"SAFETY ZONE" OF DEMOCRACY
MR SEMPLE?S DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPIRE
(PMSe AB3OCUTXO* TBUUHM.U.) WELLINGTON, February 22. "I look upon Great Britain and her Dominions to-day as the safety zone of democracy and the sheet anchor of world peace," said the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. E. Semple) in response to the toast of Parliament at the New Zealand Institute of Engineers' dinner in commemoration* of the bi-centenary of James Watt. "In other words," continued the Minister, "if it had not been for the statesmen of the British Empire war would have broken out in Europe again before this.
"We have lost a beloved and lovable King, who was a peacemaker all his days, but we are extremely lucky in his son, who is one of the greatest friends of the people ever to step on to a throne. While the British Empire has a King of that calibre, with a heart throbbing with pity for his peoples, then democracy is safe, and the peace of the world is safe, too."
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21715, 24 February 1936, Page 12
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