PARTING OF THE WAYS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 178, 30 July 1932, Page 13 (Supplement)

PARTING OF THE WAYS

The Ottawa Conference was of groat importance at this juncture, as it came at a time when they were definitely at the. parting of the ways, said Mr. Baldwin in the House of Commons. It was impossible for things to bo allowed to drift any longer. They had got either to advance in the direction of closer fiscal relationship within the Empire or to drift, apart. The evolution of the world was gradually to increase the larger units, and he hoped that in that they might see a great change in Europe. If not, it would be all up with European, trade; and if the Dominions did not get into closer economic union, grave economic dangers would lie between each different component part of the Empire. Those component parts, however, would never got closer if there was evasion or slurring over of points of difficulty, or if Britain’s case was not presented fairly. In the Empire were the only expanding markets in the world in which they could get preferential entrance and the only countries in which they could hope to see the population of British stock increasing; in which, when things became better, they might sec many of their own people finding new homes. Difficulties would have to be overcome at 1.-ttawn;

but the Government was going out with the will to overcome them.