EARL JELLICOE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3714, 19 May 1925, Page 44

EARL JELLICOE.

FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE. NEW ZEALAND’S IMPERIALISM. (From Oub Own Correspondent.) LONDON, April 7. Earl Jellicoe made his first public appearance since bis return to England at the annual banquet of the Association of British Chamber? of Commerce. Sir Janies Allen was also one of the guests. The Japanese Ambassador’s name and that of Lord Jellicoe were coupled with the toast of " The Guests,” proposed by Sir Arthur Balfour. Lord Jellicoe said he left New’ Zealand with very deep regret, and that feeling was shared by his family. As the Mooltan anchored in the Thames there happened to be another Peninsula and Oriental steamer due to depart outward bound, and his children all said: “Let’s get aboard that other ship and go back again.”—(Cheers.) The dominions were deeply interested in trade with the Motherland. The slogan of the people of Now Zealand was the encouragement of trade within the Empire, and the reason which animated them was primarily their strong patriotism • Combined with that patriotism was the strongest possible Imperial instinct Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (chairman of tho Board of Trade) wa3 the principal spenkei, and replied to the toast of “His Majesty’s Ministers.” The Government’s action in regard to trade, he said, was of tw’o kinds: First, palliative; and, secondly, its general policy. As regards the first, it was* important that the trading and industrial community should recogniso palliatives as such, and not get to rely upon them as permanent. The aim of government, therefore, should be to see that palliatives were supplementary to and promoted to assist and facilitate the normal flow of trade. "The Government’s permanent policy,’’ continued Sir Philip, ' stands on an entirely different footing. The job of a Government Is not to do your work for you, but to try and create those conditions, whether at homo or abroad or within tho Empire, which can beet help you to get on with your own job. This country cannot dissociate itself from European conditions unless it is prepared to dissociate itself from Europeon trade, and if it does that it means less employment for a largo number of our people. If trade is to be improved, and unemployment lessened, it is important that economy must I*> practisod, both natiiiiiullv and individually, because to-day, if we are to develop new markets, we need more money for development and investment. All that is progressively possible must undoubtedly be done. At nom*. confidence, goodwill, and stability were necessary—willingness to face facts, the right spirit in which to face them, to play with all the cards upon the table Wo are all in this business and we have got to go all out If we are to see it through. It Is a common interest, and it ought to be a common endeavour."