DOMINIONS’ SECRETARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20248, 5 November 1927, Page 11

DOMINIONS’ SECRETARY

WELCOME AT CANBERRA. TRIBUTE FROM PRIME MINISTER. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ) SYDNEY, November 3. At the parliamentary dinner at Canberra Mr Bruce welcomed Mr Amery, Secretary tor the Dominions. Tho Federal Prime Minister said no Empire statesman had done mor e to bring about the recent remarkable achievement of modern Empire government or had laboured more 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 intil recently we had applied to the economic relationship of the Empire those haphazard ana unsympathetic methods which characterised political relationship before the loss of the American colonies. As a result we were mistress of f he seas, owning the bulk of the world’s shipping and fertile lands in every portion of the globe, and producing man's every neces sity. But. owing to lack of co-operation, w« were challenged to the race for economic supremacy. British markets within the Empire itself had been permitted to go to foreign rivals, and many golden opportunities had been wasted. But the time was not yet too late. Australia wanted to develop her country with British stock, to buy Empire goods, and to sell Australian exports in Emnire markets In replying, Mr Amery advised all to work together for the advancement of the Emnire. cultivating a wide Imperialistic outlook and higher ideals.