HELPING THE EMPIRE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2324, 4 December 1914, Page 5

HELPING THE EMPIRE

NEW ZEALAND' MUST NOT SLACKEN. (By ielegranh— Preu AoMclatlon.V , •j;;". ?., -- ,j Auckiandj ; Jlecember 8. • i.The leeponsibility' of New, Zealand .to place rte resources of.men andi.jhaterial at,,the ; .disposal -qf Earl - Kitchener ,in. ofde^.to,'. bruig an early,X6Jnijndti6n'(.wa's .emphasised .this..evening by. Minister .in commenting; qn the present' He.de: ciared that' the Dominion' mii'sft jjive'all the'help within its power,-and give that help .promptly.;. ''Who - doubts," asked: Mr; Massey, .."that' BritainV expectation ..of adequate v help from,the Dominions will be promptlyi.fuifilledP-.'Brijaip. expects tliat every .Domiiiion: will,do its : duty,.to the .Empu'e, and X am sure; ,tE»t New Zealand will not be left lagging." It ( so happened that. New Zealand was the' first to offer an : -Expeditionary Force, and by itfie splendid ".aid of .Australia's Navy,. New Zealand:. Had. a body'.,©f. 1400 iroopsV en, route for Samoa- only - eight days after the declaration of the war between Great Biitain/and v Germany.!i\ ...;u . vi ..i •

EquaJly as Prime, Minister and as a oitizen.of..New Zealand„.he' wag .proud.of this'; country's", ..eagerness,,to,, the Motherland.:,, The, gifts'<of meii-and.money and material mak'e a bright page* for New ZealijnU _iri -the Empire's history,' aha the'relare". other- pages tO'come;-, :■,.■.• ~';-'■ . New .Zealand's hTerality'-;with;'.meh- and material,..musfc -not slacken; •self-interest apart, from that (Imperial' patriotic sentiment which/,has ..inspired ithe ..whole pubjlicv 6hould ; induce,- NW-Zealand, -to give all. ,so -long; gjiaTdedV.thej6eas, and .to' have,a j>rosperouis pjace'.jii..the' world' system' of traide and commerce';.,.... •;. ,< '„.i .. . Thisvis; the time when all,classes re»gnisethat all.strengths, have.to be one strength- to. secure 1 Mid /.maintain . that plaoe..which..Briti4h. courage, endurance, audi have .won ;, world to. the advantage' of.the whole world as ' wellas to 'ill Britons.' , , .