1937-03-29 — Page 10

The China Mail

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 29, 1937.

By a fortunate coincidence

Briti

ment's

entions is coming prov

by the

atic

and Belgium,

MOLING

SHERE

MOLINO

IN EGISTERED

SHERRY

A FINE, PALE, FULL-FLAVOURED WINE.

Produce of Spain.

SHIPPED BY

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Agents

SPAIN

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Wines & Spirit Merchants.

Just arrived!

COTTON

& SILK

SOX

FOR CHILDREN

IN

ALL SIZES

Children's Dept.

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ANGLO-AMERICAN

TRADE

low-tariff union

the depres

ago, but failed to waive

poli of the

Foreign Minister, Mr. at the invitation of Eden, was not purely

It is a golden- moment for Britain to make a gesture on Be-

those lower tarif bar- rs - that Mr. Runcimen in Washington proclaimed as one of

jectives of British policy. ritam meets the desires of nvention signatories, of great en-

Anglo

it will be an am

America's offer of a reciproca trade agreement to Britain. France, while a sequel to gress's authority to the dent to act without reference to the Senate, also reflects the noteworthy change in American views. But whether or not it will come to anything depends Contracts For Servants more upon Great Britain. It

treaty:

rests with a little group of Bri- The newest contribu to the tish Ministers to decide in the servant problem comes from next few weeks whether the Switzerland, where a standard gains of an Anglo-American

form of contract between mis trade treaty would outweigh the tress and maid has been drawn sacrifices It depends neither up. In the main, it provides for upon Mr. Cordell Hill, who apa fourteen-hour day of which pears ready to negotiate a re-rest and meal-times. There must two hours must be allowed for ciprocal trade treaty at once, nor be five free afternoons of four upon Congress, whose neutrality hours each and one of legislation does not worry tain as much as is sometimes imagined. The few in England sation for overtime worked. who think at all about a possible

After one year's employment a embargo of supplies from the

fourteen-day annual holiday United States are convinced it

must be allowed with full board cannot be maintained in the

and wages event of war.

hours every month, with com

Austria has adopted a some- The point which has to be re-

what similar form of contract, membered in assessing the pros-section of the International La- (although the women workers pects of success of Washington's bour Office in Genera initiative is the fact that to help that actual wor

housewives to

to attend sia and Germany

home industries Britain has be come entangled in an intricate In addition, the Swi

are far below cont web of protectionism, which it and also the employmen will require much skill and statesmanship to unravel Since

Russi Germany an 1931 twenty-three bilateral trade treaties with foreign countries have been made, based not only upon slight tariff reductions and upon carefully chosen commodi- ties, but also upon a system of import quotas, which have

in youth meetings

eme

safeguarded the Dominions at Figures Can Lie

the expense of world trade.

Moreover, hands are tied still farther by the Ottawa agres ments, which gave Empire coun- tries preferential treatment in one another's markets at the pense of the United States and other non-British nations. Mr. Runciman has announced that the general principle of the Ottawa pacts will be continued collate as far as possible. Yet there can be no doubt that Britain is be they coming more and more conscious.

They

of the benefits of a trade pact an entirely with the United States. She never needs ingently to fmd greater

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her imports expanded by Per cent

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