World Needs Rule of Reason

Northern Advocate, 25 January 1939, Page 7

World Needs Rule of Reason

—MR SAVAGE

[Per Press Association* Copyright. 1 WELLINGTON, This DaV. The value of mutual support within the British Commonwealth of Nations during the present unsettled state of the world was stressed at a State luncheon held in Parliament Buildings in honour of overseas politicians yesterday.

The guests, who were welcomed by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M, J. Savage, were the Hon. E. Dwyer- 1 i Gray, Deputy-Premier and Treasurer x : of Tasmania, the Hon. J. McDonald, of the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly, and Lord Strabolgi. Mr Savage said that members of * the Empire had a common object in •.y view.

He had met men and women from various parts, but they were not close enough to realities. He had hoped they could get together and exchange opinions and settle the affairs of the world by a rule of reason.

There was no time for violence, and it was time somebody took a stand and got the nations to discuss the future.

It should be possible, if they met around a table, to discuss the problems of the world, and make the world immune from war. Mr Savage asked Lord 'StraTjblgi to assure the people of England that the loyalty which always characterised New Zealand’s relations With the Mother Country was to-day -stronger than ever.

“Workers’ Paradise.”

Mr Dwyer-Gray said he was convinced that the financial policy of the New Zealand Government was thoroughly Justified, and that' it would succeed. The sane and scientific methods adopted by the Government and accepted by the_people of New Zealand would make it a “workers’ paradise.” ■ • ]

“Your Prime Minister,” said Lord Strabolgi, “has asked me to make it clear in England that it is not the intention of his Government to create a totalitarian state ..in New Zealand. “I can only say that I have travelled the length and breadth of country and have not seen anybody' give one Fascist salute. • N.Z. Methods Should he Studied.

“I have carefully refrained ‘while in your country from venturing, to express any opinion about your domestic politics, but, when I return, I am going to make it my business to suggest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, that ha should come out here, or, at any ra£e, send a very powerful representative to study what you are doing here. “At present, New Zealand and its policy forms the groundwork for all our most important speeches on the platforms in Britain. Upon your success a very great deal depends from our point of view.”