EMPIRE DAY TALK.

Grey River Argus, 26 May 1922, Page 6

EMPIRE DAY TALK.

TRADE, EMIGRATION, ETC. LONDON, May 24. Among Empire Day messages, Sir J. Allen says: The (lay stands for something more than the perpetuating of the memorv of Queen \ ictoria. Me have to consider how to prevent the essential good gained in the Victorian era being dissip: ted. We must have political as well as business and industrial cooperation. Most messages stress the value of the Empire Settlement Bill. The AgentsGcncrul also contributed messages. Sir F. Mitchel! (Western Australia) says: Empire Day, which will be enthusiastically celebrated in the Dominions, directs our thoughts to Empire development. Sir J. Cook says: The future of the Empire depends greatly upon the development of the Dominions. lie h: <1 no doubt, the Australians would worthily meet the great future awaiting them. Sir AV. Runcimau says: It is impossibel to overrate the importance of cultivation of Dominion markets constituting a field of enterprise the potentialities of which have never been completely explored. General Booth says: There are tens of thousands of decent people here pressing for an outlet tor their energies in countries under the L nion Jack, where living is pleasant. Mr Barwell (South Australia) says: We need not mistrust, the future if the English-speaking nations of the Empire hang solidly together. T rade relations between Britain and the Dominions should be enlarged and improved. Lord Curzon says: Let the Commonwealth of the British N: tions show it can solve its own problem, and reveal its immense corporate strength. .In its efforts ami e?:ample may perhaps be found a solution of some of the difficulties of the larger world. Lord Emmett, says: The great hopof the world’s future lies in the maintenance of the unity of the Empire.Mr Shortt, Home Secretary, says: •j'].,, T-.• •’ .greatest safeguard for the civilisation the world has known. Sir llamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary for Ireland) speaking at the Canada Club, said Empire Day originated in Canada, where now it w:s a national holiday throughout the Dominion. This had since extended to Britain, and the other Dominions. Now the only •••pot in the Empire where it was not celebrated was Southern Ireland., which had failed to take advantage of the liberties enjoyed by the Dominions. Britain h::d done her part to enable Ireland to emerge from difficulties, and become a strong factor in Empire councils. COLONIAL INSTITUTE DINNER. - LONDON, May 24. Speaking at the Colonial Institute dinner on Empire Day, Mr A\ alton (South Africa) said hr could only express astonishment at the unappreciative reception given by a certain section of the British public, to Mr Lloyd George's work : t Genoa. He was proud of Mr Lloyd George’s work there Never was there a mon* splendid worker on behalf of the British Empire, but, first and last, hr was cramped by a section of his fellow countrymen, wpo harassed ami embarrassed him ally. The results at Genoa were disappointing to some extent, but it was unreasonable to expect to settle prob lems of war in a few weeks. Sir T. Connolly (AVestralia) though* Russia expected to obtain substantial financial assistance, but the conference decisions meant she received assistance oniv on the same terms as other nations, and only when she created confidence and gave security. Mr Mover (High Commissioner for India) commended the work done by Mr Montagne and Lord Chelmsford hi India, which was well on the way to become a self-governing Dominion. Medical students utilised Empire Day for a monster street collection on be half of London Hospiials. Twentv thousand pounds was colleeted by noon and it was expected the d 1 y would em: with donations amounting to £oO,(>d’J. Special churcli services, parades, ami pageants of school children marked Empire Day throughout Britain.