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Show BOARD OF TRADE IS TO BE PROTECTION LONDON, Sept. 22. "The board of trade does not allow the American meat trust to ge t all it asks for, nor shipowners ship-owners lo get all they want," Walter Runciman, president of the British board of trade, stated in the house of commons com-mons this afternoon In the course of debate de-bate on financial matters in which the high prices of food were commented upon. Steps had been taken by the British government, Mr. Runciman said, to obtain ob-tain meat In Argentina and Australia. If these measures had not been taken, he said, there would have been a shortage really dangerous for the country. Dining the next month. Mr. Runciman continued, the operations of the board of trade would amount to aboiit 50.000,000 (8250,000,000). He added that the French government had such confidence in the board of trade that it had placed the whole business of suppying French meat requirements in the hands of the board. |