UNITY OF EMPIRE.
DEFENCE A COMMON TASK. AUSTRALIA MUST PAY SHARE. ME. BRUOE'S DECLARATION. CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS. By Telegraph-— Association— Copyricht. (Received 10.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z; SYDNEY, Aupust 27. Speaking at a luncheon prior to his departure "for the Imperial Conference, the Federal Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce, said that it was essentia] the Dominions should take a share in framing the policy of the! Empire. . '•;.'-.. *.•'.'.. Referring to lack of provision for Australia's defence, Mr. Bruce said that there was only one practical scheme, that was an Empire scheme, Si winch Australia must be prepared to pay a part, and no longer leave the burden on the shoulders of England. He >refuted the suggestion that he * wished to turn the great unwritten Constitution that bound Australia to Britain into a hidebound Constitution. He concluded with the statement that the true interpretation of the feeling of the people of Australia was a desire for closer trade relations, which would be mutually beneficial to the whalo Empire. Australia did not want a preferential tariff that would throw a further burden on Britain.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18489, 28 August 1923, Page 7
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