AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS

BRITISH LABOUR LEADER

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

(Received this day at 9.30 0.m.) MONTREAD, Aug. 6

“The Mother Country is going through .distress but is looking with a stouter heart to the future. AVe still have the determination and will power to carry on the work of reorganisation that will make tho Mother Country as conspicuous in tho eyes of the world in the future, as she has been in the past,” Air Ramsay MacDonald said in an address to-day. Trade alone was not sufficient to hold tho bond of Empire. What- was needed was heartfelt satisfaction, pride in common service, and comfort in common allegiance.

RAMSAY MACDONALD’S VIEWS (Received this day at Jl.O a m.) MONTREAL, August 6.

“The immediate re-establishment ot relations with Russia will l>e one ot the first acts of the Labour Party if returned,” declared Mr J. Ramsay MacDonald. “I would not wish to take on the shoulders of the Labour Party, the responsibility assumed by the present Government in having caused unemployment and a great loss in Britain by refusing to carry on trade wit i Russia. • The break with the Soviet was one of the greatest blunders of the ■jories.” ,

Mil WILBUR’S VIEW'S. NEW YORK, Aug. 6. A message from Seattle says: “Hie only way to prepare for peace is to protect those who desire it, hv preventing war by preparation for war. Secretary Wilbur said addressing the students university at Washington today, urging adherence to the navy programme. He said: “I believe if we are faithful to the programme here and on the East Coast we do not need to fear war.” CANADIAN EMIGRATION. (Received this day at U 0 »•<*> * VANCOUVER, Aug. 6. A message from Brandon states

tlifit Premier King, who is touring Western Canada, sounded a note oi warning regarding immigration. The Government was directing its main activities towards getting British and was meeting with success. The movement of the British in all countries had fallen since the war- hut Canada still had the premier place and continued to receive more than other countries. He urged his hearers to avoid extremes, otherwise, the immigration a nutation for or against, might assume the forhi of an open conflict lietween capital and labour. Hie only course was to seel; the happy medium. train derailment. CHICAGO, Aug. h. Nine were hilled and twelve seriously injured in the derailment of two IHinios central trains near Mounds, Illinios to-day.