ENGLAND’S FUTURE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 15 September 1926, Page 6

ENGLAND’S FUTURE.

i A BRIGHTER VIEW

INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION THE CHIEF NEED.

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 13. “The vigor of England is still quite ■unimpaired, ’ ’ was the substance; of a message which the Marquess -of Salisbury brings with him as head of a party of British Parliamentarians. The rather gloomy picture of England's future painted by Dean Inge in his latest .publication was communicated: to the Marquess. He, dismissed it quietly, with the remark that such an outburst was nothing now for the Dean.

The Marquess had a much brighter view of England’s future. He refused to accept the Dean’s somewhat doleful estimate of the A r alue of the ties that hold, the Empire together. To him the one thing needed to right the pre-

sent state of affairs in England was industrial co-operation. “When we get rid of the, strike, and the people reach, that state when they will forget industrial strife and 1 puil together, the country will regain her greatness,” he said “It is essential that we should have industrial peace and co-operation. As far as the Empire is concerned, I am sure that nothing couldl exceed the loyalty of the Dominions. New Zealand’s example in this respect is so outstanding that no words of mine are needed to emphasise, it. On our journey through Canada, we found that great Dominion equally loyal. I have no doubt that when we reach Australia we will find the. same fine spirit of attachment to the Old Country. ’ ’

SHORT STAY HERE REGRETTED.

The Marquess said that members of the delegation regarded these visits to countries of the Empire as of the utmost importance. They were all very glad it had fallen to their lot. to be representatives of the United Kingdom on this They could not help regretting that arrangements had not

been made for a longer stay in New Zealand. All the members had evinced the greatest interest in the Dominion and would have valued an opportunity of seeing something of its life, and people, but it was unfortunately impossible at .this late state to alter the arrangements. Howevef, it was something to get a glimpse of this new country and to come into contact with some of its leading people. He was sure that even this brief visit would* give them, a comforting assurance of the strong tie that existed between this great Dominion .and their own country. The members of the delegation represented the. different political parties ,in the United Kingdom, but this made no difference to them so fat as the Dominions were concerned. Whatever the honest differences between them on other questions ,they all had; the same, outlook on the question of the Avider Empire.