EUROPEAN PROBLEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1921, Page 1

EUROPEAN PROBLEMS

BRITAIN’S PRESTIGE. Still the Premier: -I do not believe any Government that ever existed in this country has been overwhelmed with such a perplexity of great problems. 1 do not believe we realise how much other lands are looking to Britain. \Vc aro so

.verwhelmed with our own difficulties here that wo da not understand how the nations of Europe are looking at Britain—the way it is facing its problems the way it is working through its problems with the calm, steady, fearless courage which has always characterised the races in tbs land. (Cheers.) They ar e looking at us with hope; they are'looking at Britain with admiration : they are looking at Britain with confidence. (Cheers). T met yesterday one of the ablest business men on the Continent of Europe. He is here with the King of Denmark. He was one of our besUriends during the war, and bo said to me: ‘You do not realise how we on the Continent are looking to Britain for leadership, for hope in the future. Britain is to us the hope of Europe land the hope of the world (Cheers) And what I ask is this—that these quailties which enabled us to go through the ! great troubles of the five years warUicl, have won for Britain a prestige ! such as she lias never had een in her .greatest days-that this prestige, this mi "lit which the British Empire has achieved "shall be used in such a. way . as to add lustre to this greatglory in , helping the world to heal al ■ edition and wounds.” (Cheers.)