AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS

- (Australia iV N.Z. (.able Association..] F.X-KOLDIKR.S AXI) PEACE. OTTAWA. June 21). The re-election of Karl Haig as President of the Empire Service League and the prince of Wales as Patron marked the opening of the session m the biennial conference here. The aj>Jtoiiitiiieiit, of a special commit tee o, ex-servicenien of the Empire to further the migration of British returned soldiers to the Dominions for settlement on the- land was recommended in a resolution moved by Commander A. I’. llett. this being seconded by Sir Andrew Bussell (New Zealand. Commander James Drain, of the American Legion, who was introduced by Karl Haig, referred in a speech to the British and I'liilud States peoples, stating: "We speak a common language which is beyond the mere sound of words.’’

The Premier. Mr MaeKenzie King, in welcoming the delegates from all over the Kmjiire urged them to go forward in their labours for jireserving the jtcace they fought to win. Commander Drain, in a speech, slated: ‘‘You can no more have jieaee by wishing for it than you can change a tiger into a tom-cat. •*

A. C. CACGHKY ii.L. HONOLULU. June 29. Mr A. C. Caugiiey. of Auckland, a member of the institute ol Pacific Relations was taken to the (Queen’s Hospital suffering from a. physical eollajixe. lie lnul been attending all the various preliminary meetings of the institute and was found ill on the Punahoit School campus hv other members. FMIGBATIOX. OTTAWA. June 29. The question ol the migration of British ex-service men within the Kinpire was tinder discussion at Monday’.session of the British Kinpire Service League. Sir Andrew Russell (New Zealand) and others urged the need of more raoid development under the Kinjiire Settlement Act. Captain Appleby, of Great Britain promised the British Legion would .-e---lect for settlement overseas most suitable men ami ail it- lir-i women. General Rtl.ssel pictured the magnificent resources of tfie Empire. He sanl that if the British did not avail themselves of their heritage. others would.

General Russel seconded a resolution moved by ( omteainler Holt, of Great Britain, to appoint a commit tee to devise means for promoting more the rapid migration of veterans. SPEED FP MIGRATIOX. OTTAWA. .Tulv 1.

The Empire Service League Conference. after a long debate, adopted the resolution expressing jirofouml disappointment with the results achieved under the Empire Settlement Act. 1922. and providing for the institution of an active inquiry into the speeding uj> of migration within the Empire. The League ajqiointcd a sub-com-mittee to decide on a policy directed to this end.