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COMPETITION OF GERMANY,
Testimonials to the high standard set The great Commonwealths of which the by British plane mannfarsarers have been British Empire is built up have a right to claims that the Old Country should feature of the meetings of the British send them of her best men as representa Music Industries. Federation which were tive of the King. That in the past this held at sedudno recently. At the claim has been honoured they will not deny. The list of the Governors-Lieuer- annual banruet on May 30th, Mr. W. Sal whom England has sent overseas bears Hanning a Canadian-representative, as the names of men who were trained by rich and varied experience, and proved serted that the German claim of by the searching test of the actual dominance was u myth, and that British handling of great affairs before they were Empire manufacturers could heat those chosen,
These qualifications are conspicuous in of any other country in the world in
the new Governor-tieneral of Australia, piano-making.
Sir John Baird, and the Commonwealth Similar opinions were expressed at the is to be congratulated in that Lord! inaugural meeting of the Convention next Forster's successful and popular terin day, when a resolution was adopted replice will be followed by so fortunate questing the council to take action to an appointment. The post nl tiovernor counteract propaganda in favour of GetGeneral is not an affair of mere pomp man planos. Ms. M. E. Ricketts (Chap- and circumstance, and the glamour of pell Plano Courpany, London) strongly & famous name or nacient title is not supported the proppeal. He dwelt with demanded by the Dominions. But they enthusiasm on the excellence of English do, need men who have studied the pro- production, and urged dealers not to be blems which disturb the Empire and the so unpatriotic as to recommend lerman world to-day. who, by their study and pianos for the sake of making a little experience of men and things have learnt inore profit.
bow to handle and to advise others in What, however, has really card the handling of both the attention of the Convention has Sir John Baird is best known so the been u mattor largely of domestic public by his work in the House of Cup. concern that of the commission to be mons. He has been in Parliament for paid by dealers to professional musicians many years, and he has become familiar introducing castomers. The subject was Minister with the affairs of a number debated with so much energy, that the Departments, both in the stress of programme was upset, and the nueting war and in the hardly less difficult con of the Pianoforte Manufacturers Associations which followed the Armistice. tion had to be postponed. The topic There could not be much better prelimin
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sident. Mr. F. R. Allen... He touched preparation either for a place of upon a variety of matters of interest to authority in English political life or for the diferent bodies affiliated to the the knowledge and tact required of a federation. Particularly he welcomed the Governor-General than service as Par fact that music is receiving more atten.liamentary secretary of a man who beld such a position, in and out of offer, s tion in newspapers, and that "the federa tion lecturers are in active demand al Mr. Bouer Law.
But this part of Sir John Baird's over the country. To the propagandu work of the federation he attributed the career is fresh in memory. It is not so greatly increased interest being taken in well known that he spent a number of music by education authorities. During years in the Diplomatic Service, acquir the past year, he said, the demand for ing a considerable acquaintance with the school pianos had been extraordinary tangled problems "of Egypt, and adds He welcomed this increased interest in to his administratiye kupyledge of the music in the schools, as the aim of the Air Force practical experience federation is to see that every pupil soldier. Mr. Bruce and the Government receives musical education. Also he and people of Australia have at their expressed appreciation of the attitude disposal the services of an adviser whose taken up by school authorities that their opinion on their own aud on Imperial planos must be 100 per cent. British problems will be singularly well inform material a brief reference to the reed and valuable, and whose career has imposition of the McKenna Duties, Mr. been such that he is not likely either to Allen said that the music industries could ignore the lessons of the Old World or look forward with greater optimism than under-estimate the importance and the was possible a year ago. There was no demands of new conditions.-The Daily doubt that the duties would be
Telegraph. advantage to the trade, but, he added Do not let us fall into the grave error of trying to exploit a situation like this. That would be a catastrophe. if we were to put on record that application of a tariff to our trade was simply to he used for the purpose of getting more money. then we do not deserve the protection to which we are really entitled. The mem bers of the Convention cordially endorsed this view. Mr. Allen welcomed the fact that British pianos are being sent to America- country, he. added, not un- acquainted with tariffs. The reason, be said, was the quality of British mane. facture.
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BRITISH STATESMEN. SENATOR BORAH'S TRIBUTE.
Speaking at the Unitarian Laymen's League at Boston (Mass.) recently, Senator Borah discussed peace as related to the world court:
He declared"that" in the interests of peace, order, und law in international affairs the Court should function under
Mr. Allen pointed to the success that bad quoted Meat institutions.
hody of international law absolutely free from the dominion or direction of international
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1 saying: "No been achieved in putting & stop to planos political question is ever submitted to any Court." Senator Berah said that the being sold under fictitious names. By United States wanted a Court meeting their efforts the federation were clearing that test. He denied that the United up a situation which might easily become States was asking, the nations already Пerious.
adhering the Court to discard it for Dealing with the vexed question of wholly new Court, and said he was professional commission, the president merely asking for changes of statute. described it as the biggest canker in the "We are asking." he said," "Far leas trade. Some time ago the convention when, considered us an exertion of legis- adopted a resolution that dealers, should lative power or Treaty making, than Lord not pay experts more, than-5 per cent. Balfour asked and secured when the commission for introducing business. That statute reached him from the hands of was not being loyally carried out. He the Root Committee. Ele did not think made an emphatic appeal to members to a certain section of the statute was well enforce it, and particularly urged that the for the British Empire. and, without leave convention should take some further of or concern about what the United action. This subject led to prolonged States would do, he took it out. discussion. Several members asserted
"He was far too shrewd, may I say that they were losing business because without offence, far too faithful to his rival firms paid higher commission. Sug country, to be content with a reservation gestions were made that manufacturers which he perfectly understood the Court should cut off supplies to dealers who itself would. construe. How loyal, how declined to carry out the federation devoted, is the English statesman at all resolution. Many of the dealers present times to his country: What power his declared that the question was essentially vision, his loyalty, his courage, from one for the manufacturers, and eventually Burleigh to Baldwin has made of the A resolution was adopted urgently re-little island. No reservation would be questing the Association of Piano Makers accepted to protect the vital interests of to make it a condition of sale by any Britain. The statute had to be changed." manufacturer to any dealer that the retailer.
The Senator explained the relations of he pays a commission, shall apply the federation 5 per cent profes. the Caurt to the League. If," he said, sional commissiour rule to all his piano Court with the reservations now proposed. sales.
the Court would still stand in the same On the motion of Mr. Ricketts a relation to the League with reference to resolution was passed expressing pleasure at the growth of the music trades schooling its counsellor and adviser that it now holds. In fact, these reservations do and the view that steps should be taken not touch matters of real moment. In Further to develop its possibilities, and other words the reservations would leave particularly to consider the possibility of the Court in its relationship in this extending the system of apprenticeship respect to the League unchanged. If this and the supply of trained tuners." The change takes place it raust take place by supply of trained labour in the piano reason of a change of the statute of the trade, Mr. Ricketts said, was causing Court. That is the only safe way. After grave concern. From what he was told a high pficial of the English Government the northern polytechnics it appeared visited our eat the United States by
and returned he that the students being taken into the declared that factories were mainly on the tuning side. joined the League the reservations would While that was valuable, there were other make no difference. Therefore there branches the industry which should be should be no objections to her joining developed. The tuning aido shon also with reservations. He was eminently be, extended, and there were some correct. We are engaged in building o factories in which there were no studcats great international judicial tribunal, He appealed to these to take in which, we hope will be of great service *pprentices.
in the cause of peace. Why should, Concerning German competition in, the hesitate to insist on those things which piano trade, Colonel Tatton, the or will make it effective? Why should wo ganiser, mentioned that the manufacture attach conditions and reservations? We of British pianos was now over 30 per must be doing so because we think that cent of pre-war production, while the as the Court now stands, it would not be import of German pianos. wäs leds 50 per safe for the United States to become a cent of the pre-war scale. Ho attributed member. Let us make it safe, and build that to the undoubted superiority of the on sound principles,so that we can go in British article and the steps that were without misgivings, and give it whole being taken to inform the public of that hearted support-Ezchange Telegraph. fact.
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