WIDENED BY WAR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 243, 11 October 1916, Page 5

WIDENED BY WAR.

THE COLONIAL OUTLOOK, j N.Z. POLITICIANS IN LONDON, j I HEARTILY RECEIVED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, October 10. There ha*s been a host of callers on Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward at their London headquarters. Mr. Bonar Law (Secretary of State for the Colonies) called on them and spent an hour dis-! cussing various subjects. The Empire; Parliamentary Association will entertain J Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward at km- j cheon in the House of Commons on Thursday. Mr. Bbnar Law will preside. The '"Daily Telegraph," in a column article on the mission of Mr. "Massey and Sir Joseph Ward, says they are in danger of being swamped by "a stream of visitors and buried under an avalanche of correspondence. Only the division of work enables them to" attend to their multifarious engagements. The "Telegraph" remarks that Sir Joseph Ward has long been known in Britain as an ardent Imperialist. Mr. Massey bears more than a passing resemblance to the late Sir Henry Cumpbell-Banncrman. His intellect is of the practical order essential in grappling with the problems of a young, vigorous community. In ail interview Mr. Massey said:— "New Zealand will never be* satisfied with a premature peace. German militarism must be uterly and finally crushed, otherwise our * sacrifices will have been in vain. I am heartily in agreement with the tone and spirit of Mr. Lloyd George's message to the American Press. We must carry on to the end, and brook no interference on tht part of possibly self-interested neutrals. New Zealand's death-roll is very sad. bjjfc very glorious. There is hardly a family in the land which is not represented at the front. Remembering this, we feel it to be due to their memory that the sacrifices have not been made in vain." Mr. Massey explained the Military Service Act, methods of recruiting, and the scheme for placing ex-soldiers on the! land. He added: "The war has widened and illuminated our conceptions of the possibilities of Empire, and has opened up a vista of a greater and more glorious , and more united Empire. A self-contained Empire should be our goal." The 'Tall Mall Gazette" cays: "There are no favourites in the Imperial Family, but if there were we would require long odds against New Zealand. Her quiet spontaneousness has alwave aroused admiration. She embodies the new spirit of progress at its beet and worthiest. We hear in New Zealand the clearest echo of the British spirit. If Britain could transform herself into a new country of pioneers New Zealand would be accepted by the majority at a model." *■-■