COMMON IDEALS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19334, 26 May 1937, Page 6

COMMON IDEALS

EMPIRE FAMILY AIM PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY FAITH IN ONE ANOTHER MR. BALDWIN'S ADVICE (British Official Wireless.) Bccd 3 p.m. RUGBY, May 2f>. Tho Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, at the Empire Day and Coronation banquet, made no reference to his impending resignation, but spoke of his hopes and fears for the future, of the Empire. The British commonwealth of Empire, he said, was the greatest political experiment yet fried in the world and the failure of it, might mean disaster.

"I believe that we shall not hold together unless we recognise common ideals, common inspiration and common love of freedom of the individual and of the body politic," said Mr. Baldwin. "Let us have the sympathy and understanding of each others' problems. Then ive shall be less liable to criticise.

"Let, us have faith in our country, faith in our future, and faith in oik another. "The British. constitution has grown to what it Ls by the work of men like you and .men, .just, ordinary men, who had to adapt the Government of a country to the environment of the age. 1' have been ;it many Imperial Conferences, and I have been, in London on many of the occasions thai visitors have come in us from till over the world, but J have never known such a feeling of the family in London as at this time ol the Coronation."

ROYALTY AS GUESTS

NO. 10 DOWNING STREET EMPIRE STATESMEN (Elne. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. May 26. 2.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 25. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who is expected to relinquish, bis post on Friday, to-night entertained the King and Queen at a. banquet at No. 10 Downing 'Street, .which was attended by Queen Mary and other members of the Royal Family, members of the Cabinet and Dominions, Indian and colonial statesmen and other distinguished guests. Among those present were the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. J. A. Lyons, and tho Prime Minister of New Zealand. Mr. M. J. Ravage. The Royal Standard was hoisted over the house when Their Majesties arrived and was flown until they departed. A Sovereign had not dined at No. 10 Downing Street since 1911, when King George v and Queen Mary wore tho quests of Mr. Asqnifb, the then Prime Minister.