MR BRUCE’S COMMENT

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 5 November 1927, Page 5

MR BRUCE’S COMMENT

r.ACIv OF CO-OPERATION TIME LOST BUT NOT TOO LATE {Aust. and N.Z. Cable). Rugby, Nov. 8. At a Parliamentary/ dinner at Canberra the Australian Federal Capital, Mr Stanley Bruce, Federal Prime A fillister welcomed Mr Leopold Amery. the. Secretary for the Dominions. He said that no Empire statesman had done more to bring about the recent remarkable achievement of modern Empire government or laboured more- unceasingly to enforce its realisation. Mr Bruce referred to Sir Alfred Mond’s speech in London suggesting the Empire as «rn economic unit, and said that until recently we hacl applied to the economic relationship of the Empire those haphazard and unsympathetic methods which characterised political relationship before the loss of the American colonies. As a result we were mistress, of the seas, obaling the hulk of tile world s shipping and fertile- lands in every portion of the globe, and producing man’s every necessity, hut owing tO’ lack of co-operation we were challenged in the. race lor economic supremacy. British markets within the 'Empire itself had been permitted to go to foreign rivals. Many golden opportunities were wasted but the time was not yet too late. Australia wanted to develop her country with British stock,' to buy Empire goods, and’ - sell Australian exports in Empire markets. Replying Mr Amery advised all to work together for the- advancement of the Empire, cultivating a- wide Imperialistic outlook and higher idea Is.-- Bji it if?l i kvffidi aji kvireloss.