IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15595, 11 August 1921, Page 3

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

EEVIEW BY MR. MASSEY. SEVERAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS , REMOVED. Elec. Tel. cony right—United Press Assn Australian and N.Z Cahie Associaiioii. * LONDON, August 10. Mr. Massey, reviewing 'the Conference, said that several .misunderstandings had been removed. Representatives learned much of each other and of tho different viewpoints of the,several countries within the Empire. At the commencement there seemed to be an idea'amongst a small section of the public in the Domiifion, that the United Kingdom representatives intended to interfere, in some unexplained way, with the antomony of the younger nations. There was not a scintilla of truth in this.

The Anglo-Japanese treaty was thrashed out. He thought he was justified in saying that the weight of opinion was that the peace of the world was most likely to be 'secured by a continuance of the present arrangement, unless a tripartite arrangement can be agreed upon by Britain, America, and Japan. He had* no hesitation in saying that something in that way would be the best -thing that could possibly happen. He . trusted that what the Conference did regarding the most important question of Empire communications would be followed by tangible results. Airships should be exploited, cables cheapened, and wireless developed. There was also the need for faster shipping services with lower freights.

Mr. Massey inspects the plant and witnesses demonstrations of smelting New Zealand ironsand at Darlington. If satisfactory, it is probable that works will be established in New Zealand.

Mr. Massey says that much ot the work is naturally confidential and cannot bo disclosed. Representatives learned much from each other, and saw more clearly the tremendous possibilities of the Empire as a whole. They realised the cbrresponding responsibility of those entrusted with the management and control of its different parts, so that they may be able to work together as one great power for the good of citizens and all peoples. He believed the conference would tend to hasten the restoration of normal conditions to British countries, and if the Washington ConferenceAcould bring about a tripartite agreement between Britain, America, and Japan, much progress would be made; towards the millennium.

(The Times.) LONDON, Aug. 0. The Times, in an editorial referring to complaints from the Dominions of the T nconvenience entailed by the absence of their Premiers in London says that there is a substantial danger of reaction in the Dominions, particularly in Australia ana New Zealand, but meetings for consultation are indispensable and a way must be found to reconcile them with local pre-oceupations. The Premiers might possibly experiment with a meeting in Canada or in Capetown. This might be tried next year, but at best such a change would be no more than an expedient. The real hope lies in the de velopment of swift air travelling. HIS MAJESTY'S REPLY TO AiJjjRESS. \ust-iilan nn" N.Z raßle Association; (Received August 11, 1.10 p.m.) LONDON, August 10. After the close of the Imperial Conference, the Prime Ministers in presenting the report forwarded an address to the King. His Majesty to-day replied as follows: "With much satisfaction I received from members of the Conference, on the close of their labors, an address assuring me of their loyal devotion to myself and the throne. Still more L am gratified at their expressed zonvittioh that the Crown' is an important link in uniting together in cohesion and strength the component parts of our great Empire. I have experienced ineffaceable proofs of these sentiments in the enthusiastic, touching receptions invariably given me on several occasions of my visits to different portions of the world where British flag flies. Proofs have been renewed of the remarkable demonstrations of welcome and goodwill toward the Prince of Wales in the dominions and colonies which he visited in the last three years. Furthermore, whore could one find such ample testimony of their .common allegiance to the Empire and its Sovereign than in their noble self-sacrifice during the four and ft-half years of war? I have followed with keen interest the deliberations of the Conference. These meetings afford an opportunity for the exchange of views between Ministers of the great communities they represent upon many problems affectimr the common interest, unity, and Well-being of the Empire and the general peace of the world."