THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1900.
TARIFF CONFERENCE
Talks on lowering of world trade barriers
BARGAINING PROCESS
Torquay, September 24,
More than 80 per cont of the world's trade will be thrown on the counter for a months-long bargaining process when delegates from 38 nations' assemble here this week.
On September 28, this South Coast resort will follow Geneva and Annecy in welcoming parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade for their third and biggest round of negotiations to lower trade bar- riers.
Imperial Proference is expected to come under fire from non-Common- wealth countries who think Britain and the Dominions unfairly res~,
trict imports.
The participation of West-
ern Germany will open up, new fields for negotiations.
The United States delegation, to be led by Mr. Willard L. Thorpe,
1945 Anglo-American agreement which bound this country to work for the reduction of preferences in return for dollars.
the Assistant Secretary of State,tain and will take the lead in pressing for a continuation of the tariff lower-countries, many Latin American tack on tarifls. This was done
ing process despite the Interna- tional situation; but the effect of political tension and war nerves on material supplies will be
bound to influence the talks.
Japan's return to world trading is expected to be raised by the United States in an attempt to open the way for Japan's admis- sion to the GATT, the most- favoured-nation system,
The 23. nations which became contracting partles at Geneva in .1947 include Helglun, Brazil,
Czechoslovakia, Chile.
France, Indonesia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Syria, Brl- tain and the United States.
The nine who joined at Annecy are Denmark, the Dominican Re publle, Finland, Greece, Haiti, Italy,
and Sweden.
Liberia,
Nicaragua
Strict secrecy
will The Conterence
have its own security force and its own telephone system so that delegates can maintain
The clash of their competing It was carried further in the
resounded trading systame through the world. It Impaired their political relationship. To this day the echoes parcist. Besides the United States, Bri- Both epuniries simultaneously the Commonwealth pledged to spearhead global al- repubiles, most West European through the UN sponsored Inter- States and several Asian nations national Trade Organisation will attend the Torquay talks. (ITO) which hammered out a
West Germany. Austria and charter to govern tortured Korea are due to be pre-trading conduct.
Yet Liberia alone, of the 53 sent, too. A Communist-led "na- tion, Czechoslovakia, will also be signatory States, has ratified the there.
ITO charter.
The others are waiting for an 400 agreements The conference will be the American lead before doing the UN officials hope for third since the participating na-American Congressional action tions began their work in 1947. later this year.
They have something to show for their labours.
International
Singapore grenade incident
Bingapore, September 24.
A woman who gave
nama
28 Hilda Townsend," understood to be working as
■ civilian for the NAAFI in Bingapore, was injured here today by splinter from a grenade thrown by a Chinese.
The Chinese, who was on a blcycle, triad to throw tha grenade into the Stamford Cafa In the centre of the city within * 100 yards of Raffles Hotel,
an
The bomb, aimed at open door, hit a signboard and foll
on the pavement, where It exploded. Оле splinter flow through a win- dow, Injuring the woman an she was dining with friends.
Police Immediately cordon. od off the area and arrested a suspect. The woman was admitted to hospital-Reuter.
Death of Sir William Hornell
¡Nottingham, September 24.
Sir Willian Woodward Hor-
nell, Vice-Chancellor of Hons Kong University for 13 years, died here today at the age of 72.
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Sir William was educated
U.S. INCREASES FLEET IN MEDITERRANEAN
London, September 24.7
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Fifty-two United States warships aro concentrated in the Mediterranean Soɑ today in an obvious warning to the Communist world that war in Korea had not stripped United States sea-.. power in Europe, The U.S. Navy Public Information Office here pointed out that this was the largest con- centration of American ships in Europe since the war the largest in peacetime history.
The announcement did not explain the massive concentra- tion of naval strength in the Mediterrancan.
It was counted significant that the Navy had decided to issue an oficial announcement which did nothing but call attention to the biggest concentration in history and to the number of warships involved.
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announcement
also
In.
Beginning of the end of war?
Castleford, September 24. Mr. Noel Philip-Baker, the dicated an increase U.S. sub Minister for Fuel and Power, marine strength on this side of declared here today that this the world. The size of the in. War in Korea might well br crease-from one submarine to "the beginning of the end of four-was not in itself particular war." ly significant.
tim."
Tied into the United States pro- the application of "the principle This could come, he sold, fron gramme to bolster its forces everywhere as quickly as possible, that aggressive war is a crime the increase began to answer the against mankind which must be bid by Russin to seize control of suppressed by the collective sup- sea-lanes which Britain and thet of other nations for the vic- United States have dominated at for years.
In Korea, Mr. Noel-Boker sald, Russia is reported to be bulld-53 nations were standing against Radley and Trinity College, Ox ford and was appointed to the ing a mammoth submarine dect aggression for the rules of law. Indian Educational Service in with a target of more than 1,000 Soldiers were dying on foreign 1001. The following year he be undersen craft. It has placed more soil under the nag of the United came Professor of English at the empliasis on naval matters in re- Nations. They were dying not to Presidency College in Calcutta, cent months than
material national on anything promote any GATT, born out of ITO, has 39 and a year later inspector of else since the Commurista came gain, he declared, but for that!
to power.
principle. In the course of 270 sets of nego-adherents, accounting for four- European Schools in Bengal, tiations already concluded by fifths of the world's trading, participating notions,
on rates For instance, tariff 43,000 items have been cut down
some,
Must share
In 1908 he was appointed As- sistant Director of Pubile In-2]
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In 1924 Sir William took up
United
There are four carriers, but it
"That principle has been the crux of Labour's foreign very policy alnce the first world war," he added.
GATT lays down that tariff
Two functions Something like 400 separate concessions awapped by any two
Before the current assembly is tariff agreements will probably be nations have to be shared by all.struction in Bengal, and two years
This is the way it worked out inter resigned from the Service the Mediterranean, the negotiated in Torquay. All this is being done within the framework of the last talks:
and joined the Board of Educa- States fleet in European and "If it had been applied in Man- Australia is the United States tion, Whitehall. Two years later Middle Eastern waters consisted churia 20 years ago or in Abys The six who will come to Tor-of a multilateral pact called the
he was appointed Assistant
Di-of the quay to negotiate with a view to General Agreement on Tariffs and biggest supplier of raw wool, She
carriers Midway and sinia, as the Labour Party then Trade (GATT) concluded last wanted American duties of raw
rector of Special Inquiries
and Leyte, the
Molnes, becoming parties to the Agree-
the cruisers
demanded, the second World War wool imports cut down. The two Reports, and in 1911 was Secre-
Des Salem,
10 des- would never have occurred. ment are Austria, the German year.
Some big questions:
countries went into conferencetary of the Imperial Education Columbus and Federal
Peru, Republic,
the
auxiliaries
"Its application in Korea is an troyers, 10
and one Will the world scramble for Amerien granted lower wool Philippines, Turkey and Uruguay.
event of Immense significance. 528-ton submarine, the Plper. strategic materials-spurred by duties. Although granted to Aus- Korca affect
The total force in the Mediter. Whatever our present sufferings, national torliftralia, the concessions were au- policies ?
tomatically
extended to all other and served until 1924 as Direc-marines, three of which have just rogard it as the beginning of the In 1913 he returned to Bengal ranean today includes four sub-lhe historians of the future may What effects will emerge from wool-selling countries present,
end, of war."--Reuter, the slowdown of East-West trade? |
tor of Public Instruction. That
arrived. technique neg How can low-tarif countries, saves a lot of and trouble. like the Benelux group, bargain The alternative would be for the
with their home countries.
e countries contact for new concessions without al-United States to negotiate separe most eliminating their duties ? ale sets of concessions with all Special uniforms have been Is the Schuman Plan for pool- the countries she buys from. It is Issued to the 30 policemen who ing West European industries conceivable that the concessions with guard the conference going to violate GATT principles would not always be uniform.→ secrets. The bargaining will be with its promise of tartit privile- Reuter and Associated Press, in strict privacy, Leakage of ges for its members? concessions made would enable apeculators to make profits by anticipating tariff reductions. The parties must take note of the expressed United States hope to bring Japan Into the system. They will discuss, it is expected, the effect an world trade of in- ternational politics, and the Korean war, with its influence on the world demand for strategic materials.
Separate group' arrangements, such as the Schuman Plan for Europe's iron, steel and coal, may raise. problems.
-As--court-to-which-mombers can appeal, the November session of the contracting parties will probably heat complaints against Be Imperial Preference system and the import restrictions operat- ed by Briain, India, Australia, Ceylon, Pakistan and Rhodesia, particularly.
What's to be done about West Cermany's high-level tariff wall?
-if the, South Koreans show
up.
For years the United States'
NEW SHIP FOR EAST ASIATIC
the appointment of Vice-Chan cellor of Hong Kong Univeralty and held that post until his re- tiroment in 1937. -
"NEHRU'S ROLE
The
Until Korea changed every- uppears that some would move on. thing, the US. flest in Europe had two primary functions to show
Paris, September 25, 1.5. goodwill and the U.S.
flag.
Conservative evening The Aug-showing was most Five years, after retiring Sirvident rucial Italian paper "Le Monde" said here to- William became Hon. Resident E
day: "The hour may soon- sound it was for Pandit Nehru to play the in- Adviser, College of the Sea, in elections of 1948, when
feared the Communists would termadlary role between East London.
try to seize power by torce-and West to which he has United Press,
In 1946, at the age of 68, he married Kathleen Veronica, widow of Arthur Brown-Reuter.
One of the four lifeboats of light alloy is equipped With a 10-HP Bolinder-Munktell crudo oil motor.
IRANO-ITALIAN PACT SIGNED
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pired since India became an in- dependent republic."
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"Le Monde" considered that, pending the India elections-due in 1951--Pandit Nehru Hos free hand in international well 16 internal polities and Teheran, September 24.
would always be supported_by_a An Irano-Italian treaty of friendship was signed today by
Parliament almost compicldly composed of Congress Party Alberto Rosal Longhi, and the Italian Ambassador, Marquese members from-the left wing
the the right and centre. Reuter, Rols. The treaty provides for per Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohin
manent peace between the two nations and settlement of disputes by peaceful means-United Press.
Political snags These are technical problems. ticul ones as well:
The conference will face poli-
On September 13, another Czechoslovakia going to noteworthy ship was added to challenge the credentials of do- the large and growing Gothen-lounges and messrooms amidships legates from Nationalist China, burg Beet
on the boat, bridge and shelter, of modern cargo West Germany and South Korea and passenger liners.
decks. The catering personucl have their cabins and messroom Following a successful trial runi
on shelter deck where the crow's the Kattegat, the 9,800-ton me
messroom is also located on the The United States is going cargo liner Ceylon was handed
port side while the crew i press-at least informally-for over by the bullders, Eriksberg quartered in 16 single and six Japan's admission, ag
against British shipyard, to the Swedish East double cabins in the poop with opposition.
Asiatic Company. Including this Anglo-American rivalry will
a day-room on poop deck. ship: which is of the highest backdrop these as it has back-standard and features many in- dropped previous talks.
teresting innovations, the firet young, expanding economy has of this line totals 18 vessels of 144,000 tons d.w. with two more South been edging, into Britain's Im-aggregating about 20,000 tons on
perial Preferences.
order. Britain and her Dominions had
The Ceylon, worked out
which is of a A system of preferen- tial trading-baleful to Americans larger type than those previously Chile may also be cited for the as long age as 1932. It was de hufit for those owners, is the first 12,000 1HP give the ship a service missing since Thursday was found
signed in part to offset the com- be completed in a series of same complaint.
ordered from Eriksberg The whole problem of such re-plete customs union functioning thr
A handsome model of this ship strictions is to be reviewed next further walled in during the refrigerated space which can be as
In the United States, which was shipyard. She has five holds,
presented to Prince Carl cooled stown to 12 C, strong Gustat of Sweden on his fourth The question arises from the slump years by raised tariffs.
room and deep funk for vegetable birthday last April. application of 'an escape clause in
Atlantic Charter
oils. The deck machinery 19 the General Agreement, permit-
electrically operated. ting import restrictions to be ap-
Since the mid-1990s successive Accomodation for 12 passen- plied if a member finds itself in
American administrations have gers in the form of four single balance-of-payment difficulties.
Countries which entered the worked to break down Imperial and four double stateroonis, all
Preferences. Agreement
with private baths, as well as with existing low tariffs will ask that the retention for instance spoke of "access on is placed amidships on the bridge The Atlantic Charter in 1041 spacious and elegant social rooms, of these tariffs should be regard- ed as a sufficient "concession" equal terms to the trade and raw deck.
Navigation officers and ens
year.
Escape clause
materials of the world" as a con-
when they negotiate now. agree-crete Democratic post-war alm.gineers also. ments with high tariff countries.
In principle this has already
been accepted.
It is understood that the United States delegation will be coming to Torquay with a schedule cover. ing about 2,500 Imports, on which it is ready to neguliste tariff re- ductions with "principal suppliera" -possibly 24 countries,
Tough job
The winter-long talks. will be held under United Nations spoɑ-. sorship. The aim is to sat a basis for world trading harmony in much the same way as the United
· Nations- seeks to establish world .peace,
It is a tough job. Private buil- ness interests are involved as much as national policies. Untli the mid-1930s the man-made trad- ing barriors did as much as any- thing to arouse International Jen- lousies and friction. Producing nations were looking for markelis. for their goods. They found other nations building high tarif walis around their territories not only to protect their own slump- stricken industries, but also to
revenue.
earn.
-like-minded nations which" ald "not:compete' with one another banded together to exchange cons cessions or preférences P
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