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BOLDT 14AM CHER:Hen Panis FORTUNE
ORISIS OF 1914. DOMINIONS READY HELP. LORD HARCOURT'S DISCLOSURE. The sixth annual meeting of the Empire Parliamentary Association (United Kings don branch) was held nt the Royal Court, Houses of Parliament, under the presi- dency of the Speaker (Mr. J. W. Lowther, M.P.).
A INDUSTRIAL RETROSPECT 1
Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, M.P., of the Department of Overseas Trade, de- livered a lecture under the auspices of the f Industrial Reconstruction Council, at the Saddlers' Hall, Cheapside, the title of:
A Retrospect from 1970." which was
Lord Burnham presided, and extended & welcome to the Commission Inter- nationale de Ravitaillement.
Bir Arthur Steel Maitland's lecture was survey of events that prevailed in t
Refer- The Sponker said the first delegation, Britain at the outbreak of war. took place in 1911, when representatives ring to the title, he explained that it was of the Dominion Parliamente, practically supposed to have been written half a under the auspiers of that association, century hence. It dealt with housing
cenditions, and pointed to
incredibly dull visited this country at the time of the dwellings in large towns
and soul-destroying," as well as to un-
Coronation of his Majesty. It was really
A
10
rows
of
to
on the occasion of their visit that that healthy villages. Reference was made
to 70 per cent. "novel phenomenon, association was constituted on the lines the distribution of cheap electric power as as now pursued. The next delegation was of the heat value of the coal consumed the waste in one from Great Britain to the Overseas going up the chironey,
Consequence of valuable by-products, and Dominions, when Lord Wortley and others to the result in dirt and disease. Indus- were very warmly and hospitably received trial condition also came within the scope in the Colonies They entered into inti-jof the survey. The conduct of industry, it was stated, was passing more and more mate relations with a considerable number from the hands of the private owner or of Overseas Parliamentary members, and firm to the larger limited company, and the visit which took place in 1919 was the jealousy of an employé for the pri- vate owner, whom he knew, was less than In productive of much mutaal benefit. for a company, with whom personal re- 1916 they bad a visit to Great Britain of lations were less intimme, and that a larg number of delegates from the though the conditions of wages and em. Dominion Parliaments. They had an ployment in the latter case were usually opportunity of visiting the Fleet and the bettered. In the Bagland of the thirties, front and of inspecting the various muni- a workman of intelligence and force car- tion factories in this country.
in his knapsack the baton of the It was now proposed, and he thought marshal of the industrial army. What was very wisely, that another visit should true of England of the thirties was true' take place next year by overseas repre-of Canada at the end of the century, but Bentatives. There would be a great num-
ried
But
ber of problems agitating the minde of us no longer true of England. Dynamic
power would ever force its way. statesinen, in which the assistance and ordinary high ability could no longer be advice of members of the Oversene Domië.
Honce unrewardod ions would be invaluable. They would be sure of doing so
able to give us the benefit of their views, merit grew resentful. The retrospect con- and we should be brought into close concluded with a reference to labour unrest tact with them, and be the better able to in the succession of strikes and rumours battle with the difficult questions that of strikes from 1911 to 1914. They passed, would arise.
it was stated, but industry was like the
Dealing with the work of the associa pool below Niagara, the surface caim, but tion, the Speaker said the executive com-heaving with the stirring of forces mittee had decided that it was desirable beneath. What wonder that the signs of in the immediate future to start an inter- labour trouble in 1914 were ominous. Parliamentary journal, which should con Then there came a hot breath dissolving tain information valuable to Great Bri-
Lain as to what was going on in the Over-the frost crystals on the window pane sens Dominions, and for the Overseas crystals to forma again in new shapes when Dominions would contain information of the heat was past, and the frost returned
The war ind bruken out." what was going on in Great Britain, once more. which would be equally valuable to them. He thought the mere statement of this proposal was sufficient to commend it to them. (Hear, hour)
RIGHTS OF BELY-GOVERNMENT.
Mr. Walter Long, M.P., moved the following resolution-
at
"
It
And 80, next morning, the grim machinery of war commenced revolving, in perfect order, and with perfect pre paration, so far as the Colonies were con- cerned because more than two years Members of both Houses of Parlin previously an individual war hook had ment assembled at the annual meeting of bean prepared by the Colonial Committee the United Kingdom Branch of the Em- of Defence for every single Protectorate pire Parliamentary Association held at and island. It was at that moment lock- the Houses of Parliament, with the ed in the safe of each Governor or Com Speaker as joint president in the chair, missioner, and they know at once what desire to convey to the members of the to do. It was my privilege to receive and association in the Parliaments of the to accept the offer of troops from the Dominions their heartfelt congratulations Dominions, in more than one case made that, by the sustained and self-sacrificing before we were actually at war, and the heroism of the Navica and Armies of the navies of New Zealand and of Australia British Commonwealth and of its Allies passed into our control and management our use and direction twenty-four the for free Parliamente, acting under gigantic military autocracy which aimed hours before war had been declared
world power and imperilled the was my duty and pride to invite the German liberties of all peoples, has been for ever Governments of Australia, New Zealand, overthrown, and the triumph of Parlia and South Africa to take the Ger
colonies in their neighbourhood, if they mentary government achieved.
Mr. Long said there was present to all were willing and found themselves able their minds the wonderful victory which, to do so accompanied by a reservation
might have been prudent then, by the blessing of God and through the which is less necessary now, that if they
sailors and soldi
roldiers, heroism of GBT
Government for had achieved. There had been throughout took those colonies they should be at the
complete harmony of
ject disposal of the Imperial Goy idea and object
at the termination of the all purposes between the Motherland and the peoples
And most admirably and moB of the sister nations, those nations which war.
war by the had made so great an addition to our thoroughly were those colonies taken and
selt administered during the fighting forces. The stature of the pel Dominicas who had undertaken the jub. governing Dominions had increased in these terrible months. For the first time We ourselves have never lost a colony, they had been called upon to bear full even temporarily, during this responsibility in sending their people to (cheers)-though we were within twenty, fight and die, and responsibility also for four hours of doing so, in the Falkland financial obligations. Work of this kind Isles, which were saved for us by our necessarily added to
that the feeling of Fleet. The history, the preparation, the responsibility, and, might he say, also voyage, and the accomplishments
hope may now dignity attached to the Governinents and Flect is a story which Parliaments of the peoples concerned. be told. There was a danger to one of This responsibility opened up a new field, our Dominions during the Bouth African a new vista: and they all rejoiced that rebellion, when the rebels went off with out of this tribulation and suffering there shell, arms, and ammunition possessed by was that which had added strength to the the Union Government. The rebels them- Empire in the altered position of the selves did not know how great the danger nations which compose it.
was there. General Botha telegraphed to
We
which
but
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January 24th, at 12.50-Pressure has in- The Dominions were very scrupulous as me to replace the arms and ammunition cressel moderat de over. N. Jagan dogressed to the retention of their rights of self- at the earliest possible moment. I turned considersly over N Formen the Lonebner government; but, anxious as they were to naturally, but not very hopefully, to Lord and B. Japan, decreas1 sligstly to moderate His reply was, No, my slowhere. The anti-aplons continues to 250va become closely united to ourselves-and no Kitchener
one knew more of this at the present time friend, not one rifle or cartridge shall eastward and is now central to the north than he because he was in daily com- be diverted from the European front." the Bonins; another anti-spolone is pr ba ly munication with their representatives-it So I searched the world over for five or developing over N. China, Shallow dr was an undoubted fact that they would six days, and ultimately, in a friendly soos are situated over Tongking, the kastera would imperil the of union which country, I found the arms and ammuni. Sea, and to the east of Hokkaido.
their own rights of self-tion
An empty ship was wanted. government for themselves and for the despatched, the arms and countries to
ammunition
Hongkong rainfall, for the 24 hours which they belonged were louded in thirty hours, and in sixteen ending 6 10 am. to-day, 000 inch. Total That since January 1st, 0.36 inches, against an (Cheers.) The problem before us, a diff days they reached Cape Town.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending st non cult and an anxious one, was to bring sixteen days was the most critical period average of 087 inches. the Empire closer together, so that in for the Union of Bouth Africa that it has
DISTRICT certain matters common action could be gone through since it was formed. Lord to-day is a follow- takon without infringing upon the Harcourt concluded his speech by warm liberties and rights of self-governing acknowledgment of the service to the Allied cause rendered by the United States
America,
communities.
ORATE PERIL AVERTED,
Viscount Harcourt, seconding the re- solution, said: On August 4th, 1014, and
in
LIFE WITHIN THE EMPIRE. Mr. W. Adamson, M.P. (chairman of for ten months afterwards, I was Colonial the Labour party), supporting the resolu
Secretary,
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tion, said that participation in common August 4th I was in the Cabinet Room, struggles and in common sacrificos should Formosa Channel Downing street, with a few of my col bind the Empire closer than it had ever leagues. Our cyce were on the elook, our been, but if this ideal was to be accom Best Oberf of China botwren (The same ** thoughts on one subject only; but there plished we would require all the common tion to thor matters. We were waiting
and statesmanship that could be Hongkong sad Lamocks
No. 1.
No. I.
was a feeble offort to direct our conversa ed to the tank (Chears.) A great South Coast of Chias between The vime, se
a reply, which we knew. full well strain would be imposed upon us. The Hongkong and Hafanw would never come, to our ultimatum to first of our tasks was the romodelling Berlin, When Big Ben struck 11.30-mid our international relationships in such LONDON BUYING AGENTS Right in Berlin we left the room know-way as to prevent a recurrence of such ing that the British Empire was at war.
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I crossed Downing-street to the Coloniala tragedy as the world war. If that wangs for Beltiah or Confinanted goods, to be successfully done, we must remodel Offices to send a war telegram to the whole relationships in such a way as to make
of the British Empire. I neked the official League of Nations possible. In the in charge of that duty to send the war Empire itself we had the nucleus of such telegraan at once and I asked him how
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(Cheers. Our second task was the minutes" I asked him to return, to my room when he had done his work. In modelling, and reconstruction of our
of seven minutes he was back there, and national life within the component parte the Empire. We could never go back before murning I received an acknowledge the conditions of life en we know the mont of myelogram frost every single Colonia Protectorate and even islet in prior to August 4th, 1914, and this was blearly recognised by all sections of our the Pacific.
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