EMPIRE DEFENCE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20514, 4 September 1936, Page 9

EMPIRE DEFENCE

AUSTRALIA PLAYING HER FART United Press Association By B'ecirlc Televrar'6 toipytiiihl TORONTO, September 2. “Australia is spending mole money ifi defence ahd adding to the naval, military and aerial equipment,” said Mr B. S. B. Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, en route home from England. “We must have a definite defence pPllcy, aiid I tee! we iflttst be prepared to defend ourse ves and make our resources a unit in the general scheme of Empire defence.’ 1 Responding to a Civic welcome, later, Mr Stevens said the Einpire strength, plus the friendship of the people of the United States, was the world’s greatest hope for peace. The world wants it. Even those who might be regarded as hostile to Britain, want it, because it will mean peace in the world. He found this same desire m Europe and the United States. AUSTRALIA’S DESIRE FOR PEACE MR STEVENS’S STATEMENT IN CANADA United Press Association-Bv Siertrle Teffieranh copyright (Received September 3. 5.5 p.m.) TORONTO, September 3. “Australia desires to function for peace, but if another call similar to that of 1914 came her part in Empire defence would be displayed with the same strength/’ Mr B. S. B. Stevensi Premier of New South Wales, told a cheering crowd at a gathering under the auspices of the directors of the Canadian National Exhibition. The world would not be able to solve Its problems by bilateral trade agreemehts and the old way in which we exchanged goods and paid for them on exchange through London or New York would be found best, but we have got to travel a long way before We get to it. Mr SteVehs added that he had not intended to return via North America but was asked to do so by United States firms in order to talk over political conditions.