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The full report the proceedings of the second annual general meeting of the Federation of British Industries proves

A remarkable trilmte was paid to Mr. how marked has been the progress of Robert Donald on his resignation of the the federation since its heption two editorship of the Daily Chronicle, nearly 200 journalists und ♫ large NGIN. years ago. It now numbers 176 members,

attending at and includes 171 trade associations. That of public men its activities are founded upon

luncheon given in his honour at the sound

Connaught floome. The luncheon was TJIPANAS ideals is evident from the resolutions

organised by Mr. B. A Gwynne (who

Mr. J. Alfred TJILIWONG pied the chair).

Q. gender, Mr. A. Hedley le Bas. and Mr. Sydney Brooks.

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Mr. Gwynne, in proposing the healthTJIMANOEK of the guest, said this gathering was a great tribute to a distinguished jurnal- TJILATJAP ist; but it was also something more. We were now facing a problem in journalistn. There was nothing in law or outside law which prevented enterprising men from buying newspapers and running them, both to further their views and for the

This kind of suspicion commercial Adall which they would)

WAR

which were passed at the meeting. At the ouleet of the proelings, Bir Richard Bar-Smith pointed out that in the past the federation had been the object certain amount of criticism and suspicion, There are many, he said, to whom the whole idea of amalgamation and co- operation is anathema, and who consider that absolutely unfettered individuation is essential to the continuance of British prosperity. There are others who see in the federation a capitalist comhine, am ing at war to the teeth with Labour and the consumer. was fast dying ous..

That the question of the State control of industry is seriously regarded

vident from the very first remarks of the new president, Sir Vincent Caillard. In returning thanks for his election, he said they would almost certainly need a grout amount of combined effort and any strong united heaves together it the rope to pull the Government off its system of control. Control may be very Tessary during a war, and he did deny that it has been necessary. in times of perce it is merely a strangle. hold upon industry

which is against the best interests of the whole ammunity. To all the problems of petes thes would have to bring the same indomitable cour age: the

Blubie perseverance,

the Fine patience and the sans ability which have been directed to the problems of war. he had no doubt thad the members of this

to him, said ho was not in entire agree. federation when facing these problems went with Mr. Gwynne on the subject of

bring; but

he preferred the old fashioned proprietor who had certain faiths and certain principles, and who stack to them, and who had created the journalism of today. If we were going↑ to have combines, by which public opinion was going to be influenced through many channels on the ipse dixit of que, two,

bring to hear

or three men, journaliste would become slaves to an idea which was not the ideal for which the bad been fighting. nDonald's oldest friends in journalism, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, D3 ole of Mr.

warmly supported the toast.

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Mr. J. A Spender, who also spoke to the tonst, said Mr. Donald had testified

at a great personal sacrifice that, although

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found appreciation of the honour paid Mr. Donald, after expressing his pro

of peace would not allow any poison of combinations of the Press. This was fa selfishness to weaken them, but worldcre of great combinations, and he did not

will and indo couruge and con

them unconquerable think newspapers could be excluded from the modern tendency. He drew a distine- tion between combinations such as that sinded perseverance.

Among the many problems created by of the Northcliffe newspapers, which were the war, probably none is of greater ini. run by newspaper men, and combinations- portance than the general attitude of bought a few shares in a newspaper they men who thought that when they the State 16 industry. Sir Algernon Firth pointed to the necessity of encour

In Germany, became newspaper men. before the war, the Press was Prussianised aging the free flow of capital into in- dustry, especially having regard to the The Government had an official organ and large numbers who, during the war, have had its Press Bukau and its news editor. a semi-official organ. Every department for the first time become interested in State securities. When the war com-

The consequence was that during the war nienced, there were in this country only

the German people never

knew what 345,000 holders of British Government that we in this country on the pro they were fighting about. He believed securities, whereas to-day there are, inpagandist side did something to help

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round figures, 104 million holders of vari

ous types of Government securities. The them to know.

Hindenburg said that

view of the federation as to what the Lord Northcliffe had demoralised his Government's attitude to industry should army and his people, but in that state be is given in the following resolution,

meat Hindenburg was a little prema which was unanimously carried:

ture, because,

although Lord Northclife,

and tot much Government

That the Fedoration desires to im Hungary, he had not at that time, owing, had done remarkably well in Austria and press upon the Government, and the to the sapineness of the War Office, been country large, the necessity (1) of maintaining the principle of private able to begin major operations in Ger- ownership of capital and encouraging that the German gystem was likely to be meny. He (Mr. Donald) did not suggest the free flow of capital into industry, introduced into this country; but the and (2) of preserving and encouraging Press here had had too much Government that spirit of individual enterprise and control initiative which is the vital principle of national life. The Federation regards it ne essential that the Government should turn it attention Atheistance and stimulation of private enterprise and avoid any action tending totranster initiative from the individual to the Siste.

The Federation considers that the proper regulation of industry can best be attained by industrial self-government is co-operation with the Departments of State and the organisation representing Labour and other interests concerned, and it resolves to man its own organisa tio to promote these objects so far as pos sibin

inspiration during the war, and there was a beginning of the Prussian system in every departament of the Government hav ing its own Press agency, and more than one minister having his own Press agency. British institutions rested upon freedom freedom of speech and freedom of the Press and anything that lessened that freedom would be a national danger.

of shipping. He was convinced that the nationalisation of shipping would be the greatest catastrophe to industry that this country had ever soon. He was not Emphasising the supreme importance quite prepared to use the same strong. of British industry, on which the whole Inogange about the nationalisation of social and commercial fabric of the coun-railways, but, properly organised, he be try ultimately rests, and the serious lieved it is far better to leave great in- responsibility in relation to the com. dustries of that kind in private hands.

unity which is thereby imposed upon manufacturers, the Federation urges on the Government the necessity of recognis

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we to organise ourselves and be ready for pence, so that the health and strength of recovered rapidly on the life-giving diet the rustion and the whole empire shall bo of great production, or are we once more to sink back into the hopeless condition of unorganised late-faire, and helpless acceptance of dumping and other illa preying on our very vitals, and thus once and for all abandon our position in the van of civilisation?

ing the importance of industrial in- The whole matter resolved itself into the terests, It holds that representatives of following question of definition: Aro the employers should be consulted no less than those of the employed in all tion on its part pledged itself to endeav matters affecting industry. The federa cooperative and other means to raise production to the highest level, both in respect of quantity and quality, to reduce the expenses of distribution and the cost of goods to the consumer, and to chsure, by promoting the fullest co- operation between employers and ployed, the maintenance of industrial peace and the enjoyment by all those en- gaged in industry of the fullest share practicable in the creation and distribu tion of wealth. It yould not commit itself

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The views of the Federation on the question of economic policy wore embo died in the following resolution:

"That as soon as the views of the vari- cus groups and sub-groups on the ques tion of national economic policy have been ascertained, these should be consid- cred without delay by a committee repre sentative of all the main groups, with a view to the formulation and immediate presentation to the Government of a On the vital question of economic national policy framed to secure, so far policy, Sir Vincent Caillard was empha as possible, the respective requirements of tic in his remarks. He thought it was the various industries in regard to the urgently necessary that the Government imposition of protective duties, mainten

be pressed immediately to com ance of free importation or grant of struct a scheme of Customs duties on assistance by way of subsidy or other those industrice on which it is proposed, wise, to impose then to construct a scheme, it is farther resolved that the com- to be ready to put it into force. test it, and examine it thoroughly, so as mittee should bear in mind the desir It ability of allowing preferential treat would tako, he thought, curtainly nine sent: (1) to the various parts of sho months to a year to get a tariff roady, Empire and (9) as far as possible to and all that time, admitting, as he assum

Allies od it would be admitted, that a reption, policy that may be adopted, and of in the present war in any dustry, is requiring this schoma of Cussity of proceeding immediately with the possibly a large section of British in- urging upon the Government the neces year after the war, or perhaps more, they order to apply & practical test to the toms duties, all that dine months to a preparation of provisional schemes in would not be able to have the protection that they needed It was of the moet urgent necessity that the Government should be requested, and requested with no feeble voice, to prepare such a scheme Included among the other topics affoot without any implication that it is asked ing industry, the Federation discussed for as a matter of immediate applign and framed resolutions dealing with tion, because they had not yet framed a taxation, especially in regard to the pro- policy. The same remarks exactly ap visión of adequate, reserves to meet the plied, but perhaps in a loss degree, to cost of renewals and extensions which ibe questions of subsidios and transport will be necesary during the transition tion, and the Government would have to and housing. Dealing with the question consider it at once. The same applied to of labour unrest, the Federation record transportation. What had they in viewed its approval of the general prizes

underlying the first port of the know anything at all. They lind heard Committee, and invited the various pub- of the nationalisating of railways, and epannittees to consider how far thoon he find even heard of the nationalisation principits could be applied to their in-

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