The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 18, 1927. STATESMANSHIP

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1927, Page 2

The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 18, 1927. STATESMANSHIP

The advent of the Rt. Hon. L. C. Amery, Secretary of JState for the Dominions in the British Cabinet, due to arrive in New Zealand next week, promises to bring with him a warm breath of the Homeland. Our visitor is a distinguished statesman. He has delivered many public addresses in Australia, many of which New Zealanders were privileged to bear over the air. In all bis remarks on the several national subjects dealt with, he has invariably struck the right chord, and delivered himself of sentiments and convictions on a very high plane. In bis latest published address from Sydney, that to the Alillions Club, of which a condensed' report was published on Wednesday, All* Amery was responsible for a very logical and statesmanlike speech on Empire trading. In all bis remarks on this very important subject to tbo life-blood of the Empire, Air Amery lias ever been informative. In bis latest speech be dressed bis subject in a new and arresting guise, and dwelt with it in relation to emigration and population as the foundation means to secure legitimate prosperity from Empire production and trading. He reiterated bis argument that Australia wanted more markets, and bis matter as lie proceeded, showed bow unemployment could be overcome. Bcgarding the ninth vexed question of unemployment, he emphasised that neither here in the Dominions nor in the Old Country, was it due primarily to over population. And lie was statesman enough to point to not only the cause, but also the remedy. In liis opinion be placed the cause as due to defective organisation in industry and trading. A defective -balance between industries might be part of the cause, but over-population was not a primal cause. He regarded immigration as the only effective cure for unemployment. so long ns the right class of immigrants was obtained and became productive limits. Both England and Australia needed an outside market. When they looked at the outside markets of the world, and the tariffs that were -raised against England and Australia, and at the competition of lower-paid labour, it was. he said, well they should consider whether they should combine some of the advantages of a wide, outside market with the security of home markets by making the Empire the widest home market for them all. If they worked separately and any how. their producing power was lost, and their trade went to countries that bad no intention of buying from them if they could help it. They had to harness and co-ordinate their power. His concluding note was very much to the point: “If only we can mak" n-o of the enormous natural resources of the British Empire the results will surprise us and stagger the world.” Air Amerv judged by his public speeches, will bring to the distant parts of the Em-

pi re a new inspiration and a new resolve-, and it is innnifeist his Empire tour is not going to be an empty parade, but a visit of sterling value to all parts where his voice is heard.