British Politics.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1922, Page 4

British Politics.

[nY TELEGRAPH —FEU PRESS’. ASSOCIATION] ill? U-OVD GEORGE. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) I,OX DON. Oct ill- Lloyd George, speaking at iVhitefield’s Tabernacle said no men did so much for Anglo-American relations as Whiteliekl and Wesley. America responded to practically the same ideals as England. Her moral training was identical with ours. i\ e one America, about a thousand million .sterling at the present moment, but that is nothing to the debt that America owed us. In writing the balance sheet wo should be shown as debtors for 100 millions and given credit for .John Wesley, and George Whitetield. Ibis without bringing in Shakespeare, Jjurns Milton and the I'llgrnn bathers,. who would run up a bill which would bankrupt even America. Whitefield and Wesley brought America, into the war. They were going to take America by the hand and lead . hci tlirogh the golden portals of the 1-ea-guo of Nations.

.ALR BOX AR LAAY. (Received this day at 10 LONDON, Oct. 2, \ .Mr Ron a r Law in the course of Ins ; St Andrew’s Hall speech, said Britain ; did not want to make the straits of . Gallipoli a second Gibraltar. He hop-, cd the treaty with Turkey would enable our troops to return homo. Hie new Cabinet would show patience with Ireland, if it was satisfied the Provisional Government was endeavouring to any out the Treaty. The only real cure for unemployment was the iestoration of trade, lie emphasised that tho country needed as little legislation as possible. He said he proposed to abolish the Ministry of-pen-j sinus. Regarding the proposed Imperial economic conference lie could imagine nothing better than a settlement for suitable unemployed men overseas. The best chance of improving our trade was by developing the resources of the Empire. We had lost many good markets of Europe cepeeial]y Russia's food which was now coming largely from the Empire- The war which impoverished Europe had enriched many of our fellow subjects overseas. We must try to utilise that, to the utmost. “I am not thinking of fiscal measures or anything cf that kind, hut the development of the Empire. by means of more buying power. By a carefully thought out plan in co-operation with flic dominions better trade results might be secured. The self governing dominions are becoming nations. They are large and generous. By co-operation • l do not mean spending British money, Imt going into the whole subject with an earnest desire to find if. by co-operation, we cannot do .something to increase trade within the Empire.