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for what it now was, and for what it might become, for, what it had done, and for the greater things it was capable) of accomplishing.

TERVENT AND HONEST APPKAL.

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PRESS AND EMPINE, What its possibilities wers for to-marrow, any man could calculate for himself. DINNER TO VISITING EDITORS. But to realise all them possibilities ou

study and comprehend thoroughly, not merely its capabilities, A dinner to visiting editors fram nyer but its limitations and dangers. (Hear, seas was given by Lord Beaverbrook at Queen's Hall, on July sth. In addition hear) These consisted in the immers to these special guests and their ladies, distances which had to be traversed by! there were present many leading reprehe bonds of union, in the variety of its races, creeds, traditions, and interests. sentatives of the Press of this country. The task of the true believe in the policy

who and other distinguished people, swelled the company to nearly 500 Lord consolidation was to assist in minimis Beaverbrook, who presided, was recoming all these difficulties so as to knit the panied by Lady Beaverbrook, and seated impire more closely together. (beers.) at the head and other tables were Lord But we must first of all recognise the Ashfield, the Earl and Countess of Bir-iculties without reference kenhead. Viscount and Viscountess Burn judiers or predilections. In reference to ham, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd George, Mr. this aspect, he wanted to make an earnest. Winston Churchill, the Earl of Derby, appeal to all true friends of the British Viscount and Visconteas, Devonpert, the Empire everywhere. He was profond Marchioness of Donegal. Sir Joseph Cook believer in the British Empire (cheers) and Lady Cook, Sir Hamar and Lady Greenwood, the Marchioness of Headfort, Mr. T. M. Healy (Governor-General of the Irish Free State), Sir W. and Lady Joynsm-Hicks. Lord Kylsant, the Duke

On a recent cension he went to the and Duchess of Marlborough, Lor War- grave, and the Earl and Countess Win-extent of voting against his own party: on an Imperial issue submitted to the Lord Beaverbrook, extending a welcome British Parliament, (Cheers) That did to his guests, said he had himself come not blind him to the danger of seeking comparatively recently from a Dominion, unity merely on the basis of a controver and he would go back again whenever he sial issue, and his forvent and honest could. Hear, bear." and laughter) appeal to all loyal sons of the Empire For that reason he would leave the speech was this: That nuity between the various of welcome in the aller hands of another. parts of the Empire should be sought, Nor would it be right for him to speak along lines which did not promota dis about the Empire. Because he stood there cord inside a single province of the En in the presence of the greatest Empire pire. There were in all the provinces of Em builders of their time-Lord Birkenheadpins, including Britain, internal issues and Mr. Churchill (Heat, hear) They which provoked controversy, some econo had added millions. of scuare miles to mic, some historical, some rucial or re- the Empire. They had added these price-ligions. If possible. unity ought not to lesa possessions of Palestine and Mesope be sought along lines which roused any of these controversies. travers d any of tamilaughter)-and there were some

the issues, or offended any of these sus who had thought it possible that might hold Chanak too. (Loud laughter.) ceptibilities. The unity of the Empire But when one came to speak of Empire must not be made a party question, a one required to be rhetorical He asso-racial question, or a religious question- ciated hisself entirely with Mr. Stanley (cheers)--if it could be achieved in any Baldwin in that connection. Mr. Bald-way by uniting all parties, keels, "erreds, win hail said that rhetoric was largely and races. (Cheers.) He believed this the art of concealing the truth (Laughcould be done with patience, forbearance, ter.) It had also been said that to trit and a resolute endeavour to avoid mak the truth needed no thought. That was ing Imperial unity a factional question. why he always told it. (Laughter.) Their It must not be a Conservative Empire, guest that evening, Mr. Lloyd "George, or a Liberal Empire, or a Socialist Em- was a great man. (Cheers,)" H knew pire; nor yet an Anglo-Saxon Empire ge Mr. Lloyd George was a great man bra Protestant Empire. (Hear, hear.) Ita cause Frenchman had said (laugh attern must be woven out of threads of ter)-and what a Frenchman said of Mr. digerent material and of diverse colours. Lloyd George was true if it was in praise Race, would not keep the Empire toge

It was the same

ther: creed would not hold it in union. of him. (Laughter.) sort of thing as if a Western Canadian There were in at powerful and growing spoke well of him (Lord Beaverbrook) communities would resented forcely the (Laughter.) That Frenchman was 11. Auggestion that they were Anglo-Saxon, Clemenchu, Mr. Lloyd George had said. There were thronging and spreading to Mr. Bonar Law that Gladstone was a millions that were not Protestant. There great man. Mr. Bonar kaw replied that were hundreds of millions who were nes Ghustorie was

Arat hambug. M.Christian. We must find a foundation Clemenceau put his "ars afectionately for Empire that would cover all these round Mr. Lloyd Georgs and said. All formidable multitudes, and antil it was (Loud found, and accepted the Empire was not great men are great humbugy" laughter.) What a pity" relected treure (Hear, hear.) He urged a closer Lord Reverbrook. " that all great humconsultation betweert all parts of the Es- (Renewed piry with a view to reaching a connon bugs are not great res." laughter.) Alluding to Mr. Lloyd policy. The war brought the end vis

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of the George's great services to the Empire, the ibly nearer. During the last speaker said his labours as War Prime war and the first six months of the peace Minister would go down untarnished and an Imperial Cabinet, repenting all undiminished to posterity. Mr. Lloyd parts of the Empire, sa in London,to All the George, had more than any man, deter.determine imperial policy. mind the victory in the great confict. treaties were settled by the closest con sultation and after conferences between ((Henry)

the Ministers and Princes who represent. ed the nations of the Empire. That is Mr. Lloyd George, proposing The why he deeply egretted the Lausanne Press of the Empire." welcomed the episode. (Henr, hear.) It was a set- guests, not a strangers within our gates back to Imperial unity, and he sincerely but is comrades and kinsmen, to the old trusted it would never be repeated. hearthstone. (Cheers.) They represented (Hear, hear.) He also urged an improve- the Press of the greatest Empire the ment in the communications of the Em world had ever seen. Of to other Em-pie In spite of years of discussion we pire that ever existed could it be claimed had made no red progress with this that for centuries it had conserrated itsiden. If achieved it would encourage might and strength to race bunian intercourse between the peoples of the Jiberty

from peril, and to establish Empire, and it would enable the produce human right where it was assailed. With for each country inside the Empire to in four centuries the British Empire had reach the markets of the other countries four times risked its existence in order in less time and at less coat than was to protect menaced right and freedom possible to-day. Do not let us seek beyond its own frontiers. It was the quarrel about Empire. (Henr, hear.) great Empire of fair play in world Quarrels impeded progresa. Let us seek affairs. The Press constituted the tri-unity in the paths of union. (Cheers.) bunes of this great. Empire, and, he might The British Empire was the great demo- add its lictors, for they carried the bigeratie Empire. The Press alone could sticks. (Laughter.) Their steadiness and make a democratic Empire possible. The their steadfastness inspired and sustained Press were the eyes and the eary and the the greatest effort this Empire had put voice of democracy to-day. This, com- forth. In the great world war, with pany represented the living agency which out their unwearying support, even the reconciled democracy and Empins and indomitable spirit of the brave peoples made the combination a success. who constitute this mighty, Coinman-British Empire was worthy of our best, wealth, might, bave flagged and failed. Dur most sustained, and our most chival In no part of the Empire was their power rous endeavour. The Press could secure and devotion more helpful than in the the triumph of the noble ideal of a United gwat Dozinions. We had not forgotten Empire of free nations which should he what our partners in Empire meant to the watch tower and citadel of prace, us, and did for us, in the day of trial liberty, and fair play in the world. when, in the sacred cause of humanity (Cheers.)

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and honour, we accepted a challenge the most formidable ever hurled at our heads in the whole history of this fateful Jaml. We were not a demonstrative people. We were commonly reputed to be aleginatic. We were certainly not as effusive as the nations who forgot as soon as danger was driven from their dears, way from their very hearth-those with help they would have perished. out whose 312 were mindful; we were grateful. (Cheers.)

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