PRESS'CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1920, Page 1

PRESS'CONFERENCE

AUbTL... J.lArt & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION ST JOHN (New Brunswick), July 31. Speaking at a civic luncheon on Friday, T. E. Naylor, a delegate to the Imperial Press Conference’ and Chairman of tlrg London Labour party said in Britain democracy was gradually assuming a higher position in national counsels. The assumption of authority by the extreme lift would not make the slightest difference in the attitude of a prospective new Government towards overseas Dominions. English speaking nations were guardians of the world’s peace and always in the van of tho world’s progress. Representatives of Labour desire to make the prosperity fo the Empire as great as it can and to restrain forces for making of disintegration and revolution. Sir Robert Bruce, (Editor of t,h e Glasgow Globe), outlining the plans and aspirations of the Conference said it was to discover how wo can make peace secure by exercising functions no less responsible than Governments namely providing facts and creating and providing opinion on facts. The conference was charged with the task of establishing a press free from unhealthy influences, breaking down barriers and preventing or hindering the. growth of understand, ing between countries of Empire by dis. sminating truthfulnss and honest comment, in furthering which the Conference would consider an increase of cable facilities. He mentioned possibilities of wireless telephony ns demonstrated in Victoria on Friday night.