LINKS OF THE EMPIRE
SENTIMENT NOT ENOUGH. IMPORTANCE OF TRADING. “There are indications already apparent of the falling to pieces of the British Empire,” said Sir James Parr at a meeting last evening. “All the constitutional links are gone. The King is the only link that holds the Empire together. He is a strong link, but not strong enough. If you want the Empire to survive you have got to bind it together by more substantial links than sentiment and the Crown. There isno sentiment so strong in the world to-day as trade and that is what will bind us together.” Sir JaJmes spoke on the marketing ot New Zealand produce and England’s economic position. “In self-defence England has got to have a tariff,” said Sir James, “and she is coming to it fast enough. Free trade does not square with "modern ideas and modern practices. Behind a tariff England could encourage large-scale production and send cheaper goods to New eZaland.’ ’
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1931, Page 7
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