N.Z. LEADERS.
MR MASSEY AND SIR JOSEPH WARD. VIEWS ON WAR QUESTIONS. Press Association Telegram. WELLINGTON, June 6. A Press Association message, of which the place of origin is not given,, details an Interview with Sir Joseph >V ard, who stated that- it w/ts of first importance that Samoa should remain British territory. He said that Britain could easily finance the war for another five years, but the accession of-the United States has increased that period. He said that he anticipated considerable immigration to New Zealand as a result of demobilisation. A . notable change in Britain was the difference in class bitterness and the reduction in drunkenness. Mr Massey, in an interview, said ho believed conscript ion would pass at the next referendum in Australia. Regarding Empire consolidation, be believed it would lie better effected upon sentimental lines than on a too rigid organisation, which would favor Germanism. In future, New Zealand. Canada, Australia, and Africawould not be overlooked, in anything concerning thejr common interest.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4579, 7 June 1917, Page 5
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