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Show J GEDDES URGES PEACEFUL TRADE Merchant Marine Aims of U. S. and Britain Told at Banquet WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Adequate! world trade development by Groat Britain und the t'nlted Stat- require i ih:t both nations lay tholi cards on the table, Plr Auckland r.-ddr-. Brit-lsh Brit-lsh ari)li:)"-id r 1 la r l list nitfht it a dinner gtv n by th- rhnmber of commerce of the United States to rep- ; t renentatlve f.f the British chaml.er of! commerce as Kucht.i here ofhe Amerl-can Amerl-can org-anii-i tlon. The ambaayadjr Insisted that there wan greater dealrc in Great Britain for close business co-operation with America than has been indicated by many American writers. He had - . . .- i . h said H how diobollcally clever the British. JH ir."r. . I with what Machlavellan duplicity the T British push thdr trade." FRANKS! Sfi LAI ri ; Kronomlr wuitp result when each nation regards the other's commercial and financial activities with suspicion, he said, adding: "I believe that It Is Imperative that each country should play the great tamo of world trad", so Important to us both, with Its cards upon th- table jmofnr km trr-.de Is supported and developed de-veloped by national, that Is, political action." '"Secrecy breeds suspicion, the mot-h-er or hostility I b?lleve that full reciprocity In frankners is essential If Wfl are to avoid difficulties I believe be-lieve most strongly that In spite of po-"Ule local dtmunltlon of profit co-I operation between our nations will pay pp us mi. ii DToi in iin' ioim i nil siill" SALE DENIED. B The ambassador denied published jHl reports that the British government hud re-Hold to the German govern -S ment a number of German .shin" with JQH tho object of hindering the devclop- H ment of the American mercantile ma- E rlne. I'tter nonse nse. h: Mid, add- H "The British parliament under the leadership of the government has HsjH j niade it Illegal fni- period or yean 7B ' l to Hell Rrltlsh hands to kkH I Germany cr to Germans BAm Reverting to his theme of mutual Hfl I understanding, the amiasador said: Hl ' If the Rnffllsh speaking peoples Hl work together, no half haked coinmun- Hl lsts or militarist adventurers will long continue to disturb the rc-settllng H world, 'f JTJ; Echoing the ambntsador's plea for J co-operation, S pretary Alexander, of I tli.' department of commerce, told of America's merchant marine policy. I . S M i,IM POLICY, "The L'nlted States does not contemplate contem-plate any attempt to drive other matters mat-ters out of the shipping business," he said. "On the other hand, I am only stating what is fair when I say it If the policy of this country to own and operate a fair share of the world's shipping. Tho re iulr nients of her growing import and export trade arc-so arc-so great that -ommercla 1 1 ,-i.s well as from a broader natfo.-il standpoint, our former position was an anomaly. But we simply 'want ships enough to take i in- of our own expanding busi- Secretary Alexander said that while rivalries as a result of international competition cannot tie avoided, thoy "can be harmonized and localized," adding .-. MWt are a little apt perhaps, to be come unduly excited about the things which would not disturb our equilibrium equilib-rium In more normal times." oo |