- try in considering export develop- ment has problems of raw materials, prices, distribution and markets which are highly specialised," the White "First, we are not trying to imitate Paper forecasts the setting up in each the methods of the totalitarian states.industry of an export group with On the contrary we are counting on which the Council will co-operate. the willing.co-operation of our peo- These groups will be formed by ple. We hope too we shall have the existing trade organisations and willing co-operation of our customers.
NOT SEEKING MONOPOLY "Secondly, we have no idea of tak- ing advantage of the war to try and secure a monopoly of world markets. Even if we wanted to we could not spare the resources needed for such an effort.
"We have always preferred the Ideal of a free exchange of goods among the nations of the world to the rigid bilateralism beloved by the totalitarians. We shall limit regimentation to the mini- mum necessity that war enforces on us.
"To neutrals we say we believe we can supply what you want and we are going to do our best to do so. That there are difficulties to be over- come in doing it we know. They will be overcome, We shall try to sell at a fair price and when we con- tract to deliver by a certain date we will do so. The Export Council will see to that.
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NOT FORCIBLE FEEDING "Our polley is not one of for cibly feeding foreign markets. We do not want to dictate to
trals; Indeed we cannot.
neu-...
"We do, however,_say_two_things. One, if you want us to go on buying your goods rather than someone else's, you must help us by buying our goods in return.
"Two, we believe that victory in this war means the assurance of freedom and liberty in the world.
"Anything that strengthens - our economy, anything that enables us to assure the necessary supplies of ‚ma-" terial to carry on the war, helps to- wards that victory. Anyone, too, wherever he lives, who helps to strong- then pur economy by buying our | goods makes his Individual contribu- tion to that victory of right over 'might.”—British:"Wireless.
WHITE PAPER ON ORGANISATION
London, To-day. The aims and plan of the work of the Export Councif set up by the Board of Trade are set out in a White Paper.
The aim ‘1s summed up as "promo- * tion of, the greatest volume of export trade which can be achieved under /the conditions of war."
Export trade is regarded by the Council as a factor so vital in
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London, To-day.
The Anglo-French talks sponsored by the FederationTM of British Industries opened in London yesterday when Lord Dudley Gordon, Pre- sident-elect of the Federa- tion, welcomed the visiting delegates.
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The French delegates include heads of a wide group of French in- cluding coal, chemicals, wool, cotton, metals and engineering.
Lord Dudley Gordon, in a speech, sald It would be the purpose of the discussions to see where' and how British and French industries could best co-operate.
Such collaboration would serve not
only to hasten success. in the struggle but after the war would make a valuable contribution to the establish- ment of a stable and enduring peace.
He said yesterday that the duty of every Moslem was to rally under one-Reuter. banner and consolidate the position of the Moslem community.—Reuter.
Chambers of Commerce.
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All suggestions for promotion of this vital activity will be examined with the idea of bringing into opera- tion a unified scheme embracing the whole ramifications of the export trade, and the White Paper concludes:
Rome, To-day. "Notwithstanding the obstacles caused
Count Csaky, the Hungarian For- by the war the final aim must be an eign Minister, is to leave Budapest increased exchange of goods and ser- soon to listen to the song of wedding vices to mutual advantage between bells. He is to be married during the the Allies and countries who wish to Easter holidays and will spend his trade with them."-British Wireless." honeymoon in Italy: Havas.
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