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Now is the chance

Empire builders

N my view some 12 to 15 million people must leave Britain in the next 20 years to salt the wide lands of the Empire with good British stock.

And if I know my country- men, they will do it joyfully. given the proper chance.

The "little men" of the Empire are nover afraid when the target is clear.

The vanguard of our new pioneers of Empire have been leaving British shores for the past four years. How are they faring?

Listen to this:-

"I came out here as

a

The first step forward to real greatness

by

.. DON TAYLOR

in which they made the long overland trip, from Britain across desert and jungle.

Not so long ago, not so very far from where they live, wounded elephant charged and killed a white hunter, It 19 certainly pioneering country.

They will turn tho scales

My friend B Woods, the Tanganyika pioneer, was loki "No priority whatever for your factory equipment. Wo're not too keen on private enterprise, any how."

A Herts bullding contractor tells me he flew to East Afrien, to Owen Fails, where the great hydro-electric, scheme is centred, hoping to set up his business.

His report? "No assistance, no support." A tale of indecision

tenant farmer under the PLENTY has been headers and obstruction, European settlement scheme, the great Empire schemes During my time here, like on which Britain is spending so many others with

little many millions, money, I havo hacked and chopped out a farm from a swampy, tangled, decayed wilderness.

The railways, the ports, the hydro-electric schemes, the ex perimental work-all these are

more necessary than ever

But all will be of no avail if "Only someone who has the "tle men" of the Empire done that can feel in his are not streaming out to salt

the wide acres with their un heart the drive needed, beatable stock. the disappointments ex- perlenced, the tenacity quired if one is to accom BROADWAY plish anything here."

by ANATOLE LITVAK and ROBERT BASSLER

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That letter came to me from Kenya.

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of

The man who wrote it is one of the "little men" the Empire.

I

He is one of the many know who, by their own efforts, are hammering out new life in the face of every sort of adversity and discouragement.

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Building his own house

It

is these people asking only the slenderest chance, the barest tools for the job-who will turn the scales for Britai in the next ten years.

"Ifly they who will use the savage energy, the fertile re- source and Imagination, the in- domitable spirit that can (Inch by inch, in the face of shortages of equipment) haul Britain and the Commonwealth and Empire

through to safety.

Some fail, but plenty of 'Bills'

RE we getting these men→→ A and

women? Not nearly enough. Some of those who jo fail miserably. But there aro. still plenty around Uke 23U Woods and the farmer from Kenya.

THERE is Bin Woods, whom I met in the highlands Dĺ Southern Tanganyika, not far I don't care where they come from the Great Rift Valley.

from, these "little men" of the Back

it Britain, he kept Empire from Britain, Canada, hotels, In Africa, on the edge of Australia, Indla.

the wilderness, he has bulit his, Their sole passport should bo own brick klins,

the character and ability for

Baking his own bricks, hiring the job in hand, and a burning native Inbour, he is building a faith in the Empire. fuctory.

"XII in anyiking,” he told

me, "meat, fruit, vegetables

-anything there's a market for."

(own house..

Official complacency

*

I get many, many letters from would-be Empire builders fell Ing of frustration and bitter dis- appointment.

Now, not all of these people, by any means, are qualified by character or attainments to lielp open up undeveloped countries.

But our leaders must have the courage and imagination to leau the people.

Where is the vision of the

Northern

In Australia's Territory. where the £40 million cattle project goes for- ward to provide meat for Bri- tain, there are only 6,000 white people. But they need 100,000 there!

Where will they come from? Italy, Centro! Europe-while Bettons sit at home studying tho falling trade returns through National Insurance spectacles?

In Africa, the Overseas Food Corporation is clearing milions of acres. All for goundnuts? Why not let some of that land lo African and British go farmers?

Damming the human reservoir

MIGRATION goes forward- but oh, so slowly. In the last three years 120,000 went (by sea) to Canada. It should future? No Cabinet Minister have been five times as many. seems-to-look-much further ---The number going to Aus- than the next trade "crisis,"

tralia is around 50,000 yearly- not nearly enough,

Yet, in the Empire, we have the greatest untapped potensial market of all time.

How much longer can Britain.. afford

to go on damming this

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But now they are talking of great reservoir of human ambl- getting America to open up the tlon and energy? . Empire for us! Could humila- tion go further?

Wo Britons have only one of two choices. Either wa elt tamely, bathing blissfully In social security ns, an American economic vince, or we go out to the Empire and find our souls again,

Pro-

If we choose the former, we shall be selling the Empire, hot for a "packet of cigarettes" but for a set of false teeth.

Oil find might Mean new life

LET

ET us look at some of the greatest opportunities that

the Empire still holds.

Is it beyond British ability to see that these people are given the

to pul chance human endeavour in the seale to balance our present material poverty?

I say no. The time is coming fast when we will turn to the "little men," as well as to the vast planned projects.

This is the task we should be tackling-enemuraging our own people instead of starting an- other "talking shop"; at Sirus- bourg.

Greatest asset is the people

In Alberta they have struck OUR last-our greatest-asset

the people.

ail deposits which may well turn out to excred the total

Set them flowing out, in their deposits of the United States.

millions, like the life-giving Bill Woods is also building his BUT what is being done to

encourage the right type? That would mean a great water into the desert. Oflen, I know, far too little, impetus to Canada's already This, for us all, will be the In the meantime he, his wife, Oficial complacency, narrow rapid industrial growth, JE COMMENCING TO-MORROW: "THE SECRET LAND" his baby son, and a Scots giri ho vision, lock

senso of would mean opportunity, it Arst real step forward to great- employed back home are living urgency-these are the great would mean a new. lift to many Jin a caravan-the same caravan obstacles,

people from where?

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A wedding on the Edge of

F

the World'

OULA, the loneliest island in Britain, which, los 16 miles off the Shetlands, has had its firat wedding for 25 years.

Mary McMillan, who wont to the island from Glasgow three years ago, fell in love with its quiet charm and stayed there.

William John Humphrey, walked two by two for a mile- a crofter, fell in love with to the largest building on the her. The wedding had to be The island's eight scholars were Island-the one-roomed school.

on holiday.

arranged "weather and tide permitting,"

The Rev, A. Christle

Johnston crossed 20 miles of sen from Walls. Shetland, to marry. the pair in th Laland's ttle grey stone church.

Farty guests all- ed to Foula by fish- ing boat and by the small,

boat.

open mall

FOULA

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After the wedding feast there

was dancing unlif five o'clock next

morning.

Held up

The

"orchestra"

was two violins played by Mr Poter Gear, JP, and his son Harry, who s

Postmaster Foula.

at

The newly mat- ried pair had to

Never had such a crowd been remain on the island for eight

seen on the island.

Bride in white

more days until storm abatest and they could sail to the Shet- lands for their honeymoon.

Almost the entire 118 popula-

The wedding guests had to be tion of Fouln gathered at the boarded out in the island's 28 per to see them off. houses. Every family took me

or two.

vice,

The Ham': Eighty-four people crowded They are honeymooning in into the church for the Ger- another island-Papa Stour, off

Shetland, The bride was in white. Tho When they return

they will bridegroom wore a suil of navy live in a croft called "The Ham,

which is Norte for "Home." The local missionary's wife, Foula, described as tho."Edge Mrs Rue, played the

of the World," measures three

blue.

organ.

After the wedding the entire by one and a half myles.

congregation, headed by brkle and bridegroom,

the the

bride's mother, and the minister,

BRENDAN KEMMET

-(London Express Service)

NII KWABENA BONNE III. FLIES IN I've heard of your health schome think i'll get now spectacles'

Ind with Tweed one- we

TN red and green robes, a red

mente, and sandals with in ner soles of silver, Ni Kwabena Bonne III. Om Alata Manche and Oyoko- hene of Techeman, Assant and General President, Ca Football Association, flew into London recently from Acers,

"I really came to England' because of my health," he kaft,

The Chief had with him eight sets of rebes, European

trousers, and ten, atgars.

said, "because I eat only herbs and while meat.

"I am general president of the Liberal Unionist party in the Gold Coast and I am go- ing to talk about politics while I'm in Brital St

"I've heard all about Bri- tain's wonderful health sya- tem, I think I'll get a new pair of spectacles”

Nii Kwabena Bonne III Que Alato Manche and Qyakahènt of Techemon, Assants and General President, Ga Football Association

Rolyal Castle.

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