The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1911. THE "ALL BRITISH WEEK."

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1911, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1911. THE "ALL BRITISH WEEK."

A New Zealand idea which has borne excellent fruit— we speak of the New Zealand Industries Week--is still broadening its base on public favour. Within the last few years some Australian cities have adopted the idea, and prominent places have been given to displays of local manufactures in the windows of the varii ous leading emporiums. Yesterday

afternoon we had ca'bled news from London that a development of the main idea had been made in tihe world's metropolis, where an "All British Week" was progressing. In this connection if has been found necessary by the London executive, to explain that the dominating idea in the display is not antagonism to foreign-made goods, hut justice to home-made manufactures. That, it seems ta us, is a very fair explanation of the actual position. Great Briiain. more than any other nation, derives wraith from foreign countries and her own dependencies abroad : therefore it would ill become her leading men to foster any boycott of foreign nianufaeturcs. But there 1 is a great difference between boycotting foreign goods and 'being fair to one's own countrymen amongst t':-e business and trades people of any place. The fetish of absolute free tiade has been a very juggernaut: I'm the crushing down of struggling industries in Great Britain and iu same of her oversea states and dominions, but to-day a wider and saner view of {lie case is obtaining -both at Home and abroad. The latest proof o! this lies in (he explanation given by the executive of the."All British Week." Fieetrado run mad, and Protection-outgrown, are the apogee and nadir of the commercial orbit, but there is a safe middle, way that may be taken; and we are glad to see indications that _this is being steadfastly kept in view and followed at hot:! ends of the world. Protection grown to octopus proportions i.s exemplified by some United States of America conditions ami experiences, but there are some equally speaking and equally convincing warnings against free-trade conditions to be seen by all two-eyed observers in Great Britain's case.