MR. MASSEY IN LONDON

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2899, 11 October 1916, Page 6

MR. MASSEY IN LONDON

' .v. 1 —• PRESS COMPLIMENTS TO NEW " . ZEALAND THE COMPULSION BILL * ; ("Tie Times.") - • London, Octobcr 9. ; "The Times,""in its leader, says that Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward could not ha to given more singular proof of -llis depth of New Zealand's devotion to tho British cause than by tho Compulsion Bill. New Zealand,is tho first J>ominion to face the full consequcnccs of-participation ill the war. Mr. Massey : and Sir Joseph AVard will find that !■ fact very thoroughly appreciated here. ' Auatralian-Ncw Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. Ootober 10, 5.40 p.m.) N London, October 9. Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward have had a host of callers. Mr. Bonar Law paid them an hour's visit, and discussed various subjects. - The Empire Parliamentary Association will give a luncheon in, their ion- ; our ill the House of Commons on Thursday, when Mr. Bonar Law will : preside. *

The "Pall Mall Gazette" says:— "There are no favourites in the Im- ' perial family, but if there, were, we would require long odds against Now Zealand. Hor quiet spontancousness • has always aroused admiratipn. She embodies the now spirit of progress at its best and worthiest. Wo hear,in New Zealand-the clearest echo ,of tho British spirit. If Britain could transform itself into a new country of pioneers, New Zealand would be accepted by the majority as a model." NO PREMATURE PEACE FOR NEW ZEALAND MR. MASSEY INSISTS ON A CRUSHING VICTORY. , 1 (Rec. October 10, 7.10 p.m.) i V, London, October It). Interviewed, Mr. Massey said : "New / Zealand will never be satisfied with a premature peace. German militarism must be utterly and finally crushed, otherwise our sacrificos will have boen in vain. lam in hearty agreement with the tone, and spirit of Mr. Lloyd . George's message to the. American Press. Wo must carry on to the end, : , and brook no interference on the part : of possibly self-interested neutrals. , . New Zealand's death-roll is very sad, but very glorious. There is hardly a family in the lajid which is not represented at the front. _ Remembering this, we feel that it is .due to their memory , that their sacrifices shall not liavo been; made in vain." ~Mr. Massey explained the New Zealand Military. Service Bill, the methods of recruiting, the scheme for placing ox-soldiers, on the land, and added: "The war has widened and illuminated our conceptions of tho possibilities of Empire, and opened up a vista of a greater, more glorious, and moro unit- , cd Empire. A self-contained Empire should be.our goal."

TWO BUSY MEN' (Rec. October 10, 7.10 p.m.) London, October 10. The "Daily Telegraph," in a column article on Mr. Massey's and Sir Joseph Ward's mission, says: "They are in danger of being swamped by the stream of visitors and b&ied in an avalanche of correspondence. Only a division of work enables them to attend tlieir multifarious engagements.! Sir Joseph Ward has long been known in Great Britain as an ardent Imperialist. Mr. 'Massey. bears more than a passing resemblance to -the late Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannerman. His intellect is of . the. practical order, essential for the grappling of the problems of a young and vigorous community."