MR. BRUCE IN CANADA

Northern Advocate, 4 January 1927, Page 4

MR. BRUCE IN CANADA

A BUSY DAT. _____ e (Received 12.45 p.m.) OTTAWA, January 3. Mr Bruce’s programme today- began with a visit to the Government experimental farm, where the Minister of Agriculture explained the work being done to aid Canadian fanners. He then proceeded to tho Canadian Club luncheon, where he made an address and saw pressmen. After a Government dinner, he will proceed to Toronto. The pressmen .subjected Mr-jßcfree.. 1 to the usual of question?,. . covering &■ wide . range* of subjects/* -• chiefly, howfever; Imperial Conference' 1 -* ‘ and -the trad a relations of the twq.j, dominions. The latter queries turned ; ■ upon his attitude towards tho further [ diJtributing of dominion primary products on the British market.' Mr Bruce pointed out that the. natural increase in tho consumption of Dominion goods in Britain was now tending to remove the necessity for seeking artificial means to stir'" np such consumptions ... ■ t Mr Bruce was asked iris Government ’s attitude towards the contemplated co-operation of Australian and 1 Canadian wheat growers in a world pool. He intimated .that this co-opera-tion was not a Government matter, land if Australian and Canadian groweru found it to their advantage to join in such a pool it really concerned them alone.—A. and N.Z. ■

UNITED EMPIRE. SPEECH AT LUNCHEON. (Received 1.29 p.m.) > OTTAWA, January 3,' ~ Mr Bruce addressed a capacity audience at the Canadian Club luncheon on Monday, attended by the Premier, Mr Mackenzie Kang, and members find ex-members of Cabinet. The Australian Prime Minister was acclaimed with resounding cheers at the beginning and conclusion of his speech. He dealt mainly with the Dominion ideal and responsibilities of Nations of the Empire and the preservation of peace in the common interests of humanity.

He alluded to the unstinted sacrifices of Canada and Australia in the Great- ■ War. They had fought for a common cause and the -great principles for which the Empire stood. He declared: “Our task is now to give practical effect to the Imperial Conference spirit and make stronger the . unity which binds us all together. . We, with yon, . are jealous of our autonomous rights, and. with you, are determined to reniiiin within the Empire, : ’ —A. and, N.Z. ■ ’ ' .