BRITISH STOCK

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 5 November 1927, Page 10

BRITISH STOCK

TO DEVELOP THE COUNTRY 'BRUCE SPEAKS FOR AUSTRALIA. WELCOME TO AMERY. „ (British Official Wireleu.) ( Rugby, Nov. 3. At a Parliamentary dinner at Canberra, the Australian Federal Capital, the Hon. S. M. Bruce. Federal Prime Minister welcomed the L. M. Amery 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 mere unceasingly to enforce its realisation Mr Bruce referred to Sir Alfred Mond's speech in London suggesting the Empire as an economic unit and said that until recently we had applied to the economic relationship of the Empire those haphazard and unsympathetic methods which character ised the political relationship before the loss of the American colonies. As a result we were Mistress of the Sean, owning the bulk of She world’s shipping and fertile lands in every portion of the Globe and producing man's every necessity, but owing to the lack of co-operation we were challenged In the race for economic supremacy. British markets within the Bmpiro itself had been permitted to go to foreign rivals, and many golden opportunities had been wasted. Hut the time was not yet too late. Australia wanted to develop the country With British stock, to huy Empire goods and sell Australian exports in Empire markets. Replying Mr Amery advised ail to Work together for the advancement of the Empire, cultivating a wide Imperialistic outlook arid higher ideals.