INDIVIDUALISM.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18456, 10 August 1925, Page 11

INDIVIDUALISM.

THE ENGLISHMAN'S GREAT ASSET. In his speech against the "Beds" at Chatsworth, Sir William Jojnsox-Hiek*, the Home Secretary, said that tho Communists realised that Great Britaia was the centre of individualism throflfh««t tlie world, and that they knew that walcss they could capture th« British trria Unions Communism and BobtoriMi were bound to die withia a few yejya (writes John Blunt in the "Dsftp MaU"). A . In what Sir . William said there la a deal of wisdom. Britain owes its feat* tion in the world primarily to the fcharacter of its population, and the character of ita population is great primarily tin* cause it is individualistic. If ,we are going to lose grevad aa a i nation and .as aa Empire, it 1m mainly because our indmfoali— is being undermined .by the ?afltratsM| «C I alien ideas. '* * Perilous influences. 1 L The dole, which trachea people W&eak to the Government lor Msb;-'CbjS»» munism, which teaehea people to WMt,: "themselves as ■ influences which are saeli. to the individualism of Uu> For let us make 1 -no if we allow oar latisnsl . corrupted, - the collapro ft jtorßitpp, Empire must ikevilabfy natural sequence. , Asi ftus is |wwh|"what tl»e subversive ehwait»/ffcyflp country and abroad hops • •' They are bent upon l pire, and they- think that be achiovcd by ehangiag: t^ : e|iy||i|| of the 11 English, on .iriitWindividuality, and psbrist&aa - tts f pircf was .built up. -\ v ',^7j' .- Character Wfaia. ' England can wia through culties—how, ofteniai dfc-TyiMWwßks in the past!—if Engtiahmek j finest asset,' whieh is their The prestige pt the ftjWn' ttrnHMMl'' the world is l>aa6d wMife reliable' independence ef • spirit;-, la c 'otStinr ticular kind of indlvtfaaHaai always hjtherto fieea the We '-. have not - always beea : any means, we have mob aeeesed SF*® sorts of thingH, but we have' » grudging respect.' Foreigners ha-Bl'frt-cognised that the Englishman acter, and their very oitMisi "Si : «S , fyave often been aaortof aamritftostN* - pliment. * *'* ' • 1 But we only have to look a)>9t& aa to perceive that-the national character* 1 with its sturdy individuation, ia la danger of being ruined hy. the nftMM and unrest of this age. * The enemies of England lug collapse of the British long in vain provided ire do as| wriMn to: their lying, airen voices.