MR. BALFOUR IN CANADA
SPEECH' IN THE DOMINION HOUSE i '" Montreal, May 28. Mr. A. .T. Ball'our (British .Foreign Minister) was given a great: reception by Hie Canadian House of (.'OllllllOll3 anil Senate, this afternoon. Compariu,; the Empire tu the Central Powers, llr. Balfour said that the British Dominions were hound by- ties of love, whereas the I'iermaii Starts were bound by fear. Without, democracy,' the British Empire would be bankrupt. Canada, said .Mr.. Tialfour, was , ii worthy example of Constitutional freedom, tlip invention of the British race.! There! was 110 question thai, the Dominions,, with the Allies, would be , triumphant in Iho end. Differences of opinion would be lYund in every democratic administration, but patriotism would remove all difficulties, and (lie democracies both within and without tho Kmpire would come out of the struggle strengthened in their inner life. He was firmly convinced that freedom was the path" to national greatness.—A ns.-N.Z. Cable Assn..'..-. ATTENDS-A MEETING , OP CABINET. iTi'ec: "May 29, S.lO p.m.) Ottawa, May 28. Air. Balfour attended a meeting of Cabinet and afterwards addressed a ]'oinc scission of the Jlonse and the Seuafe. He had a great reception both in the streets and in Parliament.—Aiis.-N.Z. Cable Assn. :
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3097, 30 May 1917, Page 5
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