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CHIEF JUSTICE AND BRIBERY.

LORD HEWART DEPLORES PREVALENT PRACTICE.

London, June 10-Describing bribery as a "malignant canker and the forerunner of the most cowardly crime of blackmail," Lord Hewart, Lord Chief Justice of England, urged world-wide uniform preventive legislation at a dinner to the representatives of 30, nations attending the Interna- vional Congress for the Preven- tion of Bribery. Other speakers, Sir Guy Stephenson, Sir William Mackenzie, Major-General Sir William Robb, Harold Cox and Sir James Martin supported Lord Hewart's appeal..

Change Subsidy Plan With this understanding the Nippan Sonry Selzo Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Dye Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) was formed. Last year; however, the Government ex- Berlin, June 28.—It is reported in perienced some difficulty in renew- official circles here that the Japan-ing the old subsidy, based on the ese-German commercial treaty, amount of private capital Invested which the foreign offices of the and changed. Its plan. It was two Governments have been nego agreed that future payments would tinting for some months, is now on be nude on the tonnags of new the verge nf gonclusion, fol- dres developed and produce in lowing an agreement on the ques- marketable quantities. If the re- tion of the manufacturing and import above is correct, it le can. porting of dyes. "

sidered highly probable that the It la unilerstood that Japan Government will be forced to again agreed formally to rescind its pre-amend its system of paying sub- sent system of licensing all manu-dien, as the Japanese producers facture, and all sale of dye stuffs will be prohibited by agreement in Japan, under which system no. from developing the new dyes In German Imports into Jupan have question. ever been denied but which "could In June, 1924, a bill providing The Lord Chief Justice de- be put into operation at any time for the licensing of importations of clared that in some instances to the detriment of the German ex-dyes was placed in effect, aimed bribery is easily mistaken for:

particularly at the German product. mere good nature." He said that After the embargo and licence Three months were allowed for despite the diligence of law en- Į system has been rescinded, the imports before the lid was clamped forcement, it was not uncommon German and Japanese dye manufac- down, Aguratively speaking. As in England, and judges were turers will enter into a private mittter of fact, the lid has never favour of severer penalties. agreement as to which dye scuts i been closed, but Germany has feur-Dr. E., O. Meynen of Germany, are to be manufactured in Japaned that it might be. There has been responding to the toast of "Pre- without danger of German com-a tacit understanding regarding the ventive Machinery," said that} petition and which are to be allow-amounts of certain kinds of dyes Germany was "ready to stund od to enter Japan as German ex- which, Germans may export to shoulder to shoulder with any ports.

Japan without bringing the licena-nation which is desirous of ing system'down about their ears.

Germaby dog's dot object parti The preliminaries of the com- cularly to the tariff wall against mercial treaty were held in Berlin. dye imports, equivalent to about 35 where they lasted for six weeks,per cent, ad valorem duty at true moving thence to Japan, where they enduation, but feels that the licens have been in progress for about ing system is unfair discrimina- eight months. Dr. Solf, the Gertion. man Ambassader, has been in charge, assisted from time to time by lending industrialists of his

porters.

Preliminaries Last Six Weeks.

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Jupan's Import of Dyestuffs. In 1926" Japan imported about 124.500.000 worth of dyestuffs, including 76,000,000 in reparations payment in kind from Germany.

A little over a year ago the old German-Japanese commercial treaty expired and Japan made no motion toward renewing

it. Germany, however, took up the matter and

The projected treaty has been helt up by the question of dyes, ar Japan wishes to develop her own infant industry. Moreover, she has held the whip hand, as Ger- many's experta to Japan last year amounted to Y356,000,000 white" Japan's exports to Germany totalled her most influential men to Y58,000,000, only. So it was to the this country to see what could be

done. Herr Herman advantage of Germany, rather than director of the great German Dye Waibel Japan, to obtain £ commercial

Trust, the 1.G. Farben-industris treaty.

A. G. has been here for montha.

However, the regions of Souch Manchurin' under Japanese control produce about Y200,000,000 worth of soya beans and bean oil a year

and Germany is the best customer for them. Her recent tariff on bean imports was interpreted here as a move to support her claim for a commercial treaty.

During the war Japan decided to become independent with regard to dyes and the nitro-organic com- pounds used in explosives. Private capital shied at the proposition until the Government offered to guarantee dividends at the rate of

Herr Duisberg, the president of the German Industrial Club, spent his Vacation" in Japan.

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stamping out this evil." Hugo Duhs of Sweden said: "I am sorry to say most people don't realise that bribery is a crime. Unfortunately its secrecy aids and protects the criminals. It is the most important task of social, commercial and political scaveng ing that we have undertaken.

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the Rotary International, said it Sydney W. Pascall, president of had been considering bribery an unfair method of competition and he pledged Rotary's support in the great campaign

R. M. Leonard, secretary of the congress, presented a resolution which was unanimously, adopted, declaring that bribery was "the

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worst form of unfair competition," in all countries, making the urging spesial uniform legislation bribery of agents

criminal

modifications of the British Pre- offence." It advised suitable vention of Corruption Act 1906, and called upon the Council of the resolution to a competent com- League of Nations to refer the

might have permission, to erect dye Japan told Germany that she factories in the Empire, thus encap:mittee. ing both licensing system and tariffs. Germany declined the in- vitation with thanks "

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